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2023-2024 LNGBA BOARD MEMBERS

President:

Responsible for the overall welfare of the Association.

• Attend all monthly Board meetings.
• Duties include overall management of the Association.
• Work with treasurer on financial business, insurance, taxes, coaches, scholarship.
• Assist Traveling Program Director as needed: tournament dates set, tryout dates set, coaches and registration, travel practices, kick-off night, summer camps.
• Assist In-House Program Director as needed: coaches and registration.
• Assist High School program as needed
• Responsible for documenting and reporting information for the Association.
• Attend all monthly Board meetings and ensure recording of the proceedings of such meetings by making minutes available to distribute to Board Members or anyone wanting to see them.
• Set up and provide notice of Board meetings. Typically every third Monday of the month, eleven to twelve meetings per year. Work with facility Director to set up meeting location.
• Maintain Board member contact list and master calendar for the Association. Communicate dates to Communication Director to update the website. 
• Assist with Board functions or Association events as needed. (Panther Classic Tournament, Apparel sales, Golf fundraising tournament, etc)
• Assist with communications as requested by Board Members.
• Assist Coordinating activities with the High School program. Coordinate/maintain high school home game itinerary/calendar.

• Assists the President and serves in any capacities as directed by the board.

Treasurer:

• Responsible for the finances and financial obligations of the Association.  
• Maintain accurate financial records for the Corporation.
• Deposit Money and checks in the name of and to the credit of the Corporation.
• Disburse funds and issue checks as ordered by the Board and/or the President of the Corporation.
• Provide the Board at every meeting with an account of transactions and financial condition of the Corporation.
• Be responsible for the filing of necessary forms as required by the government agencies.

Traveling Director:

• Works with HS Coaching staff to finalize team formation following tryouts.
• Responsible for coach recruitment and selection with LNGBA President and LNHS Head Coach
• Schedules Traveling photos
• Investigates and Handles all parent/player/coach complaints during season
• Tournament selection and registration
• Develops and enforces Traveling program policies
• Handles external player and coach training opportunities
• Provides support for coaches as needed throughout the season
• Attend and participate in Board Meetings
• Manage off-season developmental opportunities, such as “Shooter’s Club”
• Coordinates Traveling-specific Feature Nights at Varsity Games
• Responsible for keeping within the operational budget assigned to the Traveling program
• Helps coordinate off-season 3 on 3 leagues, if needed

In-House Director:

Responsible for the maintenance, growth, and performance of the In-House program for girls K-8th grade.

• Administrative responsibilities; Establish budget and registration fees, create and maintain rules for each in-house level, work with BAC, identify level coordinators, players evaluations, in-house parent survey/review, flyers to schools, order trophies.
• Team responsibilities; Registration questions, setup teams, update website with team information, order jerseys, schedule practices and games.
• Coaches responsibilities: Identify coaches, run background checks, concussion training, setup coaches clinic, equipment pickup and handout.
•  Events responsibilities; Setup and distribute pictures, in-house night (coordinate and run), organize end of season tournament.
• Communication responsibilities; in-house night, communication to coaches and parents.

Facilities Director:

• Responsible for scheduling facilities.
• Reserve/confirm gym space, schedule practice times, spring schedules.
• Responsible for uploading practice schedules into team calendars.
• Request meeting space for Board meetings and other events, work with other Board member's space needs.
• Panther Classic Tournament space, facilities and site planning.
• Receive year end facilities costs, confirm and forward to Board.
• Request dates for tryouts and travel kick off.

Communications/Web Director:

• Responsible for updating the content of our website and communicating with the Association.
• Communicate with leadership and Board to gather information about events and announcements.
• Maintain and update the LNGBA website: Use Sportsengine platform, update front page content, calendar events, sponsorship.
• Create and execute registration sessions, create and maintain team pages, email lists with membership.
• Utilize social media tools as directed by the Board.

Equipment Director:

• Responsible for all uniform and apparel ordering, distribution and organization.
• Form apparel committee, look through samples, develop, design, order and distribute apparel.
• Sell apparel at Traveling and Kick Off Nights, work with Communications Director to get apparel listed on home page, take inventory of items sold, hand out special order apparel, and sell apparel at games as desired.
• Coordinate with head coach and Traveling Director to see what uniforms and equipment needed, hand out equipment and uniforms to traveling coaches, assist with early season uniform sizing, design and order shooting shirts, for traveling program.
• Inventory equipment and purchase new supplies as needed; first aid, basketballs, scorebooks.
• Equipment turn in, spring equipment hand out/turn in.

Marketing DIrector:

• Assist on the golf tournament committee with sponsors and other activities as needed for the tournament
• Lead and Coordinate Winter Social and/or other fundraising opportunities.
• Assist with program kick-off night.   
• Responsible for marketing and acquiring sponsors for the Association.
• Responsible for maintaining sponsor list for programs, website, scoreboard, etc.
• Assist with the Panther Classic tournament. Work with the Tournament Director for event planning and any advertising for the event.
• Use social media as directed by the Board.

Tournament Director:

• Responsible for the annual Panther Classic Tournament and Spring MYAS tournament (if applicable).
• Create tournament flyer and tournament rules.
• Coordinate with Facilities Director gym space and locations.
• Communicate tournament dates and invitations to approved basketball association contacts and collect registration fees.
• Schedule referees and provide gym matrix.
• Organize volunteer work schedules including site managers, time keepers, score keepers and admissions.
• Order and distribution of trophies/awards to teams.
• Schedule tournament bracketing and post tournament results.
• Responsible for concessions and purchasing food, drink and other supplies
• Contact vendors for sale of goods and services.

LNHS Varsity Head Coach:

Responsible for the high school program and assist with traveling and in-house.

• Attend all monthly Board meetings.
• Travel and In-House:  Prepare/conduct traveling tryouts, coaches clinics, K/1 clinics, assist travel/in-house practices, kick-off night, attend games/tournaments, LNGBA tournament.
• High school program:  Tip-off night, event nights
• Summer camps.
• Annual golf tournament committee member.