Head Coach – Women’s Wrestling

Graceland University is seeking a dynamic and inspiring Head Women’s Wrestling Coach to start and lead our women’s wrestling program to the national stage of excellence. Graceland women’s wrestling program is a new program that will begin competing in the Fall of 2025 as a member of the Heart of America Athletic Conference.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Assists in the planning and implementation of details in all aspects of the Women's Wrestling program, including team organization and make ups, player selection and evaluations, practice planning and implementation, and game planning and strategy.
• Ability to recruit, coach and teach highly talented student-athletes.
• Represents the University at campus, alumni, and community functions.
• Coaches/instructs team members individually, and in groups, and demonstrate sport related skills and techniques. May coach/manage a designated skill development area or group of positions. Evaluates individual player skill performance and provides instruction in areas of deficiency as required.
• Reviews video to evaluate skills and determine needed areas of development.
• Organizes and produces scouting reports/information on opponents.
• Assists with team discipline, player counseling, and related matters requiring discretion, decision making and independent judgment.
• Participates in the evaluation of high school talent through high school visits, on-sight match observations at high school, regional, state, and national competitions, and film/video review and analysis.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and one to three years’ experience competing, coaching, or involvement in women’s wrestling at the high school, college, or national level required.
• Master’s Degree and such experience preferred.
• Effective communicative and public relation skills.
• Strong organizational and administrative skills.
• Competent knowledge of sport specific techniques, skill development and game planning.
• An understanding of how to build and manage a team.
• The ability to understand and articulate program needs.