Associate Head Basketball Coach, Boys

Position Summary: Assist in athletic delivery, operational excellence and profitability of the Academies’ Basketball program.

Position Responsibilities:
• Develop and execute the long-term strategic vision and plan for comprehensive excellence in the Basketball program, including the full-time Academy, short-time camps, and training for teams and professional players.
• Provide each student-athlete with the resources and leadership to develop to their full potential in the sport while excelling in the classroom and preparing for successful lives after graduation.
• Proactively establish, maintain and grow relationships at every level of the program.
• Recruit, motivate and retain expert coaches and support staff.
• Effectively communicate with parents, student-athletes, faculty, college and professional coaches, professional athletes and guests.
• Manage, oversee and follow up on the activities of the sport program including: season planning, program development, facility planning and utilization, team registration, scheduling of games/tournaments/clinics, coaches’ training needs and handling day-to-day client communications and requests.
• Participate and coordinator IMG Academies public relations activities including media interviews and speaking engagements.
• Work within Academies structure to address issues pertaining to coach/player/parent behavior and escalate to Basketball Director as appropriate.
• Demonstrate integrity and character in understanding and abiding by the rules and policies of IMG and all governing bodies.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:
• Bachelor’sdegree in Business, Sports Management, Education or related field
• Minimum 2 years’ professional, collegiate, prep or high school coaching experience
• Ability to bring business orientation and operational excellence while focusing on student-athlete welfare and maintaining a dynamic work environment
• Excellent written and verbal presentation skills with the ability to interface with a variety of audiences
• Highly organized with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced organization
• Ability and desire to work collaboratively with colleagues
• Savvy in sales and marketing
• A superior work ethic

Physical Demands and Work Environment:
• Ability to lift, move, push and pull equipment or boxes in excess of 40 lbs.
• 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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