AddressDescription
Essential Requirements
Take the next step in your basketball coaching journey as you involve yourself in one of Australia's most successful basketball programs, the Queensland State Performance Program.
Purpose of the Position:
To support BQ in the delivery of Basketball Queensland’s Performance Programs which includes:
- The State Performance Program including the North and South Queensland State (U16/U18/U20)
- Volunteer Coach education and development.
- Assisting the Pathways Development Manager in the delivery of the Emerging Program and Future Development Program to ensure on-court consistency and connection throughout the pathway.
Duties/Responsibilities:
Key Functions:
- Support the HPM in the delivery of the State Performance Program (SPP) and all on-court coaching activities associated with the SPP;
- Assistance with the on-court delivery of the BQ Future Development Program (FDP)
- Deliver Individual skills and concept development training programs for athletes selected onto SPP
- Lead the technical instruction or the Basketball Queensland Style of play (SOP) and its Associated curriculum at camps and training sessions for Associations
- Delivery of training sessions for the State athletes in North and South Queensland
- Assist in the Selection of State and Development Team coaches and managers;
- Provide assistance to member associations in relation to representative level player and coach development as and where appropriate;
- In conjunction with the HPM devise and communicate State Team Offensive and Defensive Team Systems and SOP enhancements to Association members and their Rep coaches.
- Develop and maintain communication links with BQ affiliated associations and the basketball community throughout Queensland; Provide assistance with coach and player development to member associations as and where appropriate.
- Other coaching duties as directed
Key Performance Indicators
- Success of Basketball Queensland teams, athletes and coaches on a National and International Stage
- KPI’s identified in Strategic and Business Plans are met;
- Programs delivered within agreed timeframes and budgets;
- BQ services regarded by stakeholders (both internal and external) as well organised, efficient, professional and customer focused;
- Project plans developed, maintained and reports generated as requested;
- BQ internal operations are efficient and effective with all necessary policies in place; and
- Client surveys/feedback is positive and appropriate to maintain the programs delivered.
- Relevant Coaching Accreditation
- 1. At least five years’ managing and coaching experience in the delivery of player and coach development programs at either a basketball sporting association or a State/National Sporting Organisation;
- 2. Hold a current Association Level Accreditation with a willingness to progress their development as a coach through the recognised accreditation pathway.
- 3. Experience and ability to deliver best practice technical and tactical elite coaching on court to athletes and coaches.
- 4. Demonstrated coaching expertise ideally to national standard.
- 5. Demonstrated high level of written and oral communication skills, including the ability to be client focused and able to communicate and negotiate with a broad range of people at all levels;
- 6. Good time management skills with the ability to meet deadlines;
- 7. Interpersonal and relationship-building skills who can keep their staff and volunteers, motivated by being approachable, compassionate, diplomatic and have good listening skills;
- 8. Customer-focused with the ability to understand issues from the customer’s perspective, be solution focused and a calming influence in circumstances where customer expectations have not been met;
- 9. Forward-planning and strategy – with the ability to look at the big picture to put strategies in place to achieve the team’s vision and missions;
- 10. Be a problem-solver and can think on your feet and solve problems as soon as they happen while remaining calm and focused as you come up with solutions;
- 11. Proven skills and knowledge in Microsoft software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), use of internet and e-mail and ability to update websites;
- 12. Hold or, the ability to hold, a positive notice for working with children;
- 13. Hold a current drivers license; and
- 14. Have your own, roadworthy motor vehicle.
