Pitching Coach, Baseball

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.

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.

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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