Head Coach, Women's Soccer University Athletics

Reporting to the Director of Athletics Womens Soccer Head Coach will have primary responsibility for leadership of all activities related to the academic athletic social andspiritual success of Lipscomb Universitys womens soccer building a successful program Head Coach is expected to attract equip train and help student athletes graduate successfully.

One of the distinctive parts of the Lipscomb Athletics experience is our desire to Compete at the Highest Level with a Higher Calling in mind and as an institution who seeks to reflect the Christian values we hold it is important for us to understand how faith character and culture intersect with the other parts of the job in any candidates coaching philosophy. Given that womens soccer at the NCAA DI level is very competitive and requires student athletes who not only have the ability and desire to succeed but who also will thrive in Lipscombs academic and campus environment talent/personnel evaluation and recruiting ability are critical in this position. Demonstrated ability as a recruiter especially at a high level is preferred.

In addition to the broad range of expectations above the following are some of the other responsibilities and expectations of the head coach:

• Ability to work well in a team environment and cooperate with numerous individuals and groups across a collegiate athletics department and campus
• Coordination of schedules activities and potentially with camps required on occasion with mens soccer program and other programs with assistance from Athletics staff
• Expected involvement in University Athletics initiatives including collaboration with other areas on campus community outreach and development and fundraising efforts
• Work and communicate clearly and professionally with recruits parents other administrators staff members coaches trainers areas of campus etc.
• Summer Soccer Camps - Leadership and oversight of summer individual and team soccer camps

Recruiting:

Leading the recruitment of qualified student-athletes who are a fit for Lipscomb University through correspondence with student athletes identified as prospects attendance at selected events for evaluation of prospects establishing positive relationships with coaches and others in womens soccer community in order to assist in evaluations use of rankings video and other means of determining soccer ability organizing and conducting recruiting visits as needed. All of this will be done in strict compliance with NCAA ASUN and Lipscomb University rules and regulations.

Operational duties:

To include scheduling (in conjunction with the AD) and travel arrangements for practices games and other womens soccer related events; ordering of equipment and other items as needed for womens soccer; other operational or managerial responsibilities as needed. All of this will be done with careful attention paid operational processes in place budgetary requirements and in strict compliance with NCAA ASUN and Lipscomb University rules and regulations.