Associate Director, Sports Performance

Position is responsible to oversee all aspects of the year round training and conditioning of the Men’s Basketball, and other assigned sports teams.

• Primary Duties and Responsibilities
• Assist in overseeing proper use of weight room facility in the Dunn Center while supervising student athletes.
• Assess student athletes regarding strength and flexibility needs.
• Discuss proper nutrition needs and practices.
• Write and implement individual training programs for athletes and the Men’s Basketball, and other assigned sports teams.
• Work with Director of Sports Performance to assign coaches and teams to weightlifting time blocks.
• Oversee, stock, and manage fulling station in Dunn Center.
• Other duties as assigned

• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• Knowledge of resistance training principles and periodization.
• Understanding and appreciation of the major weight training philosophies such as Powerlifting, Olympic Weight Lifting, High Intensity Interval Training, and Functional Training.
• Knowledge of general and sport specific aerobic and anaerobic conditioning principles and periodization.
• Ability to communicate effectively with student-athletes, parents of said athletes, Athletic Trainers, Academic Counselors, Athletic and Academic Administrators, and Sport Coaches.
• Deep and sincere appreciation in the principles of wellness, especially as it pertains to sleep, hygiene, and the importance of living and teaching performance nutrition and hydration principles.

• Required Minimum Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s degree preferred.
• Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach through the National Strength and Conditioning Association, and/or Strength and Conditioning Coach Certified through the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Association.
• First Aid/CPR/AED Certified

Austin Peay State University is a four-year public, doctoral-level university, with six colleges and four Chairs of Excellence. The University has an enrollment of over 11,000 students and is located in Clarksville, Tennessee, a community of an estimated 150,287 people located approximately 40 miles northwest of Nashville, TN.