Assistant Coach - Field Hockey

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Department:

Administration, Strategic Initiatives, Trustee Affairs-Athletics

Locations:

Louisville, KY

Posted:

Mar 18, 2025

Closes:

Open Until Filled

Type:

Full-time Exempt

Position ID:

186492

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About Bellarmine University:

Bellarmine University is a dynamic, growing university with a strong liberal arts focus in the Catholic higher education tradition and a bold vision for the future. Bellarmine has undergraduate and graduate enrollment of approximately 3,200 students and continues to add new academic programs while maintaining small class sizes and personal attention to students. Bellarmine is listed in the Princeton Review's Best 387 Colleges and is recognized as a top U.S. university in rankings published by U.S. News & World Report and Forbes. In a survey by The Princeton Review, students praised Bellarmine as a place that is "welcoming to every single person and makes an effort to include everyone." Bellarmine students, faculty and staff engage in more than 25,000 cumulative hours of service each year, in Louisville and around the nation and world.

SmartAsset ranked Louisville among the top 25 U.S. cities for best work-life balance, while workplace insights platform kununu.com named Louisville one of the top five U.S. cities for happy employees. Glassdoor recently recognized Louisville as one of the top 15 cities for jobs, based on hiring opportunity, cost of living and job satisfaction. ZipRecruiter calls Louisville a top 10 city for job seekers, thanks in part to its central location and low unemployment. Louisville is within a day's drive of two-thirds of the U.S. population.

Deeply embedded in the heart of Louisville, Bellarmine is an engaged partner expanding learning opportunities, enhancing career networks and economic growth, and advancing equity and quality of life for its neighboring communities. By connecting the campus, the community, and the curriculum through engaged scholarship and action, we enhance social and civic engagement, including faculty, staff, and student-led, asset-based initiatives.

Bellarmine is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer and encourages applicants with diverse backgrounds to apply.

Job Description:

Bellarmine University Athletics has an immediate opening for an Assistant Field Hockey Coach.  This position will assist the Head Field Hockey Coach with all phases of a Division I Field Hockey program. 

• Assist the head coach in framing and coaching the University's team.
• Recruit student-athletes per NCAA Division I regulations and academic standards and university academic requirements.
• Communicate regularly with Head Coach concerning admissions, eligibility, recruiting, and other procedures relating to the sport.
• Assist in planning and coordinating in-season and out-of-season practices, including individual skill instruction and team workouts, focusing on developing athletic skills to compete at the Division I level.
• Assist in the planning and implementing of game plans for each game, including the development of scouting reports of opponents.
• Monitor the academic progress of the field hockey student-athletes.  Effectively communicate with Athletics Academic Advisor to ensure any academic concerns are addressed.
• Ability to effectively interact with a wide variety of people in a manner that positively portrays the University, its programs, and its personnel.
• Promote a culture of inclusion, working effectively within a culture of individuals with diverse backgrounds, styles, abilities, and motivations.
• Assist in scheduling games as directed by the Head Coach.
• Participate in fundraising activities for the women's soccer program (camps/showcases) and/or Department of Athletics.
• Abide by and comply with National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), Conference rules, academic standards, requirements, and policies of the Department of Athletics and University.
• Contribute to the overall success of the University's intercollegiate athletics program by performing all other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
• Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays.

The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform this job's essential functions successfully:

• Ability to demonstrate the appropriate skills and techniques used by student-athletes in practice and competition.
• Ability to visually monitor athletes.
• Sitting, standing, and lifting equipment.
• Work is performed in an outdoor environment.

Visa sponsorship is not provided for this position.

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree from an accredited four-year college or university
• Personal athletic experience as a collegiate or professional field hockey player or in a related field is preferred
• Excellent organizational, written, and verbal communication skills are essential

Application Instructions:

For consideration, you must submit a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references.  
 
Please note: Visa sponsorship is not provided for this position.

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