Travel Basketball Coach

Under the guidance of the Sports Coordinator/Program Director, and in accordance with the policies of the YMCA of Southwest Florida, the Travel Basketball Coach teaches players how to safely execute advanced basketball skills. The Coach is responsible for planning, organizing, and documenting each lesson and ensuring a positive, safe, educational, and fun environment for athletes.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

•  Provide a safe, fun, positive and secure setting for players to learn the sport of basketball.
• Supervise and be actively involved with all activities to maintain order and discipline.
•  Prepare lesson plans and training stations and coordinate practices which are relevant and appropriate for each level of skill.
•  Stay current with basketball trends, strategies, and best practices to continually enhance the team’s performance.
•  Communicate to Director any problems, concerns, or suggestions regarding athletes.
•  Report equipment problems or concerns to the Director and uphold all safety-related issues in the gym.
•  Attend and actively participate in all team practices, games, and tournaments while representing our program and the YMCA in a positive and professional manner.
•  Serve as a role model for players, demonstrating professionalism, integrity, sportsmanship and dedication to basketball.
•  Maintain current certifications relative to your specialty and YMCA guidelines.
•  Attend staff/coach meetings and training as required per YMCA or Sports Director.
•  Follow all YMCA policies and procedures related to keeping athletes safe in our facility and programs, including those related to managing parents and guests.
•  Keep basketball gym and equipment clean and organized at all times. Assist and maintain cleanliness at gym entrance, rest room areas, etc.
•  Dress appropriately for coaching, including staff shirt, appropriate pants or shorts, closed- toe shoes, hair pulled back professionally.
•  Be punctual. Arrive 10 minutes prior to game/practice to set up and prepare for session.
•  Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends to accommodate team practices, games, and travel events.
•  All other duties as required and necessary.
•  On-site attendance is required for this position.

QUALIFICATIONS:

•  Minimum of 2 years of prior experience coaching youth basketball, preferably with travel or competitive teams
• Demonstrated ability to teach basketball fundamentals, techniques, and game strategies.
• Knowledge and understanding regarding US Amateur and AAU Basketball guidelines, policies, and recommendations.
• Ability to motivate and effectively communicate with members, nonmembers, parents, and students.
• Must be 17 years of age or older.
• Successfully complete State of Florida Criminal History Background Check requirements as well as meet the Association’s policies on background screening.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Refrain from diagnosing injuries, offering medical advice, and dispensing or endorsing any and all commercial health products especially nutritional supplements, vitamins, performance enhancing substances, and pain relievers.
• Able to maintain confidentiality.
• Must be a self-starter, with high energy and a positive attitude.

CERTIFICATIONS AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:

• Completion of YMCA of the USA Child Abuse and Neglect class
• Completion of the YMCA’s Blood Borne Pathogens training
• Additional training classes as recommended by the Supervisor.
• Successfully meet the Association’s policies on background screening.
• Additional training classes as recommended by the Supervisor.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Completion of CPR/FA Certifications

WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to perform a range of exercise activities. Requires full range of motion, including manual and finger dexterity and hand and eye coordination. Requires corrected vision, speech, and hearing to normal range, or special accommodations made of sufficient nature for completion of assigned tasks.
• Ability to lift 15 pounds or more
• Walking, bending, reaching, and kneeling to reach equipment.

YMCA of Southwest Florida has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills, and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and YMCA of Southwest Florida reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the YMCA of Southwest Florida may deem appropriate.