Name of Club/Organization Seeking Coach:
Oberlin College Flaming Blades
Club/Organization Status:
Current USA Fencing Club
Name of Club/Organization Contact:
Austin Young
Club/Organization Contact Job Title:
Club President
City:
Oberlin
State:
Ohio
Contact Email:
fencing@oberlin.edu
Contact Phone Number:
(703) 859-2187
Job Title:
Head Coach
Type of Position:
Short term contracted
Preferred Start Date:
Start of Fall 2024 semester (during the first few weeks of September)
Job Description:
This job is a position for the coach of the Oberlin College Flaming Blades (OCFB), Oberlin College’s club fencing team. Applicants will be expected to attend practice once a week, and instruct fencers from a beginning to intermediate level. Our club’s fencers all know the basics of fencing, but we do not have any USA Fencing rated members. Contracts are created for every academic semester, and will need to be renewed on a biannual basis. All contracts are handled through Oberlin College’s Office of Student Involvement.
Responsibilities:
Applicants will need to:
- Be available to coach once per week at team practices
- Provide one on one instruction to fencers
- Instruct the OCFB in a variety of practice techniques, warm ups, and blade drills
- Observe fencers during bouts and provide constructive feedback on their performance
- The ability to travel with the OCFB to tournaments is preferred, but not required
- Contribute to a supportive, collaborative team environment
Qualifications:
- Applicant must be capable of coaching all three blades: Epee, Foil, and Saber
- Applicant must be capable of coaching left-handed fencers
- USA Fencing Coach Membership
- USA Fencing rating of C or higher in at least one blade
- Around 10 years of fencing experience and around 2 years of coaching experience
Application Instructions:
Email fencing@oberlin.edu
Additional Information:
Oberlin College is a safe place for all people, their experiences, and their identities, inclusive of, but not limited to, their color, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexual orientation, religion, culture, language, physical abilities, mental abilities, class, and athletic abilities.
Application Deadline:
June 12, 2024
