This position has the primary responsibility of directing and coaching the University of Minnesota Crookstonâ™s Womenâ™s Soccer Program in the NCAA and Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).  The position reports to the Athletic Director and is a 10-month appointment.

Duties:

Coaching (60%)

• Selection, supervision, and coaching of the team toward athletic excellence and a positive quality experience.
• Recommendation, supervision and evaluation of the Womenâ™s Soccer coaching staff.
• Development, communications and execution of plans for the season, including competitive schedules, practice schedules and training and conditioning programs.
• Planning, organizing, conducting of practice and effectively manage team dynamics
• Assisting in monitoring the academic performance and the physical development of student athletes.
• Working with academic counselors, athletic trainers, and the strength and conditioning coach to help student athletes achieve full potential in each area.

Recruitment (20%)

• Organization and implementation of assessment, identification and recruitment of qualified student-athletes; demonstrate commitment to recruitment of students of color.

Budget (10%)

• Preparation of budget recommendations and management of budget.
• Assistance in the preparation of travel arrangements, equipment orders, and awards for womenâ™s soccer in conjunction with other department personnel.

Administration (10%)

• Assistance with special events and tournaments, planning and conducting of clinics, seminars, and outreach to public service.
• Establishment and maintenance of effective relationships within the athletics department, the University, community, booster club, alumni, high school coaches, media and the general public.
• Commitment to and responsibility for adhering to all rules and regulations of the department, the University, the NSIC and the NCAA.

Required:

• Bachelorâ™s degree
• Three (3) years of womenâ™s soccer coaching/teaching experience
• Demonstrated knowledge of strategies, tactics and the teaching of high level soccer skills required for collegiate soccer
• Demonstrated experience recruiting and working with highly skilled soccer players at the collegiate level
• Demonstrated ability to cultivate support in the broader local and regional soccer community

Preferred:

• Coaching Experience and progression within college soccer (further preference given to current college coaching)
• Demonstrated recruiting success in a successful collegiate program
• Demonstrated knowledge of coaching and developing student-athletes
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of NCAA II rules & regulations
• Demonstrated commitment and understanding of academic performance of prospective and current student-athletes

About University of Minnesota Crookston

The University of Minnesota Crookston (UMN Crookston) is one of five campuses comprising the University of Minnesota system. UMN Crookston is a four-year public university with an enrollment of 1,800 students, approximately half on campus and half in online degrees.  The student body is diverse and comes from over 40 states and over 30 countries. Thirty-four baccalaureate degrees are offered, 15 of which are also offered online.  UMN Crookston proudly carries on a tradition of over a century of educational service to northwestern Minnesota, beginning in 1906 as a regional residential high school, changing to a two-year college in 1966 and to a four-year college in 1993.  UMN Crookston is a small student-centered community of learning and scholars known for providing personal attention to every student.  UMN Crookston makes a commitment to each individual student’s achievements and offers a hands-on approach and experiential learning that put students ahead of the competition. Integral to the university's statewide land-grant mission, UMN Crookston provides applied, career-oriented learning programs including internships and connects its teaching, research, and outreach to local, co...unty, and regional economic development agencies in support of the global economy. UMN Crookston delivers world?class University of Minnesota degrees in an affordable, close?knit campus setting where faculty and staff personally invest in the success of each student. UMN Crookston has been recognized for its quality programs by such organizations as U.S. News & World Report, which ranked the campus as #1 in the category Top Public Regional Colleges–Midwest for 2020.  U.S. News has ranked UMN Crookston among the top four in this category for the past 23 consecutive years.

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