Head Baseball Coach Athletics
JOB DESCRIPTION:
•Working closely with the athletics administrative staff and University faculty and staff in order to carry out the mission of the University and the athletics program.
•Oversees all facets of practice, including organizing practice, working with student-athletes on both team and individual skills and preparing opponent scouting reports through breaking down of film.
•Oversees all facets of recruiting prospective student-athletes, including locating, contacting and evaluating prospects who will be quality students at UCA as well as organizing campus and home visits with these prospects. Coaches are also responsible for abiding by all NCAA and SLC recruiting regulations.
•Makes appropriate grant in aid recommendations for prospects, transfer, and returning student-athletes.
•Responsible for overseeing all purchases, including supplies, equipment, services, and team travel. Also responsible for appropriate allocation of recruiting and scholarship monies. Maintains accurate records to not exceed allocated budget.
•Oversees all scheduling of opponents in a timely manner. This includes obtaining the conference schedule, locating appropriate tournament and non-conference opponents to schedule, drafting contracts to schedule opponents, and evaluating appropriate home and away playing dates.
•Oversees all aspects of travel arrangements, including making hotel accommodations and planning meals for road games.
•Oversees the purchase and the care of the appropriate equipment.
•Oversees and monitors student-athletes' academic performance, including grade and attendance monitoring every two weeks, arranging for tutors with director of academic support (when needed), conducting study table (when needed), insuring attendance of student-athletes required to attend mandatory study hall, contacting professors on a regular basis to follow student-athletes' progress, holding periodic student-athlete player academic meetings, and insuring that student-athletes graduate.
•Responsible for being familiar with and complying with all Athletics department, University, SLC, and NCAA policies and regulations. Failure to abide by these policies will result in appropriate disciplinary action including possible suspension or termination.
•Coordinate officials for all home contests.
•Oversee the organization of summer camps, including hiring staff, organizing instruction, promotion of camps, arranging facilities, housing and meals for residential camps with camp coordinator.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: A BS/BSE college degree with a minimum of 5 years of college coaching experience.
APPLICATION PROCESS: Please send a resume and a completed UCA employment application referencing the Head Baseball Coach position to the University of Central Arkansas, Athletic Department, 201 Donaghey Avenue, Conway, AR 72035. The UCA employment application can be found at
http://www.uca.edu/hr/. The application must be received no later than 4:30 PM on the closing date.
CLOSING DATE:
June 15,2010UCA is an AA/EOE.
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