Applications due 05/31/24
Job Description:
Date posted: April 30, 2024
Location: 120 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA, USA
General Responsibility:
The Head Diving Coach collaborates with the coaching staff on all facets of the diving program, including but not limited to administrative work, team travel, weekly practice sessions, advising of student-athletes, and compliance with NCAA and NEWMAC conference rules and regulations. This position also assists with recruiting and alumni stewardship. The head diving coach works closely with the Mary Frances Wagley Head Coach of Swimming and Diving to create the best possible experience for MIT student-athletes.
Essential Duties:
• Lead a high quality, nationally competitive varsity diving program that is challenging, well organized and administered based on sound coaching techniques and instructional strategies. These duties include but are not limited to:
• Coaching: Plan season, weekly and daily training plans to help advance diving skills. Collaborate with Sports Performance staff on sound and effective lifting program for the divers.
• Advising: Communicate weekly schedule to team and coordinate alternate practices for student-athletes with academic conflicts and/or injuries. Provide opportunities for goal setting and video review as needed throughout the season.
• Recruiting: Assist in recruiting academically qualified student-athletes to a highly selective STEM institution
• Administration: Maintain team records, manage diving software, and send appropriate results to DAPER, NCAA and NEWMAC offices. Adhere to regulations associated with MIT, conference, and national governance regulations at the NCAA Division III membership level.
• Other: Perform other duties as assigned by head coach and/or department head/director of athletics.
Time Commitment:
The in-season period operates from September through end of March. During that time, the position requires approximately 15 hours per week of coaching (6 x 2-hour workouts with responsibilities on the weekend for meets), practice development, student-athlete mentoring, and other duties as assigned. Practices are mostly in the evenings, with competitions occurring mostly on the weekend. Outside of the competitive season, the diving coach has minimal responsibilities outside of assistance with recruiting and team events as necessary.
Supervision Received:
Supervision is received from the Mary Frances Wagley Head Coach.
Supervision Exercised:
Collaborate on the supervision of volunteer coach(es)
Annual Review:
Annual Review process includes metrics from student-athlete evaluation, self-evaluation, and administrator’s evaluation.
Contacts Required to Perform Duties:
MIT Athletics Department contacts include Sports Administration, Office of Communications, Promotions and Marketing, Equipment, Facilities, Sports Medicine, and Business Office. MIT contacts include units within the Division of Student Life, Admissions Office, Alumni Office, Treasurer’s Office, Insurance and Legal Affairs, Procurement, Department of Facilities
How to Apply
Email résumé to the Mary Frances Wagley Head Coach, Meg French ([email protected]). Please also send at least one reference.
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