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Appalachian State University, in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, prepares students to lead purposeful lives as global citizens who understand and engage their responsibilities in creating a sustainable future for all. The transformational Appalachian experience promotes a spirit of inclusion that brings people together in inspiring ways to acquire and create knowledge, to grow holistically, to act with passion and determination, and embrace diversity and difference. As one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina system, Appalachian enrolls about 20,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and graduate majors. Minimum Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Two years of related experience
- Working knowledge of NCAA DI rules, fundamentals, techniques, and rules of sport.
- Ability to effectively communicate with Student-Athletes, Coaching staff, Faculty, and Department of Athletics staff; oversee execution and assist in maintaining organization & quality control of all aspects of the program
- Ability to assist in the development of practice/game strategies
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s Degree
- Two years experience assisting a head coach in all aspects of a men’s basketball program, with an emphasis in organizational oversight, coaching & organizing the assistant coaches, managers, graduate assistants, practice/play quality control, coordination of recruiting, fundraising oversight, and coordination of summer camps
License/Certification Required
N/A Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Appalachian State University, in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, prepares students to lead purposeful lives as global citizens who understand and engage their responsibilities in creating a sustainable future for all. The transformational Appalachian experience promotes a spirit of inclusion that brings people together in inspiring ways to acquire and create knowledge, to grow holistically, to act with passion and determination, and embrace diversity and difference. As one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina system, Appalachian enrolls about 20,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and graduate majors.
Duties Include:
- Manage recruiting budget. Coordinate & Oversee Organization of Staff Recruiting Efforts – assist in recruitment of Prospective Student-Athletes per NCAA rules.
- Organize recruiting visits on-campus and the development of recruiting materials; review and update the recruiting process. Manage recruiting database, service, compile video analysis and advise Head Coach. Oversee creation of recruiting mailings, digital slides & recruiting videos.
- Maintain synergy of Assistant Coaches calls & live evaluations during summer recruiting periods.
- Assist in preparation for individual & team practices, and competitions per NCAA rules, with a focus on video breakdown, and statistics.
- Evaluate & critique specific areas of offense and/or defense and provide feedback to coaching staff. Execute research on new basketball related ideas to implement.
- Assist coaching staff with recruiting visits, and coordinate visit related tasks with Athletics Compliance.
- Oversee all program software, including applications such as: JumpForward, Photoshop, SportsCode, Dropbox, Synergy, Quickdraw, etc.
- Create and foster an environment that promotes the overall health and welfare of student-athletes.
Other Duties:
- Support and promote the Department of Athletics’ mission, values and principles on campus and in the community.
- Participate in Development/Fundraising activities under the direction of the Director of Athletics and/or Head Coach, and in conjunction with efforts of the Athletics Development Office.
- Assume temporary administrative roles as required/needed by the Department of Athletics.
- Participate in Departmental meetings, searches, and committees as required.
- Actively participate and assist in the evaluation of and formulation of Departmental policies as requested.
- Work with Marketing to create positive publications benefiting the program, Department of Athletics, etc.
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