Head Golf Coach

The Head Men’s and Women’s Golf Coach oversees all aspects of the golf program, including teaching, coaching, training, performance, and recruitment of student-athletes by performing the following duties.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs management of all aspects of the golf sports program to include coaching, scheduling, organizing and conducting practice, arranging for team travel, budget management, providing academic oversight, and public relations development.
• Identifies and recruits academically qualified student-athletes and counsels the student-athletes toward graduation.
• Actively support the endeavors and advancement of the Missouri Southern Athletics Department.
• Directs conditioning of players to achieve maximum athletic performance.
• Conduct a golf program in compliance with all applicable NCAA, MIAA, State, National and Institutional rules and regulations while actively promoting a culture of compliance.
• Work effectively and collaboratively with medical staff, including athletic trainers, team physicians and strength and conditioning coaches to ensure the physical and mental health and well-being of student-athletes.
• Communicates with members of the media.

Education, Experience, and Licenses:

• Bachelor's degree from accredited four-year college or university preferred.
• Demonstrated a minimum of 1 year of successful coaching experience with Division I or II preferred.
• Proven experience in recruiting highly motivated and qualified student-athletes.
• Experience in working with a diverse population.
• Valid driver's license and ability to meet university’s insurance requirements for driving college vehicles required.
• Current certification in first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automatic external defibrillator (AED) use is preferred at the time of hire, and will be required prior to participation in any countable athletically related activities as defined by the NCAA.