Job Requisition:
JR101840 Pitching Coach, Baseball (Open)
Job Posting Title:
Pitching Coach, Baseball
Department:
CC00363 WM001 | ATHL | Baseball
Job Family:
Staff - Assistant Coaching
Worker Sub-Type:
Regular (benefited)
Job Requisition Primary Location:
Kaplan Arena
Primary Job Posting Location:
Posting Location - William & Mary
Job Description Summary:
The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics at William & Mary is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in all its endeavors. We are committed to an outstanding intercollegiate athletics program by:
- Forging an environment that demands success with integrity.
- Winning championships.
- Empowering leaders.
- Building a championship culture.
- Elevating the prestige of the University.
- Instilling pride and respect.
- Remaining true to our Core Values of Accountability, Belonging, Creativity, Integrity, and Service.
Provide the leadership and direction for a highly competitive NCAA Division I athletic program, maintain a balance with academic excellence and uphold the standards of the university and the Athletic Department.
Create and maintain a positive, nurturing environment for the student-athletes to advance their knowledge and skills, both athletically and personally. Teach and mentor student-athletes to develop their self confidence and leadership abilities as they work towards achieving their goals through individual hard work.
Job Description:
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Skills or competencies related to the sport of baseball and baseball related activities, specifically pitching.
- Demonstrated strong organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Proven leadership abilities through prior collegiate playing and/or coaching experience within the sport of baseball.
- Several years previous playing and/or coaching experience in the sport of baseball.
- Attention to detail.
- Abilities to lead small and large group discussions.
- Strong computer skills and the ability to utilize the latest advances in technology.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior playing or coaching experience within a Division I baseball environment.
Conditions of Employment:
- Must meet physical requirements for the job, including the ability to participate in and lead strenuous physical activities.
- Must work nights and weekends.
- Frequent overnight travel during week and on weekends on a monthly basis through out the year.
- Prolonged period of sitting and standing indoor and frequently exposed to outside weather conditions.
- Yearly completion of NCAA compliance certification.
- CPR certification completed within 6 months of employment.
- This is a restricted position subject to availability of funding.
Essential Designation: No
Job Duties:
50% - Team Strategy & Player Development:
- Develop and implement a team strategy for pitching.
- Recommend and implement in-game adjustments.
- Provide one on one or small group instruction and instruct student-athletes in game strategies and techniques to prepare for games.
- Observe player performance and develop specific coaching strategies for improvement.
- Working with the department’s high performance specialists, develop and implement a conditioning program for specialty area that will be tailored to specific student-athletes to further their development and skill.
Provide on field instruction at all individual skill sessions, practices, and games.
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40% - Recruitment:
- Identify prospective student athletes from assigned recruiting area. Responsible for identifying schools of interest, players of interest, and developing the best method and techniques for recruiting each prospective student-athlete.
- Maintain contact information on all recruits, coaches, schools and other pertinent data.
Ensure we are recruiting student-athletes who will thrive in a highly competitive academic environment.
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5% - Program Administration:
- Travel: develop and confirm practice times for road games; schedule opponent practice times for home games and other duties as assigned by head coach.
- Equipment: Work with Head Equipment Manager-Athletics, or designee, to ensure all team needs are met.
- Budget: Assist head coach with budget management.
- Compliance: Maintain working knowledge of and abide by all Department, University, CAA and NCAA policies and procedures. Provide instruction of these policies and procedures to student-athletes and managers.
- Other duties as assigned by the Head Coach.
5% - Student Welfare:
- Assist Director of Academic Services-Athletics in monitoring academic performance and ensuring all best practices and recommendations are followed.
- Develop and maintain an environment that promotes academic achievement and success.
Additional Job Description:
Salary: up to $45,000, commensurate with experience and internal alignment.
A resume/CV and cover letter are required for this position.
Please note: No more than 5 individual documents may be uploaded into the upload field provided. Each individual file must not exceed a size limit of 5MB. If necessary, candidates can compress multiple files into a single zip file for upload.
Job Profile:
JP0554 - Assistant Baseball Coach - Exempt - Salary - S09
Qualifications:
Compensation Grade:
S09
Recruiting Start Date:
2026-06-18
Position Restrictions:
Restricted Funds
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