Head Coach, Women's Soccer - University Athletics

Reporting to the Director of Athletics, Women's Soccer Head Coach will have primary responsibility for leadership of all activities related to the academic, athletic, social and spiritual success of Lipscomb University's women's soccer program. In 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 candidate's coaching philosophy. Given that women's 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 Lipscomb's 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 men's 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 women's 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 women's soccer related events; ordering of equipment and other items as needed for women's 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.