Job Description

About IMG Academy

IMG Academy is the world’s leading sports education brand, providing a holistic education model that empowers student-athletes to win their future while preparing them for college and for life. IMG Academy has been nationally recognized by organizations including Sports Business Journal, USA Today, and the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For for its workplace culture, innovation, and commitment to developing people both on and off the field.

IMG Academy provides growth opportunities for student-athletes and partners through an innovative suite of on-campus and online experiences:

• Boarding school and camps, delivered on a state-of-the-art campus in Bradenton, Florida
• Online coaching through IMG Academy+, focused on personal development through the lens of sport and performance
• Online college recruiting through NCSA College Recruiting and SportsRecruits, providing industry-leading recruiting education, tools, and access to a network of more than 40,000 college coaches for student-athletes, families, club coaches, and event operators
• Elevate by IMG Academy, a performance and personal development solution that delivers mindset, leadership, and wellbeing programming to schools, colleges, and organizations through a combination of digital content and immersive experiences

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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Background Requirements:

• Requires a background check upon offer
• Requires a drug test upon offer

This position requires a Florida Level 2 Background Screening. Learn more about the screening process and requirements by visiting the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Education & Awareness website: https://info.flclearinghouse.com.

Benefits

As a full-time member of our team, you will enjoy a comprehensive offering listed below. Connect with your talent acquisition specialist to learn more about benefits for our part-time and seasonal/temporary roles.

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision
• Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings Account options
• 401k with an Employer Match
• Short Term and Long Term Disability
• Group and Supplemental Life & AD&D
• Gym Discount Program
• Pet Insurance
• Wellbeing Program
• and more!

Don’t meet every single requirement? We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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IMG Academy provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.