Head Coach, Flag Football

Lakeland University, an independent liberal arts institution located in east central Wisconsin, invites applicants from a diverse group of qualified candidates to serve as our very first Head Flag Football Coach.

The Head Flag Football Coach is responsible for the management and administration of all activities related to his/her sport. This position promotes and supports the learning experience of Lakeland University students by overseeing all phases of the flag football program including recruiting, training, and coaching student-athletes. The Head Coach is fully responsible for compliance with National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rules and regulations as well as Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) rules and University policies governing intercollegiate athletics.

GENERAL EXPECTATIONS

All Lakeland University staff members are expected to:

• Demonstrate in their words and actions an appreciation for the history of Lakeland University and a commitment to its stated mission;
• Represent unequivocally in their behavior the stated values of the University;
• Be good stewards of the University's resources, including its personnel and the goodwill of its friends, its alumni, and local community;
• Work collaboratively (as opposed to competitively) with their peers to meet objectives and achieve our goals;
• Keep their supervisor appropriately informed;
• Be forthright and honest in their communication with all members of the University community;
• Treat all members in a manner of teamwork and respect;
• Act in a manner that sets the standard for service in higher education and the core principles of Lakelanders Excelling at Professionalism (LEAP) - show respect, communicate and be positive.
• Advise their supervisor with respect to all matters that require their attention, including their own performance.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Ensure that the sport coached achieves the parallel goals of development of a quality, competitive athletics program, and support of the individual educational goals of student-athletes by engendering a coaching philosophy which promotes those goals and establishes an environment conducive to both. Develop a recruitment strategy and direct all recruiting activities, selecting team members, scheduling and supervising all practice sessions and intercollegiate contests, coaching the team, organizing, and coordinating all team travel, providing opportunities for academic assistance to student-athletes if required, and monitoring the academic progress of each participating student-athlete.
• Protect the integrity of the sport coached and the reputation of the intercollegiate athletics program of the University by ensuring that recruiting activities, student-athlete eligibility determination, scholarships and financial aid programs, scheduled practice sessions, and related activities governed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) are in compliance with NCAA rules and regulations as well as applicable conference rules and University policies;
• Reduce the likelihood of athletic-related injuries or the aggravation of such injuries during practice sessions and scheduled contests by being knowledgeable of the injuries sustained in the sport and proper prevention methods, directing appropriate pre-training session and pre-contest preparations and warmups, and arranging for qualified sports medicine personnel or athletic trainers to be available during all training sessions and contests;
• Promote a positive image of the intercollegiate athletics program and the University by establishing and enforcing standards of personal behavior, conduct and appearance for the coaching staff, athletes and support personnel on and off the University campus, participating in community and professional organizations, representing the University at professional meetings and on community committees, establishing and maintaining credible relations with various news media;
• Manage funds by providing input for development of the annual Athletics Department budget and exercising authority for all expenditures related to the sport coached;
• Facilitate a work environment that encourages knowledge of, respect…