Volleyball Head Coach

Key Responsibilities:

• Academics: Create and reinforce an environment of academic achievement, expectations, and success that supports and encourages academic progress and graduation. Monitor the academic progress of student-athletes.
• Budget and Travel: Manage designated resources within budgeted allocations, according to university and department procedures and in a responsible manner. Comply with all Mountain West Conference and department policies that relate to travel and budget.
• Coaching: Prepare and implement practices and game day coaching strategies. Promote an environment that fosters individual and team development.
• Communications: Maintain an effective channel and level of communication and follow through, emphasizing relationships with sport administrators and support services.
• Compliance: Operate the sport programs with integrity and within the scope and intent of NCAA, conference, department and university regulations.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Knowledge of collegiate, club and high school volleyball.
• Excellent communication, organizational and leadership skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to speak publicly without difficulty.
• Strong commitment to the retention and academic achievement of student-athletes.
• Demonstrated skill in training and instructing collegiate student-athletes.
• Knowledge of current coaching methodology.
• Advanced knowledge in managing intercollegiate sports teams that includes exercising independent discretion and judgement.
• Ability to assist in the management of operational and grant-in-aid budgets.

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