Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

Colgate Athletics seeks to be a welcoming and diverse association of students, coaches, staff, alumni and fans in which all people are treated equitably and respectfully, and can contribute fully to our success; we share common goals, we affirm open communication and civility, we honor the sacredness of each person, we accept responsibility to act for the common good, we care for and serve one another, and we honor our history while celebrating our evolution; and, we strive to consistently perform at the upper range of our potential, to get better every day with a goal to win - to win in competition, in the classroom, in the community and in the lives of every member of the Colgate Community.

Accountabilities Reporting directly to the Director of Strength and Conditioning, the individual hired will be responsible for various men's and women's contact and non-contact sports.

This includes ensuring a safe and effective working environment in the varsity weight room, strength and conditioning program development and implementation for assigned sports, and working closely with the sports medicine program within university, conference, and NCAA rules and regulations.

Accountability for the execution of specific strategic activities and outcomes within the assigned sport or area.

These will include sustained performance and execution in the following areas: * Ensuring training philosophies are approved by the Director of Strength and Conditioning * The use of independent discretion and judgment in creating strength and conditioning programs for assigned sports programs * Instructing student-athletes in proper and safe weight training techniques, plyometrics, speed development drills, conditioning exercises, and agility movements that are current and scientifically valid * Effectively communicating with a diverse population of student-athletes, coaches and staff * Responsible for overall strength and conditioning program development, execution, and instruction as it pertains to student-athlete sport performance and physical well-being including: * Program development based on sport specificity, seasonality and competitive strategy, progressive instruction, and acclimation, sports nutrition education and counseling, and injury rehabilitation programming and instruction * Unchallengeable authority for all strength and conditioning programming and implementation including timing, frequency, type and volume to promote safe and effective performance of student-athletes.

* Ensures all student-athlete injuries are properly reported to appropriate medical staff and that student-athlete injuries are accommodated appropriately in student's strength and conditioning program * Responsible for the development and implementation of policies and protocols ensuring a safe and effective environment in the varsity weight room by inspecting all equipment, appropriately setting up the facility, and monitoring each team's training sessions, when staffing permits * Responsible for role modeling behaviors and leadership for student-athletes * Accountable for maintaining personal compliance with all relevant governing bodies including: * NCAA * specific conference * athletic department * university policies Colgate Athletics Mission: To be an inclusive community of competitive excellence This position has been designated as a Campus Security Authority (CSA), in accordance with the federal statutory requirements of the Jeanne Clery Act.

CSAs are required to and responsible for reporting allegations of crimes they receive from students and employees to the Campus Safety Department.