Temp Baseball Player Development Jobs in Florida

The Head Coach, Baseball is responsible for leading aspects of IMG Academy's Baseball program, including player development, team operations, training implementation, recruiting, staff leadership, and overall program culture. This role creates and maintains a high-performance environment focused on athletic excellence, student-athlete development, competitive success, and personal growth.

Key responsibilities include:

• Plan, organize, and lead high-quality baseball practices, training sessions, team development plans, and competitive preparation activities.
• Lead the development of student-athletes' technical, tactical, physical, and mental performance within an elite baseball environment.
• Design and oversee individualized development plans and performance benchmarks for student-athletes.
• Utilize baseball technology, analytics, video review, and modern player development methodologies to maximize athlete growth and competitive performance.
• Prepare teams and student-athletes for practices, games, tournaments, showcases, and recruiting events through structured planning and performance evaluation.
• Collaborate with Strength & Conditioning, Sports Medicine, Mental Performance, and Performance Science teams to support holistic athlete development and injury prevention.
• Continuously evaluate and enhance baseball curriculum, training systems, and coaching methodologies to ensure best-in-class program delivery.
• Maintain open, consistent, and professional communication with student-athletes and parents/guardians regarding player development, performance goals, academics, recruiting, and overall campus experience.
• Serve as a mentor, educator, and role model by fostering discipline, accountability, leadership, teamwork, and life skills development.
• Monitor the athletic, academic, and emotional well-being of student-athletes and collaborate with internal departments to ensure appropriate support resources are provided.
• Assist student-athletes and families through the college recruiting and placement process while building strong relationships with collegiate and professional programs.
• Foster a positive, inclusive, and growth-oriented team culture aligned with IMG Academy values and standards.
• Collaborate with Baseball leadership to review and enhance program structure, training content, operational delivery, staffing, objectives, and resource allocation.
• Lead recruiting and retention initiatives for prospective and current student-athletes.
• Recruit, develop, mentor, and retain high-performing coaches and support staff.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with collegiate programs, professional organizations, scouts, tournament operators, and industry partners.
• Support camp programming, showcases, clinics, and special baseball events.
• Assist with scheduling, travel coordination, and operational planning for games, tournaments, showcases, and team events.
• Serve as a visible leader and ambassador for IMG Academy Baseball on campus and within the broader baseball community.
• Adhere to all IMG Academy policies, procedures, safety standards, and governing body regulations including FHSAA and NCAA guidelines.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications include:

• High level of expertise in baseball coaching, player development systems, and competitive training methodologies.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience playing, coaching, or managing baseball at the collegiate, professional, academy, or elite amateur level.
• Bachelor's degree in Sports Management, Physical Education, Business Administration, or related field preferred; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong commitment to student-athlete development, welfare, and overall experience.
• Proven leadership ability with experience managing staff, building culture, and driving program success.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong understanding of recruiting, player evaluation, and college placement processes.
• Experience utilizing baseball technology, analytics platforms, and video analysis systems preferred.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, high-performance environment.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across departments and leadership teams.
• Willingness and ability to travel as required.

Preferred skills include:

• Bilingual
• CPR Certification
• Valid driver's license with ability to drive for tournaments, games, travel
• Experience working camps

Physical demands and work environment include:

• Ability to lift, move, push, and pull equipment or boxes in excess of 40lbs.
• Should be able to handle outdoor temperatures for a reasonable period of time.
• Must be able to move around campus which includes gym, turf, fields, etc.
• Ability to work flexible hours to include nights, weekends, and holidays is required

Background requirements include:

• Requires a background check upon offer
• Requires a drug test upon offer

Benefits include:

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision
• Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings Account options
• 401k with an Employer Match
• Short Term and Long Term Disability
• Group and Supplemental Life & AD&D
• Gym Discount Program
• Pet Insurance
• Wellbeing Program
• and more!

Don't meet every single requirement? We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.