Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach – Rocky Mountain College

This position reports directly to the head coach and will participate in nearly all aspects of the men’s basketball program.  The assistant coach will be responsible to instruct student-athletes on an individual and team basis about the college game and what it takes to become a “True” student-athlete while preparing them for future life endeavors.  The assistant coach will be responsible to teach student-athletes successful college level techniques, skills, and develop workouts that will challenge them to take their game to the next level within our team philosophy.  Other aspects of the assistant coach will include being able to help guide and mentor student-athletes in the areas of academics, time management, consistent routines, positive social/relational development, and life skills.  The assistant will have a primarily role in the program’s operations, including but not limited to, all travel arrangements, food, apparel and equipment ordering, scouting reports / film evaluations (Synergy and JustPlay), social media updating, recruiting, scheduling, and practice / game day operations.  The assistant will also perform additional duties related to coaching (e.g. budget management, fund raising, community relations, etc.) as assigned by the head coach.

Qualifications:

Candidates need to be able to demonstrate their ability to develop genuine healthy relationships with the players, colleagues, and the coaching community, along with understanding the importance of working with people from diverse backgrounds.  Candidates need to be able to demonstrate the ability to teach relevant college-level basketball skills clearly and effectively.  A successful candidate should be able to demonstrate a good understanding of all the aspects of coaching student-athletes and above all be committed to the highest ideals of leadership.

• EDUCATION:  Bachelor’s degree preferred
• COACHING EXPERIENCE:  two years of assistant basketball coaching experience (College level preferred)
• OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:  Excellent interpersonal skills, positive motivator, planning, administrative, organizational skills and computer knowledge are required.  Ability to navigate social media (create some content), and use it in a positive way to promote our men’s basketball program.