About This Role
Directing sports leagues for the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley, this role brings the AZ Plays program to life across more than 30 Clubs. The Director designs, launches, and manages seasonal leagues for various sports, and also oversees the AZ Plays Sports Sampling curriculum. This position is key to fostering health, well-being, character, and leadership skills in young people by ensuring access to sports and team activities.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the Director of Training, Programs, & Quality and the Director of Leadership through Sport to plan and carry out AZ Plays programming across Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley
- Design and launch one consistent Sports League framework across 30+ Clubs, including seasons, age divisions, rules, game formats, and a league playbook each Club can follow
- Build and manage the annual sports calendar so league seasons, facility schedules, and school calendars align across regions
- Manage league registration, rosters, team placement, and game scheduling for all sites
- Recruit, train, and support coaches, officials, and volunteers, with coaching standards rooted in youth development best practices
- Partner with the Director of Leadership through Sport to place teens trained through coaching and referee academies in paid league, camp, tournament, and facility rental roles
- Coordinate uniforms, equipment, and transportation with Club Directors and funding partners
- Lead safety and risk management for leagues, including background checks, injury and concussion protocols, and incident reporting
- Serve as program director for the AZ Plays Sports Sampling curriculum, including session plans, age-group rotations, and skill progressions built on physical literacy
- Align the Sports Sampling curriculum with the Aspen Institute’s “8 Plays” framework
- Train and coach Youth Development Professionals to lead Sports Sampling with quality and consistency, and conduct regular Club site visits to observe, model sessions, and give feedback
- Use Sports Sampling as a pathway into Sports Leagues, clinics, camps, and the Youth & Teen Sports Councils
- Partner with the Facilities Director to schedule and grow external rentals of Club gyms, fields, and courts, including booking processes, rental agreements, and insurance requirements
- Protect Club programming time first, then fill open facility hours with rentals that generate revenue
- Explore, design, and launch sports camps during summer and school breaks
- Plan and run Club-wide tournaments and showcases, and develop the budget, staffing, pricing, and sponsor plan for each
- Work with Marketing and Resource Development on league, camp, and tournament promotion and sponsor recognition
- Manage the Sports League budget and support grant and sponsor reporting
