Assistant Coach - Football

Posting Summary

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking an Assistant Coach – Football for Rutgers Football. Under the direct supervision of the Head Coach assists in the coordination of an intercollegiate athletic program, must have an understanding of technical knowledge of the sport of Football with the ability to develop student-athletes to their full potential. Among the key duties of this position are the following: Assist in establishing and maintaining a nationally competitive intercollegiate football team in the Big Ten and the NCAA . Recruit high level academically and athletically skilled students to attend Rutgers and to participate on the football team. Assist in organizing and conducting practices and competitions at a high level of efficiency and success. Assist in developing, teaching and instructing the student-athletes in the proper rules of play, conditioning, skills and techniques on the football field and in life-skills and leadership qualities off the field . Assist in fundraising and public relations events that support the objective of the program and allow for program enhancements.

Overview

The Rutgers Division of Intercollegiate Athletics sponsors 24 intercollegiate sports, comprised of 14 women’s and 10 men’s programs, that compete at the Division I level. The Scarlet Knights are members of the prestigious Big Ten Conference, the nation’s premier academic and athletic conference, after officially joining the league on July 1, 2014. Known as “The Birthplace of College Football, Rutgers hosted Princeton on Nov. 6, 1869 in the first intercollegiate football game, with RU earning a 6-4 victory.