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Geneva Basketball is the boys and girls youth feeder program for the Geneva High School Vikings. The program is designed to provide players a competitive environment at each age group, and prepare them for the next level of competition. There are currently grades 3 through 8, with the girls and boys participating in various leagues and tournaments. Each year, Geneva continues to increase our level of competitiveness at all levels, including post-season honors and strives to follow three goals:

  1. Consistently looking for ways to reinvest back into the program to improve upon the Geneva Feeder platform benefitting our players, coaches and parents alike
  2. Consistently looking for ways to use the resources and volunteerism of the Geneva Feeder program to create awareness in the community around the benefits of playing the game of basketball
  3. Consistently working and partnering with Geneva School District 304 and the Boys and Girls basketball programs at Geneva High School to continue to build upon the already strong basketball legacy in the Geneva community


Continuing the Geneva tradition. Geneva has a long basketball history, gong back over 100 years for boys and 25 years for girls. Both programs have achieved success including conference, regional, sectional, super sectional and state titles. The purpose of this feeder program is for players to develop their skills and allow them to build team cohesiveness that they can carry with them through high school.

Geneva Basketball’s volunteer staff teaches the fundamentals of basketball in a fun atmosphere to build character, friendships, and develop the most competitive teams we can at each age level. Our focus is on each player’s growth and development as an athlete, student and individual. Sportsmanship and teamwork hold great importance in the growth of our teams and organization. We are committed to preparing players with the skills, knowledge and leadership needed for them to compete at the highest level they desire.

Make Geneva Stronger. To do that, we need to continue to develop the basketball foundation at each level. Players will be encouraged to participate beyond the winter season in order to continue their development, including camps, clinics and other off-season structured training. Our desire is to field two or three teams at each grade level for both boys and girls, with 8-10 players on each team (depending on grade level and tryout participation).

Geneva Feeder Basketball
P.O. Box 523
Geneva, IL 60134

genevafeederbasketball@gmail.com

Commissioner

Primary Responsibilities: Overall Program Direction

  • Work with Board to ensure that our players are given the best possible playing and learning experience
  • Explore future direction to insure healthy growth
  • Organize monthly board meetings

Ensure that coaches are:

  • Qualified
  • Certified
  • Background Checked
  • CPR/AED Certified

Gym Space: Work with appropriate School District #304 personnel to secure gym space.

Program Directives:

  • Work with appropriate School District #304 coaching personnel to understand the offensive and defensive schemes that they want the Program to teach and run.
  • Arrange for coaches clinics with appropriate GHS personnel

Referees: work with Head Official to maintain a safe and productive experience for players and spectators.

School District: Work with Assistant Superintendant for Facilities regarding all Program matters

Program Directors: Work with Program Directors to resolve issues as they happen as well as support them in their duties

Signing authority for all Program contracts

Assist with tournament logistics

ADMISTRATIVE AND OPERATING DIRECTOR

Primary responsibilities:

  • Record and distribute Board Meeting minutes
  • Arrange for meeting space
  • Coordinate Board Meeting guest invitations
  • Keep, maintain and update Program documents
  • Keep, maintain and update official Program files
  • Administers Coaching Surveys – reports results to Board
  • Administers Program and tournament Liability Insurance
  • Files Annual Corporate Report with the State of Illinois
  • Maintain database of player information
  • Maintain database of coach information
  • Develop and maintain Program website
  • Assist with tournament logistics
  • Monitors email correspondence

TREASURER

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Maintain/monitor fiscal policy as set by Board
  • Prepare annual Program budget
  • Handle all deposits and disbursements of funds relating to the Program
  • Track and maintain all financial accounts relative to Program funds
  • Maintain records of all financial transactions for Program
  • Reports financial information to Board monthly
  • Tracks team budgets and expenditures
  • Communicates with Coaches and Board as necessary
  • Monitors P.O. Box
  • Renew domain registration annually
  • Renew P.O. Box annually
  • Oversees the filing of corporate income taxes
  • Assist with tournament logistics

DIRECTOR OF BOYS/GIRLS PROGRAM (4 positions)

Primary Responsibilities:

Tryouts Pre-Season.

  • Active Participant in the Try Out Dates and Schedules.
  • Schedule Evaluators (Head Coaches, Assistant Coaches, Legacy Coaches and Players)
  • Develop Try Out Format, Drills, Observation and Scoring.
  • Oversee Tryouts (work with Evaluators, Director of Player Development & Participating Parent and Player)
  • Provide Summary of Try Out Data, Team Selection and Evaluator Feedback.

Coaches Application Process & Coach Selection Process.

  • Take Lead on Coaches interviews and Head Coach selection.
  • Act as the main Resource and Liaison to the Coaches for any Program & League Information, Feeder Policies and Program Standards.
  • Submit Head/Assistant Coach applications to Board.
  • Develop Coach’s directory (name and contact info, certifications, etc.) and submit to Board

Assist with:

  • Coordinating online background checks.
  • Raising any checks that get flagged - anonymous
  • Confirming CPR/First Aid scheduling and completion with ALL coaches
  • Confirming online NYSCA Gold Level certifications
  • Tournament Logistics

Coaches/Players/Programs Evaluations – In Season.

  • Develop evaluation checklist consistent across the program (boys & girls, 4th -8th)
  • Evaluate coaches at both games and practices at least two times per season
  • Communicate with coaches after evaluations to reinforce positive observations and discuss opportunities for development
  • Use Coaches evaluations as an opportunity to assess player development and placement
  • Use Coaches evaluations as an opportunity to assess fan behavior
  • Work with Director of Player/Coach Development to identify team/program specific developmental needs

✔ Act as General Support for Coaches - Leagues (DYTBL, WSGBL, Neuqua, Lady Lightning) & Tournaments.

✔ Board Meetings - Review any specific issues related to coaches, players and parents. 12 GFB Bylaws Effective Feb 3 rd 2019

✔ Provide Summary for General Review to Board on Teams, Coaches, Parents and Player Performance, Suggestions, Corrections and Gaps.

PLAYER AND COACH DEVELOPMENT

In addition, the Boys & Girls Program Director for the younger grades will also oversee Player and Coach Development.

Primary Responsibilities:

Tryouts

  • Develop evaluation worksheet and curriculum to be used by ALL coaches for player evaluation
  • Gather impartial evaluators with collaboration from the boys/girls directors
  • Work with Program Directors to assist evaluators and answer any parent questions
  • Oversee tryouts - demonstrate and explain each drill before players perform the drill
  • Meet with Board at conclusion of tryouts to debrief

Coaches’ Clinics

  • Work with the Commissioner to schedule coaching clinics and offer additional one-off opportunities for individual teams (practices & games)
  • Identify additional opportunities (internally/externally) for coaches’ development (clinics, websites, etc.) Players’ Clinics *as needed
  • Identify/schedule player development clinics (high school coaches, ProForce, ProShot, etc.) both in season AND off season

Develop Partnership with Geneva High School Coaches

  • Work with the GHS to develop programs to build the relationship between the program and High School. Example: GHS players run a practice for Program teams, GFB Night

Coaches/Players/Programs Evaluations

  • Develop evaluation checklist consistent across the program (boys & girls, 4th-8th)
  • Evaluate coaches at both games and practices at least one time per season
  • Use coaches evaluations as an opportunity to assess player development and placement
  • Use coaches evaluations as an opportunity to asses fan behavior
  • Work with Director of Boy’s and Girl’s Program to identify team/program specific developmental needs

Offseason Workouts (Spring/Summer) *as needed

  • Organize the off season workout sessions
  • Assign coaches to facilitate Spring/Summer open gyms
  • Oversee the entire off season development (assist/evaluate)

3rd/4th Grade Kickoff (Get Them Started!)

  • Assist 3rd/4th grade coaches with practice plans
  • Participate in 3rd/4th grade practices
  • Emphasize fundamentals rather than team plays

General Support for Coaches - communicate with coaches to identify program needs

Board Meetings - review any issues specific to coaches/players and developmental opportunities

DIRECTOR OF EQUIPMENT

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Purchase and keep inventory of all equipment needed for the season. -Source vendors for all equipment needs.
  • Coordinate team equipment hand out and return at the beginning and end of the season.
  • Set up/take down Middle School gyms for all home games.
  • Transport all needed equipment and assist with tryouts, team formation, boys/girls tournament weekends.
  • Assist with DYTBL hosted tournament.
  • Contact throughout the season for any gym operational issues with schedule, keys, scoreboards, etc…
  • Attend/participation at Coaches Meeting
    • Review expectations for season 
    • Discuss facility protocols
    • Schedule Facility walkthrough meeting
  • Facility Operations
    • Conduct Coaches Facilities Walk-Through Meeting
    • Review facilities checklist
    • Demonstrate facilities operations (doors, lights, baskets, bleachers, etc.)

TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR

Primary Responsibilities:

Maintain the http://www.genevafeederbasketball.com website S

et up and process all site registrations including, but not limited to:

  • Annual tryouts
  • Team rosters
  • Board Applications
  • Coaches Applications
  • Background checks and CPR requirements

Setup teams and rosters for each season. S

etup and manage volunteer shift through DIBS.

Set up and manage all tournaments through Tourney Machine.

Provide support to other board members on everything technology related

MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Write and send communications to the GFB members for upcoming events, season updates, etc
  • Maintain the Social Media accounts posting frequently to promote GFB events, team success, GHS basketball team support, and community events
  • Promote GFB leading up to tryouts, ie lawn signage at schools, Geneva 304 online backpack flyer, social media, etc.
  • Establish and promote relations with local news organizations and media outlets to promote GFB events
  • Design and develop all marketing materials
  • Proactively drive awareness of GFB throughout the year

DIRECTOR OF BOYS/GIRLS TOURNAMENT

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Recruit the teams that will participate in the Boys and Girls tournament.
  • Market the tournament to other coaches and organizations.
  • Handle communication between participating teams and board of directors.
  • Set up and coordinate the boys and girls basketball tournaments, including schedule, concessions, and all other aspects of the tournament.
  • Keep the tournament page of our website updated with upcoming tournaments both boys and girls.
  • Assist Feeder coaches in finding tournaments for their team to participate in.
  • Very active from September-February.
  • Assist other Board members when not in season. Ex: help with tryouts. etc
  • Attend Board meetings

DIRECTOR OF UNIFORMS AND SPIRIT WEAR

Primary Responsibilities

  • Manage an inventory of socks, practice jerseys, and extra uniforms.
  • Catalogue and order tryouts jerseys - to include coordinating players with size and number.
  • Obtain tryout jerseys from vender & distribute at each tryout
  • Catalogue and order uniforms, practice jerseys and shooter shirts - to include coordinating player with size and number.
  • Obtain above mentioned inventory from vender and facilitate a distribution date/time/location for coach pickup
  • Create at least 1 spirit store for each season (possibly 2 for Christmas/holiday delivery). Select items and once items are in from vender, facilitate a distribution date/time/location for coach pickup. 
  • Work with vendor for timely submissions of all orders to ensure delivery prior to need.

Ordering and design of the following:

  • Team jerseys
  • Shooter Shirts
  • Boys/Girls Tournament Winner shirts
  • Spirit Wear and Gear
  • Coaches Wear
  • Board Wear

DIRECTOR OF SCHEDULING

Primary Responsibilities

  • Assist the Commissioner in communication/negotiation with Geneva Schools regarding rental agreement
  • Assist the Commissioner in communication/negotiation with outside basketball organizations that may be involved with our program (i.e. Breakaway, M14, Prepspace, Marmion Academy, local churches)
  • Coordinate gym space for tryouts
  • Coordinate gym space for official practices after team formation
  • Maintain log for practice space and times online so information is up-to-date and accessible for all stakeholders
  • Be the main point of contact for coaches to request additional practice times and/or changes
  • Manage the distribution of game slots for coaches to take to the DYTBL scheduling meeting
  • Manage the weekly scheduling of officials for all home games
  • Be the liaison between the officials and the organization, beyond scheduling, which may include player, coach or parent behavior when it concerns interaction of officials
  • Manage the home game schedule and be the point of contact for coaches to make schedule requests throughout the season
  • Handle all scheduling for the DYTBL Boys end of season tournament (if applicable)

DYTBL COORDINATOR

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Act as the liaison between GFBP and the Dupage Youth Travel Basketball League (DYTBL)
  • Attend all DYTBL meetings and cascade information down to the Board
  • Manage the grade level for all of DYTBL that GFBP assumes responsibility for (if applicable); including scheduling meetings and communicating with the DYTBL grade level coaches, administrative duties to ensure grade level is managed appropriately and to GFBP standards, and assist with the boys end of season grade level tournament logistics in partnership with the GFBP tournament director
  • Assist with GFBP tournament logistics
  • Attend Board meetings