Head Coach Women's Soccer

Coaching Duties (75%)

• Leads a competitive varsity athletic team program that promotes the values of leadership, scholarship, teamwork, discipline, commitment, resilience, positive sportsmanship and high ethical standards.
• Demonstrates a commitment to fostering an educational environment that prioritizes the academic, athletic, and personal development of student-athletes from diverse backgrounds and identities, ensuring an inclusive and supportive atmosphere.
• Proposes the strategies and goals for the sports program on a short and long‑term basis.
• Plans, schedules and supervises practices that condition and train athletes, ensure safety, develop skills and teach Principles of Community.
• Prepares student‑athletes in strategic preparation, coaches team at competitive events and performs game management.
• Evaluates student‑athlete's performance and designs instructional opportunities to improve technical and strategic implementation based on sound motor learning and biomechanical principles.
• Schedules all contests; works in concert with sport operations staff for scheduling and event management and assists in hosting home competitions and tournaments.
• Ensures adherence to all governing rules, university, department, conference, NCAA policies and procedures.
• Develops and implements an effective recruitment plan within the framework of the university, department, conference, NCAA rules, including the identification, evaluation, recruitment and retention of student athletes to maintain a competitive athletic program.
• Exemplifies professionalism and sportsmanship during contests, at practice and in all interactions with players, opponents, officials, parents, spectators, and administrators.
• Represents and promotes professional conduct, university goodwill and high standards at all promotional and media‑related events.
• Hires, leads, and supervises all other members of the coaching staff within the sport program.
• Effectively mentors and develops coaching staff to serve the goals and expectations of the UCSC Athletics and Recreation departments.
• Provides game results information/quotes/articles to the Sports Information Director.
• Ensures attendance by student‑athletes at all mandatory meetings/orientations and has at least two players to serve on the Student‑Athlete Advisory Committee.
• Assesses prospective student‑athletes' athletic and academic ability in keeping with DIII competitive and UCSC admission standards.
• Creates and maintains detailed files on all prospective student‑athletes with contact dates and times and other pertinent information.
• Understands basic eligibility rules and provides immediate student‑athlete information to the Compliance and Eligibility Coordinator upon request.
• Observes contests, reviews video and hosts campus visits for prospective student‑athletes.
• Understands and adheres to all recruiting legislation, and passes the annual NCAA DIII Bylaws Test.
• Reports and documents student‑athlete conduct violations, incidents that may be crimes, and crimes (including hazing) to the appropriate personnel or authority.
• Travels to contests by driving University, rental and/or personal vehicle, including University vans or rental vans, for recruiting or conference attendance.

• Attends all administrative meetings and serves on committees upon request.
• Assists University Relations and Athletic Department in all department fundraisers.
• Strategically develops and supervises all fundraising events for the program and department including event marketing, facility reservations, budget planning, staffing, etc.
• Performs administrative duties including maintaining the online Google calendar.
• Submits departmental and University paperwork that is complete, accurate and on time.
• Regularly participates in anti‑hazing training and workshops.
• Attends training sessions which include but are not limited to:
  Staff Human Resources Orientation, Employee Expectations and Goals, Business Practices, Procedures, and Expectations, Google, software, etc.
• Supervises and mentors all Assistant and Volunteer Administrators.
• Develops and recommends to the Athletic Director team expectations; communicates approved expectations.
• Proposes budgets and grants, reconciles expenses and proposes purchases for the sport program.
• Proactively tracks, reviews and monitors budget to identify discrepancies and works with Business Operations to resolve budget issues and realign expenses, revenue, and fundraising.
• Keeps inventory of team acquired practice gear, uniforms and sport equipment.
• Adheres to all legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines of the Federal and State Government, University of California Office of the President, UCSC, NCAA and Athletic Department.

• Leads non‑accredited physical education courses, engaging students outside of the varsity teams in fitness and recreational activity classes.
• Prepares syllabus for class structure.
• Submits end‑of‑quarter grades.