Keuka College
Description
Keuka College is seeking a dynamic and experienced Head Coach to lead and manage our Women’s Soccer program. The Head Coach will be responsible for all aspects of the program, including recruiting, eligibility management, game and practice planning, budget oversight, scheduling, and travel coordination. The role also involves supervising assistant coaches, ensuring compliance with all NCAA, conferences, and college regulations, and fostering a positive and competitive team culture.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Develop an overall recruitment strategy.
- Meet or exceed annual recruitment goals established in collaboration with the Director of Athletics; maintain or exceed optimal roster size annually.
- Monitor and support academic success and personal growth of each student-athlete towards retention and graduation.
- Schedule and conduct regular practice sessions within both traditional and non-traditional seasons as permitted by NCAA and departmental rules and regulations.
- Effectively teach individual skills, team concepts, and competitive values; plan and execute practice, conditioning, strength sessions, and game plans.
- Schedule use of facilities for practice and competitions.
- Responsible for arranging a competitive, balanced schedule. Collaborate with office partners on campus including strength and conditioning, sports medicine, health and counseling, and other support services to ensure that student-athletes are well prepared for competition and their overall development and growth.
- Ensure safety through careful monitoring of the condition of equipment and facilities utilized by the team.
- Responsible for submitting requests for repair, maintenance, and facility improvements as needed and in collaboration with department staff.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's required, Masters, preferred.
- At least two years of coaching or playing experience in an intercollegiate athletics setting is strongly preferred.
- Must have time management flexibility and be able to sustain long work hours, including evenings, early mornings, and weekends.
- Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing.
- First Aid, CPR, AED training certification required.