The Associate Coach Women's Basketball serves as the second-in-command of the Women's Basketball program and supports the Head Coach in all aspects of program leadership, administration, recruiting, coaching, and student-athlete development. This position plays a key leadership role in implementing the program's philosophy, coordinating recruiting eorts, developing oensive and defensive strategies, mentoring coaching sta, and fostering a culture of competitive excellence, academic achievement, and student-athlete well-being. The Associate Coach assists in advancing a highly visible NCAA Division I program while ensuring compliance with all University, conference, and NCAA requirements.
Duties/Responsibilities
Evaluate, recruit, and develop student-athletes (35%)
Identify, evaluate, recruit develop, and retain highly qualied division one student-athletes.
Recruit student-athletes who demonstrate athletic ability, academic excellence, and character qualifies that will contribute to program success.
Develop and maintain relationships with prospects, high school coaches, and AAU coaches.
Organize and implement player development plans, strength and conditioning plans and o-season training programs.
Foster and develop relationships to retain current student-athletes.
Coaching and practice planning (35%)
Support the head coach in all aspects of coaching, practice planning, and game scouting.
Organize and develop daily practice plans in conjunction with the head coach.
Help develop and implement oensive and defensive systems as well as make adjustments and changes throughout the year to contribute to teams' success.
Support teams on court eorts to achieve conference, regional, and national success.
Leadership, Administration, Compliance (15%)
Provide leadership and mentorship to assistant coaches on sta.
Assume responsibility for program operations in absence of head coach.
Contribute to operational planning, budgeting, travel coordination, and other administrative duties.
Maintain competency with respect to NCAA, conference, and institutional policies and bylaws.
Student-Athlete Success & Program engagement (15%)
Promote and encourage student-athletes to achieve their highest academic potential through a culture of academic excellence and accountability.
Support fundraising imitates, scholarship fundraising eorts, and donor engagement activities that advance program objectives.
Assist in developing and maintaining a strong alumni and booster support network for the Women's Basketball program.
Requirements
Minimum Acceptable Education & Experience:
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Strong knowledge of NCAA, conference, institutional state, and federal rules, regulations, and recruiting practices.
An understanding of dierent oensive and defensive schemes and having the solution to defeat those particular schemes.
Ability to identify in game opponent strategies and adjust in real time.
Must have ability to lead and mentor assistance coaches.
Strong communication, organizational, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
Experience with video analysis, scouting software, and basketball operations technology.
Commitment to fostering an inclusive environment and supporting student-athlete success.
Preferred Qualications:
7-10 years of collegiate coaching experience and/or competing at the division one level.
Demonstrated success of recruiting collegiate student-athletes.
Experience supervising and managing assistant coaches, graduate assistants, or student assistants. Experience with fundraising and alumni relations.
Applicant Instructions:
Applicants should be prepared to upload the following documents when applying online within the My Experience: Resume/CV section of the application: (Maximum of 5 Documents)
Resume/CV
Contact Information for 3 Professional References
Applications that are missing any of the required items may not move forward for consideration. Additional uploaded documents not requested in the position announcement will not be reviewed.
The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire's lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.
EEO Statement
The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.
Compensation Pay Range:
$45,000.00 - $145,000.00
The pay range for this position is listed above. Actual offer will be based on skills, qualifications, experience, and internal equity, in addition to relevant business considerations. More information on benefits can be found here: USNH Employee Benefits | Human Resources
Location:
Durham