Job Description

Player Development Coach

Women's Basketball, Rose Hill

Fordham University

Fordham University has an excellent reputation as a dynamic institution located in New York City. Founded in 1841, Fordham enrolls more than 16,000 undergraduate and graduate students in its 9 Colleges and Schools.

• Fordham University offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to its employees, which includes medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• We offer tuition remission for employees and their dependents
• A generous immediate employer match towards a 403(b) retirement plan.
• As a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), Fordham is considered a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, a federal program designed to forgive student loan debt for employees of certain public and certain nonprofit employers.
• As part of its work-life balance program, the University provides generous PTO including 15 vacation days, 12 sick days, 2 personal days, 6 summer Fridays, and holidays that include paid time off between Christmas and New year.
• University employees have access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). EAP provides no-cost, professional, and confidential services, to help employees and family members address a variety of personal, family, life, and work-related issues.

Position Summary

Assists in the organization, planning, teaching, and coaching of all practices and games.

Essential Functions

• Assists in the organization, planning, teaching, and coaching of all practices and games.
• Assists with all official and unofficial visits.
• Assists with creating recruiting materials for the women’s basketball program.
• Helps track and monitor current and prospective student-athletes through Arms.
• Reviews all digital video information on current players and prospective student-athletes.
• Advises assigned group of players. Conducts weekly meetings and develops strong relationships with each player and keeps an outline guiding them each year in specific areas.
• Independently supervises all functions of the video component by breaking down video of all practices and competitions for coaching staff to analyze in game preparation.
• Creates video playbooks and diagrams with clips from practices.
• Initiates individual video reviews with supporting analytical data points to build areas of strength and identifies areas of improvement with players.
• Utilizes basketball analytics techniques and software for player and team efficiency data – in practices and games.
• Manages and prepares scout team.
• Complies with all NCAA, Atlantic 10 Conference and University rules and regulations.
• Attends fundraising events upon request to support the program.
• Serves as the liaison to sports performance and sports medicine.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum 4-5 years’ experience on the staff of a collegiate women’s basketball program, Division I program preferred.
• Excellent communication, computer and organizational skills.
• Ability to work nights, weekends, and travel with team.
• Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and commitment to the goals of Jesuit Education.

Preferred Qualifications

• Division I program experience on the staff of a collegiate women’s basketball program.

Minimum Starting Salary: $58,500

Maximum Starting Salary: $80,000

Note: Salary is commensurate with qualifications, experience, and skills.

FLSA CATEGORY: Exempt

START DATE: ASAP

APPLY HERE: https://careers.fordham.edu/postings/5067

ABOUT FORDHAM

Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000 students in its 9 colleges and schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United Kingdom.

Fordham University is committed to excellence through diversity and welcomes candidates of all backgrounds.

Fordham is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories

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