Women's Club Basketball Coach (Graduate Assistant)

Position Details

Position Information Position Title Women's Club Basketball Coach (Graduate Assistant) Academic Year 2024-2025 UIW Mission University of the Incarnate Word is a Catholic institution that welcomes to its community persons of diverse backgrounds, in the belief that their respectful interaction advances the discovery of truth, mutual understanding, self-realization, and the common good.

Position Summary The Women’s Club Basketball Coach (Graduate Assistant) is responsible for coaching the Women’s Club Sports Basketball team during the Fall and Spring semesters.

This position reports to the Director of Sports and Wellness in the Club Sports Program.

This is a student position open to UIW graduate students.

Essential Functions Essential functions include :

• Attending all meetings, directing practices, training athletes on game strategies and techniques, motivating student-athletes, and supervising traveling, pre-game warm-ups, and games.
• Responsible for keeping balanced budgets and ensure that student-athletes are maintaining their GPA.
• Help run and lead fundraising events, create new relationships with sponsors as well as attend community service events.
• Work with Club Sports supervisor to better the program by, but not limited to, assisting with marketing / recruiting for Women’s Basketball team.
• Annual review following each season worked.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of Women’s Basketball at the collegiate level.
• Ability to plan efficient practices involving on-court instruction and player development.
• Commitment to student-athlete welfare and academic success.
• Commitment to University rules.
• Ability to assess team needs and develop goal-oriented action plans.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
• Excellent marketing skills.
• Ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse communities and cultures.
• Employee shall adhere to all applicable rules and regulations of the University, the Conference, and the NCAA.

Required Education Current UIW graduate student. Required Work Experience At least one (1) year coaching experience or participation in a college basketball program.

Preferred Qualifications None. Required Certifications, Licenses or Registrations CPR and First Aid Certification (if expired, must be completed within 3 months of employment) Work Hours

• 15 hours per week required;
• Practices and games / tournaments are on nights and weekends, ability to meet during work hours with athletes, trainer and supervisors during the academic year.

Physical Demands Ability to lift up to up to 25 pounds