Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach for Football

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Do you have a passion for football and experience enhancing the strength power speed and agility of athlete performance while ensuring a holistic approach to health and safety

The Iowa State University football program is accepting applications for an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach. This position will assist in strength and conditioning of football student-athletes and play a vital role in prevention of injuries promotion of team culture and increased athletic performance competitiveness and program success.

What youll do:

• Evaluate design and implement cutting-edge strength agility and conditioning workouts for assigned positions that will help advance performance
• Teach and demonstrate proper techniques and safety conduct performance testing adapt workouts based on each student-athletes needs and health and motivate athletes
• Conduct data metrics analysis and create daily performance reports on student-athletes to aid coaching staff
• Regularly and effectively communicate and collaborate with health performance and support staff (e.g. Sports Medicine Sports Nutrition Mental Health) along with coaches and administrators
• Build trusting relationships with the head coaches and student-athletes to develop proactive solutions to their requests/needs
• Assist in management safety and sanitation of weight room
• Contribute to and enhance a competitive athletic experience and maintain an environment conducive to the welfare and academic success of the student-athletes
• Commitment to and responsibility for adhering to all rules and regulations of the University Big 12 Conference andNCAA

The ideal candidates will have solid technical knowledge with football S&C at a highly competitive level proven analytical skills and exceptional motivational teaching and communication skills. Candidates are expected to be committed to multiculturalism and working with a diverse student body. This position requires the flexibility to work assigned evenings weekends extended hours and to travel with a team.

Candidates are required to have and maintain current certification through a nationally accredited strength and conditioning certification program in accordance withNCAArequirements.

Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis without sponsorship.

Required Qualifications

Bachelors degree.

Experience coaching strength and conditioning for a professional or collegiate football program.

Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the NSCA or Strength and Conditioning Coach Certified (SCCC) through the CSCCa.

CPR/AEDand First Aid certified.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience strength coaching for aNCAADI football program.

Masters degree in exercise science kinesiology or a related field.

Experience monitoring and preparing athlete performance reports using performance technology (e.g. force plates velocity-based training Kitman Vald Catapult).

About the Athletics Department

As an NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision athletics program and a founding member of the Big 12 Conference Iowa State University sponsors 18 intercollegiate athletics teams and supports 450 student-athletes in their pursuit of academic and athletic excellence. ISU Athletics employs over 250 talented and dedicated full-time staff members more than 500 temporary and student employees and multiple auxiliary partners who collaboratively work within a culture to support and enhance the experiences of Cyclone student-athletes and their loyal fan base. Iowa State student-athletes have produced 10-consecutive years of record-setting Graduation Success Rate scores in the classroom while athletically the Cyclones have captured 19 national team championships 140 national individual titles and 162 conference team championships in its rich history.

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1) Resume
2) Contact information for 3 references

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Why Choose ISU

Iowa State Employees enjoy comprehensive health and work-life benefits including medical and dental; as well as:
Retirement benefits including defined benefit and defined contribution plans
Generous vacation holiday and sick time and leave plans
Onsite childcare (Ames Iowa)
Life insurance and long-term disability
Flexible Spending Accounts
Various voluntary benefits and discounts
Employee Assistance Program
Wellbeing program

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