About this role
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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