RESPONSIBILITIES
Recruiting
• Organize and execute an aggressive recruiting program of local or regional district high school student-athletes.
• Recruit students who have a legitimate chance of succeeding academically and socially at the college level.
• Actively participate and support high school visitations; individual contacts with the athlete and her parents; home visits; follow-up correspondence and telephone contact; campus visits by athlete; articulate recruiting activities with interested four-year coaches; help find part-time and summer jobs for student-athletes; write newsletters to all prospects informing them of registration procedures, admission testing.
Contact with Four-Year Schools and Professionals
• Contact four-year coaches about present student-athletes who have a desire to attend their institution.
• Respond to letters and questionnaires from four-year schools and professional teams that request information about our student-athletes.
• Encourage four-year coaches to visit our campus to recruit our student-athletes.
Public Relations
• Supply information and assistance in the preparation of a media guide; assist in the make-up of the game program; speak at high school banquets and clubs when invited; attend and speak at booster club meetings.
• Respond to emails, telephone and personal interviews with the media.
• Manage social media.
Athlete Personnel Problems
• Counsel student-athletes concerning grades, finances, school plans, and schedules.
• Discuss and assist with personal problems of players.
• In conjunction with the academic counselor, the basketball coach will oversee academic performance of student-athletes.
• Monitor weekly, quarterly, and yearly academic progress of student-athletes.
• Provide encouragement and support to student-athletes, administer appropriate discipline, and, if necessary, dismiss players for misconduct.
Travel
• Submit requests for transportation; assist the athletic director and department staff in arranging for meals and lodging for trips in a timely manner.
• Prepare trip itinerary for players; complete trip vouchers and forms and return from trips in a timely manner.
Purchasing Inventories
• Prepare budget for basketball program; assist equipment person with inventory.
• Manage budget.
Professional Growth
• Attend staff meetings and conference and state coaches’ meetings.
• Attend coaching clinics.
• Keep abreast of current literature in the field.
• Maintain membership and participate in meetings at the local, state, and national coaches associations.
Other Duties
• Verify that each student-athlete has a physical exam.
• Ensure that the trainer maintains accurate injury records and attend to injured athletes.
• Responsible for each student-athlete turning in eligibility forms and records.
• Organize tutorial program.
• Provide leadership in articulating the athletic program to the Governing Board, administration, community, faculty, and students.
• Direct yearly basketball clinics for youth in the community.
• Monitor a two-hour study hall weekly for all basketball students.
• Fundraise for the program.
• Provide supervision in the rental program.