The first rejection notice of the week came from Wake Forest where I’d put in for an assistant position. The second came with respect to an assistant job at West Virginia. Also found out the Northwestern State head job has been filled. Same with the Buffalo job. That one is raising some eyebrows as the new coach has very little coaching experience, even as a collegiate assistant.
I applied for another Division II head coaching position. It’s the one in the upper Midwest I mentioned as set to open up in last week’s update.
I sent in my resume for a Division II position in the Northeast which had not yet been posted. A contact of mine from the area suggested they would be going after a female candidate, which hardly comes as a surprise. I also suspect their recent success with a “30-under-30” type coach may encourage them to try to find another young candidate. Won’t get anywhere if I don’t try, though.
I put in for what looks to be a combined men’s and women’s coaching position at an NAIA program in the upper Midwest, and for an upper level Division I assistant job in the same part of the country.
I also put in for a Division I assistant position in the South. It’s a combined indoor and sand program. I suspect the job requirements were somewhat crafted to fit the qualifications of an incumbent coach the way it reads. Interestingly, part of those qualifications are based on him spending a year in England.
A friend of mine from the German professional ranks pointed me at a clubs-seeking-coaches website, and in particular a 2nd Division Swiss club looking for a new coach. I sent the president an email with my resume. Why not? I actually heard back – believe it or not. The job would entail coaching both the first team and the Juniors. The indicated compensation would be 800 Swiss francs per month along with paid housing and public transit pass, plus six restaurant meals per week, which I’m told is reasonable for the level. There’s a concern about my lack of EU citizenship, though. I’ve heard in general that shouldn’t be an issue, but it could be a cost hurdle for this particular club.
A different coach in Germany pointed me at another Swiss club in need of a coach. This one is in the top division, with a pretty good history of success. Might be a tough sell, but it never hurts to put my CV out there.
Yet another German contact suggested there might be an opportunity or two in Germany coming up in the coming weeks. There’s a potential question of my coaching certification level, however.
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Good luck!
And if you end up coaching in Germany I promise I’ll come to one of your matches.
Hah, hah! 🙂
Thanks.