Basketball Development Manager

The Basketball Development Manager will oversee the on-court progress of coaches, players and teams in the South Adelaide Junior District Program. The BDM will be vital in the program's continued success and work with BA and BSA High-Performance programs to ensure our members continue to have a pathway into State and National High Performance and elite teams.

The BDM Will oversee the club's junior development offices and coaches while driving the club's pathway from introduction to the club, Mini Panthers, SDJBL, through to Junior District and beyond.

Responsibilities and duties

Responsibility 1 - Coach Recruitment, Management and Development

Recruitment: The appointment process often requires recruiting new coaches into the program. This recruitment may come from:

• Current or former youth league and senior players
• Current or former junior players
• Parents of junior and youth league players
• Coaches at other Clubs
• Other people interested in taking up coaching at South Adelaide Basketball Club.

Appointment: The BDM is responsible for the selection and allocation of coaches for all South Adelaide junior district teams in consultation with the General Manager and Junior Program Manager. This responsibility involves assigning coaches to teams to which their qualifications, experience and abilities are most suited.

• Division 1/Age Group Coordinator coach appointments must be ratified by the Club Committee.
• Division 2 and below coach appointments must be ratified by the Junior Program Manager.
• The BDM is responsible for ensuring all SABC Junior District teams are allocated a coach each season.

The BDM facilitates the resolution of any coaching disputes in consultation with the General Manager & Junior Program Manager.

Development: The BDM is responsible for the development of all South Adelaide junior district coaches. This role includes the following components:

• On Court Direction & Feedback
  • Regularly attending training sessions
  • Regularly attending Junior District Games throughout the season
  • Attending South Junior District teams games at various tournaments, locally and interstate.
• Mentoring
  • Group Development Sessions: The BDM will organise group meetings with Division 1 coaches, coaches within an age group and the entire junior district coaching group as regularly as deemed workable by the General Manager.
  • Where possible the BDM is also available to one-on-one mentor and provide constructive feedback with individual coaches.
  • The BDM will drive and manage content on South Adelaide’s digital coach development site including the uploading of educational videos, presentations and encouraging interaction between coaches.
• Accreditation
  • The BDM is responsible for encouraging coaches to make use of the Basketball Australia National Coaching Resource, in particular the Community and Club Coaching Courses. The BDM will work with BSA and BA to ensure coaches looking for higher level accreditation are identified and have access to the next available courses.
• Coach Development Sessions
  • The BDM will coordinate four coaching development sessions throughout the year. These generally will involve on court demonstrations of drills. These sessions may be conducted by South Adelaide coaches or guest presenters.
  • The BDM will assist the Junior Development Officer/s with the running of 4 coach development sessions throughout the year for SDJBL Coaches.
• Coaching Pathways
  • South Adelaide aims to provide a pathway for coaches who are interested in coaching beyond junior district level. The BDM provides a link into the National Intensive Training Centre Program (NITCP) and Basketball SA HP programs and encourages coaches to get involved in these programs where possible.

Responsibility 2 - Players

The BDM is required to drive the development of players within the South Adelaide Junior District Program.

Selection: The BDM, in conjunction with the Coaches, is responsible to oversee and coordinate all Junior team selections according to the South Adelaide Player Selection Criteria.

Most of the responsibility is undertaken during Trials, which are held prior to the start of the Pre-Season/Grading season and are coordinated by the BDM. The BDM also has a role to play throughout the season, ensuring that players are moved to higher and lower teams as necessary in conjunction with Division 1 Coaches/Age Group Coordinators.

Development: The BDM is responsible for the continual development of all South Adelaide players. This responsibility includes the following areas:

• Skills Clinics:
  • To be held during all 4 School Holidays and focused on the development of skills required by junior district players. Additional clinics may be set up in consultation with the General Manager.
• Peak Performance:
  • The BDM will develop with key trained personnel inside and outside the Club, a strategy for developing elite level player recovery, mental wellbeing and physical strength and conditioning to ensure players are performing at their peak.
• Elite Level Program: The BDM is responsible for the identification of elite-level players throughout the club and ensuring they are provided with the fundamentals to play at the highest level possible. This may include the provision of:
  • Under 10 and Under 12 Small group skills sessions
  • Under 14 small group and individual trainings specific to the needs of the player.
  • Individual trainings, in particular as identified by Division 1 and BSA HP Coaches for players requiring specific work on specific skillsets.
• Early Morning Development Sessions
  • Oversee a Term based program of 4 sessions a week in the mornings open to junior district players to develop specific skills.
• Player Pathways
  • The BDM encourages the participation of talented juniors in programs beyond club level, specifically NBL & WNBL training opportunities, Basketball SA talent identification camps, Emerging Athletes squads, 3X3 camps, the NITCP and State Squads.
• Player Education & Feedback
  • The BDM will facilitate the provision of regular feedback to players and parents on their progress throughout the year highlighting both strengths and areas to work on from their team/squad coaches.
  • The BDM will oversee the use of digital resources for the provision of feedback to players, such as videoing games, trainings and individuals.

Recruitment: The BDM is responsible for the recruitment of players to the South Adelaide Junior District Program. This can be done through connections with local Primary and High Schools, players within the SDJBL Competition, working with Basketball SA in the local community, Country Basketball Associations and from various local competitions.

Responsibility 3 - Team Management & Development

• On Court Direction:
  • The BDM will attend trainings and games and communicate with all Junior District Coaches throughout the year, to oversee a yearlong program of team management to ensure the Club’s key criteria are met.
• Team Management:
  • The BDM will assist Coaches, the General Manager and Junior Program Manager with ensuring each Age Group Program and team has the required oversight and contact with members.
  • This includes key transfer windows as communicated by BSA and team nomination key dates ensuring coaches and team members are committed to participation in BSA’s two seasons, Tournaments both locally and interstate.
  • The BDM will oversee the management of team balance and movement around skill sets and unavailability’s through injury, illness or travel.
• Team Development:
  • The implementation of on-court standards in structures, skill development and culture across all squads and teams.
  • Planning for key dates of State Championships, Tournaments and Finals ensuring teams are best prepared for their participation and success in all.
  • The BDM will oversee the use of digital resources to provide teams and coaches with feedback and to improve team structures and player involvement.
  • The BDM will be expected to provide or facilitate the prevision of video editing training to coaches within the club to assist with Team Development.

For further information about the position, please see the attached Job description