Assistant Coach – Wrestling

The Assistant Coach will provide instruction, training and motivation to prepare student-athletes for practices, game or competitive events. You will demonstrate/instruct student athletes on sport performance principles, game strategies and safety rules, provide sport program management support to the head coach and evaluate student-athletes’ strengths and weaknesses as possible recruit or to improve the current student athletes’ technique to prepare them for competition.

Responsibilities:

• Observe athletes in practice and training, analyze performance data/statistics and instruct athletes on technique.
• Collect and analyze tactical/statistical data and game film of opposing teams with student-athletes and recommend game-day strategies for student athletes.
• Plan, schedule, organize and conduct practice sessions.
• Recruit potential student-athletes via telephone calls, letters, emails or home visits.
• Make recommendations regarding whether or not to extend official campus visits and/or athletic grant-in-aid support to head coach.
• Detail student-athlete assessments through written recruiting reports/notes and provide recommendations on student-athlete recruitment.
• Recommend locations and student-athletes to be targeted for future recruitment efforts.
• Partner with strength and conditioning staff and athletic trainers on student-athletes overall physical preparation and health status.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 2 years coaching or playing experience at the collegiate level or above.
• Knowledge of sport-specific fundamentals, techniques and safety rules & regulations.
• Ability to analyze, interpret, communicate, and adhere to University, Big Ten Conference and NCAA policies, procedures, rules and regulations.
• Excellent communication (oral & written), planning, organizational, interpersonal, interviewing, strength training and counseling skills.
• Ability to recruit on a national level, instructs and motivates student-athletes on sport fundamentals, techniques and safety rules and regulations, and provides academic and personal mentoring.
• Ability to influence and build positive relationships among diverse individuals including student-athletes, parents, coaches, media, faculty, staff, students and general public.