Assistant Director of Basketball Performance

Assistant Director of Basketball Performance - (2500007Y)

Job Summary 

Towson University (TU) is one of the nation’s top 100 public universities. Located north of Baltimore, TU currently enrolls over 19,000 students and is the second-largest university in the prestigious University System of Maryland.  Towson University fosters a climate that is grounded in respect to cultivate the intellectual and personal growth of the entire university community.

Under the supervision of the Director of Basketball Performance, the Assistant Director of Basketball Performance will lead, administer, and oversee the comprehensive strength and conditioning services for women’s basketball student athletes as well as additional teams assigned by the Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Performance. This position will serve as an integral member of the Athletic Department’s multidisciplinary Performance Team and will directly communicate and collaborate with head coaches, assistant strength and conditioning coaches, team physicians, athletic trainers, dietitian, sport psychologist, and other exercise science and allied health personnel to deliver comprehensive, practical, and evidence-based performance optimization strategies that foster an environment for injury prevention, performance enhancement, recovery, and reconditioning.

The Assistant Director of Basketball Performance will evaluate and supervise women’s basketball; create periodized strength and conditioning programs to reduce injury; facilitate comprehensive movement assessments; enhance total athlete performance; and ensure safe equipment usage. This position will also be responsible for travel duties with women’s basketball; the utilization of GPS monitoring systems to create daily/weekly GPS reports; conducting routine Bod Pod body composition assessments and weekly force plate assessments; and assisting in providing nutritional services. Emphasis will be placed on implementation, supervision, and teaching progressions for resistance training, cardiovascular, speed, plyometric, flexibility and functional movement, as well as maintaining accurate electronic records for each team and student-athlete to monitor progress. 

Responsibilities and Duties

Responsibilities for the Assistant Director of Basketball Performance include the following:

Assistant Director of Basketball Performance - (2500007Y)

Job Summary 

Towson University (TU) is one of the nation’s top 100 public universities. Located north of Baltimore, TU currently enrolls over 19,000 students and is the second-largest university in the prestigious University System of Maryland.  Towson University fosters a climate that is grounded in respect to cultivate the intellectual and personal growth of the entire university community.

Under the supervision of the Director of Basketball Performance, the Assistant Director of Basketball Performance will lead, administer, and oversee the comprehensive strength and conditioning services for women’s basketball student athletes as well as additional teams assigned by the Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Performance. This position will serve as an integral member of the Athletic Department’s multidisciplinary Performance Team and will directly communicate and collaborate with head coaches, assistant strength and conditioning coaches, team physicians, athletic trainers, dietitian, sport psychologist, and other exercise science and allied health personnel to deliver comprehensive, practical, and evidence-based performance optimization strategies that foster an environment for injury prevention, performance enhancement, recovery, and reconditioning.

The Assistant Director of Basketball Performance will evaluate and supervise women’s basketball; create periodized strength and conditioning programs to reduce injury; facilitate comprehensive movement assessments; enhance total athlete performance; and ensure safe equipment usage. This position will also be responsible for travel duties with women’s basketball; the utilization of GPS monitoring systems to create daily/weekly GPS reports; conducting routine Bod Pod body composition assessments and weekly force plate assessments; and assisting in providing nutritional services. Emphasis will be placed on implementation, supervision, and teaching progressions for resistance training, cardiovascular, speed, plyometric, flexibility and functional movement, as well as maintaining accurate electronic records for each team and student-athlete to monitor progress. 

Responsibilities and Duties

Responsibilities for the Assistant Director of Basketball Performance include the following:

• Designs and implements comprehensive year-round programming (movement assessments, speed, strength and conditioning) for the athletic development and enhancement of student-athletes; maintains accurate and timely electronic records for monitoring prescribed and completed program variables
• In coordination with the Sr. Associate Athletic Director for Sports Medicine and Performance and Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Performance, leads the development and implementation of comprehensive injury prevention, performance enhancement, and functional performance screening and testing; utilizes performance monitoring technology (e.g., body composition, force plates, NordBord, heart rate monitoring, GPS, sleep monitoring, velocity-based training modalities, etc.) as a tool to better plan and adjust training plans; continuously seeks continuing education opportunities and explores current tools and techniques; and utilizes evolving advances in technology to benefit and enhance each sport's training philosophy and serve the sport coach by providing specific and tangible information regarding athletes' physical status and abilities
• Works in conjunction with the Assistant Athletic Director of Sports Performance and sports medicine staff on collaborative performance screening on a yearly basis; serves as an advocate for the high-performance model within the Athletic Department for assigned teams; collaborates on rehabilitation plans per medical direction for appropriate modifications; ensures that nutrition plans are carried out for student-athletes in collaboration with the dietitian
• Communicates, collaborates, and interacts with coaches, athletic trainers, administrative staff, and Towson Research Academy of Collaborative Sport Science to apply evidence-based practice for strength and conditioning; understands and complies with all department policies and procedures, as well as NCAA and Coastal Athletic Association rules and regulations; promotes execution of the Athletic Department’s strategic plan by adhering to its mission and core values, and acting upon its goals and strategies
• Maintains knowledge of emergency procedures, including CPR/AED and first aid; complies with all Towson University conditioning policies and procedures and supports catastrophic injury prevention
• Performs other duties as assigned at the discretion of the Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Performance or Director of Basketball Performance

The work hours for this position include some nights and weekends based on practices and teams’ competitive schedules. Travel is required.

Qualifications and Skills

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• Two years of experience working in collegiate strength and conditioning 
• Demonstrated experience and strong knowledge base in sports performance and injury prevention program development of the collegiate athletics population
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Commitment to student-athlete wellbeing and health & safety in a competitive environment
• Ability to collaborate in developing a holistic sports performance model
• Ability to work non-traditional hours, travel with assigned team, and provide strength and conditioning benefits while traveling
• Experienced in Force Plate and GPS monitoring technology and workload tracking for practice planning purposes

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Kinesiology, Exercise Science, Exercise Physiology, Sport Science, Nutrition, or a related field
• Experience at the NCAA Division I collegiate or professional sports level
• Experience working with collegiate women’s basketball
• Experience with energy system development

Salary and Benefits 

Targeted hiring range is $61,000 - $65,000. Full University benefits that include 22 days of annual leave, up to 15 holidays, personal and sick days; excellent health, life, and retirement plans; and tuition remission. To learn more about our benefits, please click here. TU also offers a variety of great perks and discounts, which can be found here.

For consideration, please submit a cover letter and resume with your online application. This position will be open for a minimum of 14 days.  

The safety of our students, faculty, staff, and neighbors has been our top priority and the focus of every one of our decisions since the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the University System of Maryland (USM) has strongly encouraged full COVID vaccination and up-to-date booster shots (when eligible) for all faculty, staff, and students at all schools in the USM as both a reasonable and necessary means of protecting our health and safety. 

Organization

: Athletics Division

Primary Location

: Main Campus

Job Posting

: May 13, 2025

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