ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Duties and Tasks:

Game Planning

• Breakdown of weekly ahead opponents and future opponents, and provide guidance to gameplan execution to the offensive, defensive and special team coordinators.
• Administer and plan for pre-practice meetings and gameplans for the coaching staff.
• Responsible for planning and preparing for future opponents and self-scouting.
• Coordinate and control active and future depth chart.
• Responsible for data and analytical information that will supply Head Coach and Coordinator with appropriate data points.
• Spearhead the setup and teardown of all video splicing.

Academic Planning

• Support Director of Transition and academics in establishing and communicating a plan for our student-athletes and their academic success plan.
• Enforce student-athlete academic action plans. Responsible to review and report any issues.
• Assist with Class checks and academic events.

Recruiting: On-Campus Visits

• Establish communication plans and coordinate coaches recruiting travel during the NCAA recruiting periods.
• Participate in all recruiting events on campus that consist of prospective student-athletes.
• All other duties as assigned by the Chief of Staff, Head Coach and or Athletic Director.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversee and Supervise student-athletes in each position group
• Establish Academic tracking for student-athletes (60)
• Manage Statistical tracking and playbook

QUALIFICATIONS AND CREDENTIALS

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Knowledge of NCAA Division I rules and regulations.
• 3-5 years of experience preferred but not required
• Up to date with technologies used in sports

ABILITIES AND COMPETENCIES ESSENTIAL TO THE FUNCTION OF THE JOB

Communication and Comprehension

• Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing to convey clear, well articulated information.
• Ability to understand, speak, and write English in order to convey messages and correspond in an articulate and professional manner.
• Possess public communication skills that allow professional representation of Liberty University to a variety of business and community customers and associates.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Excellent computer skills.

Problem Solving

• Intuitively able to reason, analyze information and events, and apply judgment to solve problems of both a routine and complex nature.

Physical and Sensory Abilities

• Occasionally required to travel to local and campus locations.
• Frequently required to sit for extended periods to perform deskwork or type on a keyboard. (If not administrative duties, such as labor, define general physical abilities.
• Regularly required to hear and speak in order to effectively communicate orally.
• Occasionally required to stand, walk, and climb stairs to move about the building.
• Handle materials, reach overhead, kneel or stoop in order to conduct business.
• Regularly lift 10 or fewer pounds.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Work Environment

The working environment in which one will typically perform the essential functions of this position is a climate-controlled office setting. It is well lighted and the noise level is moderate. (Define if outdoor, dusty, weather conditions, etc.) Football is an environment that requires long and extensive days.

Driving Requirements

Use of one’s personal vehicle (or LU vehicles) is required for travel in the performance of the essential functions of this position. Proof of a valid Virginia driver’s license, an acceptable DMV record, and liability insurance is required.