Assistant Baseball Coach

Job Title

Assistant Baseball Coach

Agency

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Department

Athletics Programs

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Corpus Christi, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

TAMU-CC is a dynamic university designated as both a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and Minority-Serving Institution (MSI) with approximately 11,000 students from 47 states and 54 foreign nations. We employ over 1,400 full-time and 2,000 part-time Islanders (including students/GAs). The University attracts highly talented faculty and staff and offers an array of undergraduate and graduate degrees, including doctoral programs.  As a member of the Texas A&M University System, TAMU-CC benefits from a range of resources, increased visibility and influence, and opportunities to collaborate in mutually beneficial ways with peers across member institutions and associated agencies.

 

TAMU-CC’s beautiful campus is located on a 240-acre island on Corpus Christi Bay and was ranked #1 College by the Sea by Best College Reviews. Our natural setting is enhanced by its modern, attractive, and state-of-the-art classroom buildings and support facilities.

 

Learn more information here!

DESCRIPTION

The position is responsible for assisting the head coach with recruiting, coaching and training student-athletes in the sport of baseball to prepare them for success in competition at the NCAA Division I level and to ensure their satisfactory academic progress through graduation. Foster a positive environment that encourages and supports sportsmanship and ensure that public statements are supportive of the University and the Athletics Department. Be a positive team player.  Set a positive example for the Department by supporting the mission and philosophy of the Athletics program and the University.

RESPONSIBILITIES

50% - COACHING

• At the direction of the Head Coach, provide technical and tactical instruction, demonstration and teaching the sport's dynamics to student-athletes to ensure the full potential of individuals and the team as a whole.

• Communicate and motivate effectively with student-athletes to ensure that team members are improving, developing, and progressing as athletes during their collegiate careers.

• Utilize evaluation tools to monitor training progress and analyze performances.

• Assists in implementing practice plans and coaching team during scheduled competitions/events.

• Position program to achieve competitive goals as established in conjunction with athletics administration. 

• Maintain effective, proactive, and responsive communication throughout the athletics program, while emphasizing relationships with head coach, sport administrators and support services.

• Be a professional representative of the University and a role model for student-athletes, the Department, and the community. 

• Operate within the rules, regulations, and policies of the University and the Athletics Department.

• Contribute to and reinforce an environment of academic expectations, achievement, and success that supports and encourages academic progress and graduation, with an emphasis on programmatic policies and procedures that produce a multi-year APR score at or above NCAA minimum requirements and a single year APR of 985 annually.

• In a manner consistent with institutional academic integrity, the Assistant Coach agrees to direct all communication concerning student-athletes academics through appropriate administrative and academic lines of communication as stipulated by departmental and university guidelines.

• Contribute to the total development of the student-athletes in the program in a manner consistent with the educational values of the University. 

• In addit