Youngstown State University – Graduate Assistant

Job Description

The position reports to the Head Men’s Tennis Coach and will assist in all aspects of the men’s tennis program from coaching to daily operations. The position requires a strict understanding and adherence to all NCAA and Horizon League rules and regulations. The position also requires travel, working directly with student-athletes and the athletic department at YSU, and advanced coaching ability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Excellent written, oral and interpersonal communication skills
• Diligent work ethic, integrity, and reliability
• Ability to work with diverse populations
• Desire to learn and grow
• Previous college or professional coaching experience, minimum 1 year, preferred Division I
• Experience playing at the college or professional level, preferred
• Strong working knowledge of NCAA rules and regulations
• Experience recruiting athletes, preferred
• Excellent administrative and organization skills, attention to detail
• Demonstrated ability to support student-athletes in their quest to achieve excellence on the court and in the classroom
• Capacity to establish good rapport with student-athletes, faculty, staff, administrators and the community

Responsibilities

Coaching

• Assist in planning practices and individual player progressions
• Continue to develop and enhance technical and tactical coaching expertise
• Assist in all activities with the team including on-court coaching, individuals, team practice, matches, fall tournaments, and team events and meetings
• Oversee video analysis

Recruiting

• Maintain and use database for tracking communication with recruits
• Oversee regular communication with potential student-athletes 
• Establish strong relationships with coaches around the world to help identify and recruit top student-athletes
• Travel to tournaments and events as assigned by Head Coach throughout the year
• Assist with official and unofficial visits

Administrative

• Oversee all equipment orders for team 
• Monitor and adhere to all guidelines in regards to budget and spending
• Assist in running team events including home tournaments and all team and individual travel for away events.
• Participate in athletic department activities as needed
• Ensure the rules and regulations of the NCAA are followed at all times
• Assist with all aspects of operating a Division I athletic program
• Represent men’s tennis at athletic department, donor/alumni and community events as directed by Head Coach

Supervision

• Oversee monitoring of social media accounts
• Attend a limited amount of team fitness sessions 
• Oversee and train our student workers (stringers) and managers 
• Oversee monitoring student-athlete academic performance

Interested candidates should contact Head Coach Ulises Hernandez (uhernandez@ysu.edu) with Resume, cover letter, and references

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