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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics, a Division I and Big Ten Conference Institution, is seeking a Track and Field/XC Athletic Performance Coach to cultivate a positive training environment that encourages team building, accountability, discipline, work ethic and mentally and physically healthy student-athletes. 

Responsibilities of this position include:

• Design, organize and supervise strength and conditioning programs for Track and Field/ Cross Country.
• Coordinate and collaborate with High Performance staff in optimizing student-athlete performance, health and wellness through the development of strategies that promote best practice within sport.
• Manage day-to-day athlete monitoring strategies that include various sport technologies (i.e., Catapult GPS, ForceDecks, NordBord, Wellness Surveys).
• Utilize Smartabase, Teamworks and Teams for information collecting, sharing, scheduling and communication across multiple departments.
• Coordinate team nutritional needs in consultation with sports nutritionist through fueling stations, meals associated with team travel and other dietary needs. 
• Support education for student-athletes regarding nutrition and supplementation.
• Develop strength and fitness evaluation techniques to measure student-athlete’s physical improvements.
• Play an integral part of the on-campus recruitment of student-athletes in assigned sport.
• Communicate daily with Head Coaches and Sports Medicine staff for assigned sport.
• Communicate often with all members of the Sports Performance Team (High Performance, Sports Nutrition, Sports Psychology).
• Work closely with the athletic training staff on student-athlete return to play and injury prevention.
• Collaborate with Athletic Performance staff to assist in coverage, assigned projects and overall department synergy.
• Ensure safe and functional training environments for the weight room and other conditioning facilities.
• Assist in identifying and purchasing needed strength and conditioning equipment.
• Assist in scheduling of the weight room for training purposes.
• Assist with the intern program, which includes planning, supervising, and evaluating.
• Assistant Director responsibilities can include but are not limited to, supervising and mentoring multiple full-time staff members, managing weight rooms and budgetary needs for spaces and staff, creating an inclusive space for collaboration/discussion and developing leadership development amongst staff.