Assistant Coach, Women's Basketball

The Assistant Women's Basketball Coach will assist the head coach in planning, fundraising and maintaining the Women's Basketball program including developing game plans; training and conditioning programs; organizing practice sessions and recruiting talented student-athletes to enhance performance of a highly visible sport to compete successfully against opponents at the NCAA Division I level, while ensuring the welfare of the student-athletes.

Bachelor's Degree and 3-5 years coaching experience; Expertise in coaching and recruiting at a high level. Strong communication and computer skills required.

Participation in Women's Basketball at the Division I level. Public relations/fundraising skills. Ability to coordinate and supervise staff.

Salary is complemented by a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental, retirement, tuition, and paid time off.

The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire's lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

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Assist the head coach in planning and maintaining the Women's Basketball program including developing game plans;training and conditioning programs; organizing practice sessions; developing and retaining athletically talented student-athletes to compete successfully within the conference, regionally and or nationally.

Encourage student-athletes to perform to their highest academic potential, assist in monitoring student-athletes' prgress toward degree requiremnts to remain eligible. Give attention to the retention and eligibility of student-atheltes as it impacts your sport's Academic Progress Rate ( APR) and Graduation Success Rate ( GSR).

Assist the head Women's Basketball coach in engaging team members in community outreach activities.

Assess talent and actively recruit talented student-athletes to the women's basketball program who are suitable for the UNH academic programs.

Assist in the development and maintenance of a strong alumni, parent, and booster support for the women's basketball team, including assistance with the team's booster group. Promote the sport in the state, New England , the region and nationally. Assist the head coach in pursuit of strong print and media attention.

Pass the NCAA coaches certification test, attend all mandatory NCAA compliance meetings and maintain appropriate forms and documentation in office files to be reviewed upon request. Maintain competency with respect to knowledge of, compliance with, state and federal laws, University policies/ regulations, America East Conference rules/policies, and NCAA rules. Report to the Director of Athletics any violation of NCAA, conference, and or institutional rules.

Assist with fundraising, camps, clinics, and fundraising for scholarships to support the women's basketball program. Serve as the co-director for the Women's Basketball youth summer camp program.

Represent the University on a high professional level, with dignity, integrity, and strength of character. Respect the rights and dignity of each student-athlete, display sensitivity to diversity issues and work to create an inclusive and welcoming environment.

Maintain competency with respect to knowledge of and compliance with state and federal laws, university policies/regulations, conference rules/policies, and NCAA rules, and report to the Director of Athletics your knowledge of any violation of NCAA, conference and/or institutional rules.