Head Baseball Coach

The primary responsibilities of the Head Baseball Coach is to direct, support and supervise a successful intercollegiate baseball program representing assistant coaches and student athletes. The Head Coach is responsible for the culture, budget, strategic planning, fields and facilities, policies, compliance, scholarships, promotion, and leadership of the team.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support the spiritual development of each player through intentional discipleship strategies, maximizing the team's potential/abilities, keeping athletes eligible, and retaining athletes through graduation.
• Ensure the spiritual, physical, emotional, mental, and social welfare of student-athletes.
• Develop, manage, and successfully lead the baseball program including practices, scheduling, recruiting, equipment management, and appropriate social media involvement.
• Manage and operate within budget parameters, without exception.
• Ensure adherence with established institutional, league, and NAIA compliance rules, policies, and procedures as well as ethical standards of behavior.
• Ensure satisfactory academic performance of student-athletes.
• Supervise and mentor coaching assistants as directed and approved by Director of Athletics.
• Manage all team fund-raising and booster events in accordance with University, Conference, and NAIA expectations, and institutional rules, policies, and procedures.
• Participate in long-range planning and assessment, attend all departmental training sessions and meetings, read and comply with all departmental policy manuals.

Qualifications:

• Must have an earned Bachelor’s Degree.
• Preference given to degrees within the fields of Sport and Recreation Management, Health and Physical Education.
• Master's Degree preferred.