Responsibilities:

Assist in Training and Development: Support the Head Coach in planning, organizing, and conducting gymnastics practice sessions. Help athletes develop skills, techniques, and routines for competition. Individualized Coaching: Provide individualized feedback and guidance to athletes based on their skill levels, helping them to reach their personal and team goals. Competition Preparation: Assist in the preparation of gymnasts for competitions, including planning strategies, warming up athletes, and ensuring athletes are mentally and physically ready. Team Communication: Foster a positive, supportive, and encouraging team environment. Communicate with athletes, parents, and staff regarding expectations, progress, and events. Administrative Support: Help with scheduling, organizing travel arrangements for competitions, and maintaining records for athlete progress. Health and Safety: Ensure a safe and supportive environment for all athletes by adhering to safety protocols, monitoring physical conditions, and addressing injury concerns. Academic Commitment: Demonstrate strong support for the academic mission of the university and NCAA by coordinating with academic services to monitor academic progress of student-athletes. Additional Duties: Assist in recruiting potential gymnasts, attend staff meetings, take responsibility for operational duties, act as a liaison to assigned athletic department areas and university entities, participate in ongoing professional development, and other duties assigned by the head coach.

Responsibilities also include adherence to and promotion of NCAA rules and compliance to staff, student-athletes and representatives of athletics interest; successful completion of NCAA recruiting exam, team building, and community and public relations.

The assistant coach will demonstrate an understanding and commitment to athletics programs at NCAA Division I level, have a commitment to the academic mission of Utah State University, a commitment to the academic success of the student-athletes, serve as a positive role model for student- athletes on and off the court, and work well with students, faculty, staff, and community.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required plus experience that demonstrates an excellent knowledge of the techniques and strategies of the sport of gymnastics
• Club, high school or collegiate coaching experience
• Candidate should have successful recruiting experience and have knowledge of NCAA rules and regulations
• Must pass the NCAA recruiting test upon hiring or have already passed it for the upcoming year

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience as a collegiate coach

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Strong passion for gymnastics and coaching
• Commitment to creating an inclusive, respectful, and motivating environment for all athletes
• Positive attitude, strong work ethic, and willingness to work collaboratively with the coaching team
• Ability to adapt to the needs of individual athletes and the team

About Utah State University

Since its founding in 1888, Utah State University has evolved from a small, agricultural college to one that is nationally and internationally recognized for its intellectual and technological leadership in land, water, space and life enhancement. As Utah’s land-grant and space-grant institution, the university has 850 faculty who provide education for more than 23,000 undergraduate and graduate students, including 10,000 in its continuing education sites located throughout the state of Utah. Located in the city of Logan in northern Utah’s Cache Valley, Utah State is 80 miles northeast of Salt Lake City. The surrounding area, including ski resorts, lakes, rivers and mountains, makes Utah State one of the finest recreational environments in the nation. Beyond Logan Canyon and just another four hours north is Teton National Park and Yellowstone National Park. The mission of Utah State University is to be one of the nation’s premier student-centered land-grant and space-grant universities by fostering the principle that academics come first, by cultivating diversity of thought and culture, and by serving the public through learning, discovery and engagement. Notice of ...Non-discrimination In its programs and activities, including in admissions and employment, Utah State University does not discriminate or tolerate discrimination, including harassment, based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by University policy, Title IX, or any other federal, state, or local law. The following individuals have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the application of Title IX and its implementing regulations and/or USU’s non-discrimination policies: Executive Director of the Office of Equity discrimination@usu.edu, Old Main Rm. 161, 435-797-1266 Title IX Coordinator Hilary Renshaw, titleix@usu.edu, Old Main Rm. 161, 435-797-1266 For further information regarding non-discrimination, please visit https://equity.usu.edu/, or contact: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 800-421-3481, OCR@ed.gov U.S. Department of Education, Denver Regional Office, 303-844-5695, OCR.Denver@ed.gov

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