The Head Coach is responsible for overseeing all facets of the men’s soccer program at Keuka College. This includes comprehensive duties such as recruiting, eligibility management, practice and game planning, budget oversight, scheduling, and travel coordination. The Head Coach is also accountable for the supervision of assistant coaches, public relations efforts, fundraising initiatives, and ensuring compliance with Keuka College, conference, and NCAA rules. This role plays a pivotal part in fostering a positive representation of Keuka College through the supervision of student-athletes and staff during practices, contests, and trips.
Essential Responsibilities:
Develop and implement a competitive program in alignment with the athletic department's vision.
Create and execute a comprehensive recruitment strategy, meeting or exceeding annual recruitment goals.
Maintain or exceed optimal roster size annually.
Support compliance efforts, monitor academic success, and contribute to the personal growth of student-athletes.
Prepare and manage a fiscally responsible program with an annual balanced budget.
Effectively teach individual skills, team concepts, and competitive values.
Plan and execute practice, conditioning, strength sessions, and game plans.
Demonstrate leadership, sportsmanship, and mature conduct as the head coach.
Support annual fundraising and alumni outreach in collaboration with the Director of Athletics and Office of Development.
Adhere to all NCAA, conference, and college rules and regulations.
Coordinate the hiring, training, and mentoring of assistant coaches.
Attend necessary training and meetings to support effectiveness within the position.
Uphold high standards of integrity in alignment with Keuka College's mission, vision, and values.
Maintain a high regard for student privacy in accordance with FERPA privacy policies.
Ensure regular and reliable attendance.
Perform other functions as assigned by management.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree required, Master's preferred.
At least two years of coaching or playing experience is preferred.
Must have time management flexibility and be able to sustain long work hours, including evenings, early mornings, and weekends.
Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing.
Understand and uphold a high level of integrity and complete confidentiality at all times.
Ability to be sensitive to and respond to the needs and concerns of all constituents of the College.
Ability to work under pressure with a high tolerance for interruptions and collaborate with diverse groups of people.
Physical Requirements:
Must be able to work on your feet for an extended period.
Since its founding in 1890 as a college of liberal arts and practical learning, Keuka College has graduated generations of humanists and scientists, contributive citizens and caring leaders: women and men energetically engaged in the art of leading productive and fulfilling lives. Keuka College students are chosen for reasons of ability and character, and during their Keuka College years, they develop those abilities, discover others they did not know they had, and take responsibility not only of the course of their educations, but the pursuit of their own happiness.
Keuka College is a warm, welcoming and diverse community of people of different faiths and beliefs, who share a fundamental optimism born of resilience and resourcefulness. Assembled on our serene college campus on the shore of one of the world’s most beautiful glacial lakes, and in other venues around the region and across the globe, Keuka College students are engaging in the mindful, mutually supportive work of deep learning—about themselves, about each other, and about the unmet needs of the world.