Assistant Baseball Coach

The Assistant Baseball Coach reports to the Head Baseball Coach and is responsible for assisting the Head Coach in carrying out all activities necessary to accomplish the objectives of this sport within the guidelines of the NCAA, ASUN Conference, and the University.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coordinate activities through the Head Baseball Coach.
• Assist Head Coach in recruiting, instructing and retaining highly skilled student-athletes for the baseball team.
• Provide pitching instruction to baseball student-athletes on the fundamentals, details and strategies of baseball as assigned by the Head Coach.
• Adhere to all policies and regulations of the Director of Athletics, University, ASUN and NCAA.
• Assist with the marketing and promotion of baseball.
• Counsel student athletes in sport participation, personal development and academics.
• Work with the Admissions Office to enroll student-athletes.
• Assist Admissions Office in recruiting on a limited basis.
• Assist in monitoring student-athlete’s academic progress.
• Responsible for maintenance of playing and practice baseball fields.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to effectively teach fundamentals, position details and strategies of baseball during preparation and practice sessions.
• Ability to motivate teams to become successful.
• Ability to travel and recruit student athletes.
• Ability to learn and comply with all policies and regulations of the University, ASUN and NCAA.
• Ability to efficiently operate a personal computer and associated software (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.) and Banner.
• Ability to communicate effectively and appropriately.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of records and information.
• Ability to interact in an effective and appropriate manner with diverse populations, the University community and the public.
• Ability to detect and correct grammatical and spelling errors in written correspondence.