Assistant football coach
Assistant football coach - Offensive line
Full time, 12-months
The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.
POSITION SUMMARY:
Reporting to the head football coach, this position works as part of an interdependent
coaching team that is tasked with the overall management of the Bluffton football
team. This position is tasked with the following responsibilities: coordinate the
offense, supervise the academic progress of players, and recruit for the team and
university.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Offensive line coach:
Reviews opponent film breakdown, organizes weekly scouting reports, develops a weekly game plan, provides input into play calling on game day, designs practice plans for his position, scripts practice, holds film review meetings and installation meetings, effectively teaches and corrects the fundamental skills of his position. - Academic supervisor
Collects weekly academic grade sheets for his position, creates an active spreadsheet to keep accurate records of each player’s weekly academic performance, work hand-in-hand with the LRC (Learning Resource Center) to identify at risk student-athletes, and individually monitors the Academic Game Plan notebooks of his position. Provides pro-active support and detailed guidelines for students struggling in a specific class, presents the Academic Game Plan model for all prospective recruits and their parents during their campus visit, teaches and implements the Academic Game Plan to our freshman athletes upon their arrival in the fall, tracks the team GPA the each semester. - Recruit for the team and university
Maintains phone call, mailing list and check-list on recruits. Maintains up-to-date records on recruited players. Recruits in state and out of state area by travel, phone, NCAA-approved social media and hand-written letter. - Other duties
- The Bluffton University athletics department has identified existing programming models and identified common habits and virtues that frame the unique Bluffton University student-athlete experience. These “habits of excellence” emphasize practice and align with Aristotelian virtues to form our virtue-driven athletics program
- Actively participates in athletic department functions and meetings, and in university committees as assigned.
- Maintains effective working relationships with administrative staff, coaches, student-athletes and other staff.
- Performs related duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability
required to satisfactorily perform the essential duties of this job.
- Education and/or experience:
Bachelor’s degree. Collegiate level football player, one year of assistant coaching experience at the high school or college level. - Special skills: Excellent written and verbal communication needed, ability to manage multi-task situations, valid driver’s license. Willingness to travel, including overnight and weekends. Ability to work evenings and weekends. Competent computer and related software skills.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The physical demands and/or work environment described here are representative of
those that must be met or will be encountered by the employee while performing the
essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions: Must occasionally
lift and/or move to up to 40 pounds, regularly works in outside weather conditions
in fall and spring months.
APPLICATION MATERIALS:
Applications are considered complete when the following materials are received at
the office indicated below:
- Letter of interest
- Resume
- Completed Bluffton employment application
Send application materials to:
kreppsa@bluffton.edu
Coach Aaron Krepps
Bluffton University
1 University Drive
Bluffton, OH 45817-2104