Baseball Coach

Position Summary: The Baseball Coach supports all aspects of the Baseball program, including athlete development, team operations, training planning, administrative tasks, and fostering a positive, competitive, and growth-oriented environment. This role helps ensure the program aligns with organizational standards, athlete well-being, and competitive excellence.
Key Responsibilities:

Plan, organize, and lead high-quality baseball practices, training sessions, skill development plans, and competitive preparation activities.
Support the development of student-athletes’ technical, tactical, physical, and mental performance within a high-performance baseball environment.
Utilize modern coaching methodologies, performance analytics, video review, and baseball technology tools to enhance player development and evaluation.
Provide individualized instruction and development feedback to student-athletes based on performance goals and progression plans.
Prepare student-athletes for competitions, showcases, and tournaments through structured planning, readiness assessments, and post-event evaluations.
Assist with the implementation of strength and conditioning, recovery, and injury prevention strategies in collaboration with performance staff.
Support the continued evaluation and enhancement of baseball curriculum, training systems, and program delivery methods.
Maintain open, consistent, and professional communication with student-athletes and parents/guardians regarding player development, performance goals, academics, and overall campus experience.
Serve as a mentor and role model by fostering discipline, accountability, leadership, teamwork, and life skills development.
Monitor the athletic, academic, and emotional well-being of student-athletes and collaborate with internal departments to ensure appropriate support resources are provided.
Assist student-athletes and families through the college recruiting and placement process as appropriate.
Support student-athlete retention and satisfaction initiatives through positive relationship-building and communication.
Collaborate with Baseball leadership to review and improve program structure, training content, competitive scheduling, and operational delivery.
Assist with recruiting and retention initiatives for prospective and current student-athletes.
Support camp programming, showcases, clinics, and special baseball events.
Assist with travel coordination and supervision for games, tournaments, showcases, and recruiting events.
Develop and maintain proficiency in baseball instructional equipment, sport technology platforms, and performance evaluation systems.
Contribute to a positive coaching culture that reflects IMG Academy values and promotes operational excellence.
Adhere to all IMG Academy policies, procedures, safety standards, and governing body regulations.
Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

High standard of proficiency in training and coaching techniques
5 years’ experience playing, coaching or managing at a collegiate, club or professional level
Bachelor’s degree in physical education, sports management, business administration or a similar sports or business related field or the equivalent
Strong commitment to student athletes

Preferred Skills:

Bilingual
CPR Certification
Valid driver’s license with ability to drive for tournaments, games, travel
Experience working camps

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

Ability to lift, move, push and pull equipment or boxes in excess of 40lbs.
Should be able to handle outdoor temperatures for a reasonable period of time.
Must be able to move around campus which includes gym, turf, fields, etc.
Ability to work flexible hours to include nights, weekends and holidays is required

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