What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Coach, Director, Football Player Personnel position at illinois?
Duties & Responsibilities
- Recruiting
• Advise on special eligibility requirements, particularly as it pertains to NCAA and Big Ten Conference rules and regulations;
• Direct each recruit through the admissions cycle;
• Coordinate, review and advise department staff on transferability and applicability of non-University of Illinois courses that may affect ongoing requirements;
• Oversee and manage the recruiting board for the offensive or defensive side of the ball;
• Coordinate communication with high school recruits and high school coaches to obtain questionnaires; and
• Assist in the correspondence with high school coaches for camps, clinics and general correspondence. - Official and Unofficial Visits
• Work with the General Manager and potential transfer student-athletes to obtain copies of current transcripts, test scores and compliance documentation per the NCAA rules;
• Assist with travel arrangements for all potential recruits, including flights, airport transportation;
• Arrange and direct campus tours for recruits during visits;
• Account and accommodate for all guests of recruits;
• Develop itineraries for visits;
• Complete necessary compliance requirements for all visits;
• Assist in the management of student work for visits;
• Assist and direct communication elements between coaches, recruits and their guests;
• Assist with all ticket requests in conjunction with visits for recruits, parents or legal guardians, student-athlete hoes and recruiting coaches; and
• Correspondence with recruits prior to visits. - Admissions
• Follow up with Compliance Office on each signee;
• Works with compliance office staff to determine NCAA initial eligibility for each recruit;
• Review preliminary transcript evaluations of high school and transfer prospects; and
• Assist in the collection of documents required to certify the eligibility of students who transfer to the University.