Head Men's Basketball Coach

 

Primary Role

The Head Men's Basketball Coach, a member of the administrative staff of Juniata College, reports to the Director of Athletics. The Men's Basketball Coach directly supervises assistant coaches, student support personnel and student-athletes. The Men's Basketball Coach has responsibility for the overall development and maintenance of the Juniata College Men's Basketball program. This includes structural and administrative organization of the program as outlined in the responsibilities listed below:

Typical Duties & Responsibilities

Men's Basketball Program
  1. Develop, recommend and implement specific training/conditioning programs and skill develop programs.
  2. Plan, organize, implement and follow-up on an extensive ongoing recruiting effort through written, verbal and personal contact with student-athletes and their families.
  3. Strategically schedule non-conference games and tournaments to advance the men's basketball program and maximize use of financial resources while maintaining an awareness of time demands on student-athletes.
  4. Prepare student-athletes for competition through thorough analysis and breakdown of scheduled conference and non conference opponents.
  5. Recommend and enforce discipline of student-athletes for infractions of rules, regulations and misconduct.
  6. Cultivate alumni and other constituencies to further goals of basketball program, department of athletics and Juniata College.
  7. Effectively manage the financial resources and human resources allotted to the program. This includes selection, hiring and training of student assistants and some game management personnel.
  8. Ensure proper safety precautions are followed at all times.
  9. Ensure adherence to rules, regulations and policies of all governing bodies. (Juniata College, Middle Atlantic Corporation and National Collegiate Athletic Association.

Department of Athletics:
  1. Administrate community memberships program and associated security/control of the KSRC.
  2. Plan and implement aspects of Student-Athlete recognition including pictures, banners, etc. within the KSRC. Assist Amy Buxbaum with spring awards banquet.
  3. Act as liaison with Facilities Services regarding athletics facilities projects.
  4. Participate in the overall administration of the Athletics Department by representing the office as requested and cooperatively assisting colleagues. This includes attending enrollment functions, serving as event manager, assisting in hiring process, fundraising, promotions etc.
  5. Perform other duties that may be assigned by the Director of Athletics.