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NCAA coaches are professionals responsible for training, mentoring, and managing college athletes who compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) sports programs. They develop practice plans, oversee games, recruit new athletes, and ensure compliance with NCAA regulations. NCAA coaches play a key role in fostering student-athlete development both on the field and academically, while also representing their institution in intercollegiate athletics.

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NCAA coaches often navigate the challenge of ensuring their student-athletes excel both on the field and in the classroom. Balancing rigorous training schedules with academic commitments requires strong organizational skills, clear communication, and close collaboration with academic advisors. Coaches must monitor athletes' eligibility and academic progress, provide support or resources when needed, and sometimes adjust practice times to accommodate class schedules. This dual focus not only helps maintain team eligibility but also fosters the overall personal and professional development of student-athletes.

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Required CredentialsCollege degree, coaching certifications, NCAA compliance trainingHigh school diploma or equivalent, state coaching certifications
Work EnvironmentColleges and universities, competitive athletic programsHigh schools, local community settings
Employer & Industry UsageColleges, NCAA member institutionsPublic or private high schools
Common Search & ComparisonYesYes

While both NCAA Coaches and High School Coaches train and develop athletes, NCAA Coaches typically work at college level institutions with more advanced certifications and higher competition levels. High School Coaches focus on student-athletes in secondary education, often requiring different certifications. The roles differ mainly in the level of competition, credentials, and work environment, but both are vital in athlete development and sports education.

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Assistant Coach, Women's Gymnastics

University System of New Hampshire

Durham, NH • On-site

Full-time

Posted 4 days ago


University System Of New Hampshire rating

8.8

Company rating: 8.8 out of 10

Based on 16 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

32nd of 536 rated colleges and universities


Job description

The Assistant Women's Gymnastics Coach will assist the head coach in planning, fundraising and administration of the Women's Gymnastics program. This includes coaching, spotting, meet management, maintaining equipment and recruiting talented student-athletes to enhance performance of a highly visible sport to compete successfully against opponents at the NCAA Division I level, while ensuring the welfare of the student-athletes.

Job Duties:

  • Coach will represent the University on a high professional level with dignity, integrity, and strength of character.

  • Coach must respect the rights and dignity of each student-athlete.

  • Coach also must display sensitivity to diversity issues and shall work to create an inclusive and welcoming environment.

  • Assist in training, developing and retaining athletically talented student-athletes to compete successfully against opponents while ensuring the welfare and safety of student-athletes. This includes assisting head coach in all aspects of practice preparation, pre-game strategies and in-meet management.

  • Coach will assist in development and maintenance of a strong alumni, parent and booster support for the team

  • Work with the Wildcat Fund and UNH Foundation in an effort to increase annual contributions and scholarships for the team and the Athletics Department

  • Assist with the Community Gymnastics program, summer camps and clinics including development, scheduling, marketing and program administration.

  • Encourage student-athletes to perform to their highest academic potential, monitor, advise and assist the academic progress of student-athletes toward degree requirements to remain eligible.

  • Monitor the retention eligibility of student-athletes as it impacts the gymnastics academic progress rate (APR) and Graduation Success Rate (GSR).

  • Assess talent and actively recruit talented student athletes to the emphasized program who are suitable for the UNH academic programs.

  • Assist in developing strategies to increase the visibility and attendance at home and away events.

  • Promote the sport in the state, New England, the region and nationally.

  • Assist the head coach in the pursuit of strong print and electronic media attention, Assist the head coach with the administration of the program as assigned.

  • Assist in the hiring, training and supervision of the second assistant.

  • Assist in the maintenance of the equipment and development of the gymnastics facility to safely and effectively train NCAA Division I student-athletes.

  • Pass the NCAA coaches certification test, attend all mandatory NCAA compliance meetings and maintain appropriate forms and documentation in office files to be reviewed upon request.

  • Participate in athletic department meetings, represent the University on regional and national committees where appropriate.

  • Maintain competency with respect to knowledge of and compliance with state and federal laws, university policies/regulations, conference rules/policies, and NCAA rules, and report to the Director of Athletics your knowledge of any violation of NCAA, conference and/or institutional rules.

Requirements:

  • Previous coaching experience.

  • Providing appropriate safety/spotting ability.

  • Knowledge of maintaining gymnastics equipment, comfortable spotting high level gymnastics skills, experience as a NCAA coach, former gymnast, experience in recruiting high level gymnasts, office administration skills.

Applicant Instructions:

Applicants should be prepared to upload the following documents when applying online within the My Experience: Resume/CV section of the application: (Maximum of 5 Documents)

  • Resume/CV

  • Cover Letter

  • Contact Information for 3 Professional References

Applications that are missing any of the required items may not move forward for consideration. Additional uploaded documents not requested in the position announcement will not be reviewed.

The University of New Hampshire is committed to providing a safe environment for all persons, including but not limited to children, and to prevent and respond to abuse, neglect and crimes against children. All UNH youth program staff shall be subject to a criminal background check as required by NH State Law. Staff and volunteers will also be required to complete periodic child safety training.

The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire's lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

EEO Statement

The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.

Compensation Pay Range:

$40,000.00 - $85,000.00

The pay range for this position is listed above. Actual offer will be based on skills, qualifications, experience, and internal equity, in addition to relevant business considerations. More information on benefits can be found here: USNH Employee Benefits | Human Resources

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Durham

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