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Director, Youth Academy & Youth Baseball Programs
Texas Rangers Baseball Club
Arlington, TX, United States
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Job Summary:
To develop, manage, and promote the Texas Rangers youth baseball programs including but not limited to: the Rangers Youth Academy, Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities program, camps and clinics, tournaments and Youth Ballpark functions.
The position will report to the Vice President Community Outreach/Executive Director Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation.
• Development and oversight of the Rangers Youth Academy including but not limited to:
◦ Coordination and planning of all programming and instruction of coaches, staff, and programming at the Rangers Youth Academy
◦ Oversight and implementation of Rangers baseball, softball and educational programming at the Academy
◦ Coordination with MLB to facilitate MLB programming at Academy
◦ Support of Mercy Street (non-profit partner) programming and coordination of scheduling
◦ Training of coaches and oversight of staff at the Youth Academy
◦ Implement corporate partner elements in support of Academy as required
• Implementation of the RBI program in the Rangers market including but not limited to:
◦ Coordination of all registration and reporting to Major League Baseball to develop Rangers RBI structure where all leagues report to Rangers instead of MLB
◦ Distribution and procurement of equipment and uniforms to all leagues with purchasing to be done via MLB procedures and equipment coordinated with what is presently in league possession
◦ Scheduling of games, fields, and umpires
◦ Recruitment of and coordination and main liaison with leagues playing under the Rangers RBI umbrella in order to show growth in numbers and quality of play
◦ Development of coaches training programs (at least 2 per calendar year) to provide coaches with resources needed to be successful
◦ Oversee and manage Rangers RBI Regional Tournament participation and any subsequent World Series play
◦ Report budget information, enrollment numbers, and weekly status updates to Executive Director and to Major League Baseball according to their timing schedules
◦ Manage expenses for program to maintain Foundation budget allocation for RBI programs
◦ Implement corporate partner elements in support of RBI program as required
• Develop strategic plan for camps, clinics, and tournaments to promote the game across the Rangers territory and provide revenue opportunities for the organization
• Direct youth ballpark, camps and clinics staff and manage staff hours, training and oversight
• Recruit and train camps and clinics coaching staff.
• Manage budgets, schedules and operations of clinics, camps and tournaments
Requirements:
Strong baseball background with coaching experience preferred
Experience managing others in prior responsibilities
Bachelor’s degree, preferred
Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
Ability to develop budgets and strategic plans
Ability to work weekends and evenings