BAC programs are run entirely by volunteers and each year brings change to the makeup of the Boys In House Basketball Committee.   If you consider yourself organized and able to be timely in completing tasks, please consider offering your time and abilities to making basketball happen for our youth.  Contact the league commissioners or go here for more information.

Grade Coordinator (2nd Grade, 3rd / 4th Grade; 5th / 6th Grade) – Coordinators are the key volunteers in getting their specific grade basketball program mobilized each season. Grade coordinators manage a 6-10 team league, usually one grade level, which includes: assisting with team formation; scheduling practices and games; maintaining or delegating upkeep of statistics; assisting with monitoring of games on Saturday’s during the season. Maintaining communication with coaches and serving as a BAC contact person for parents. All coordinators assist with registration. Our mid-October coaches meeting is a mandatory event. Basic email and Excel spreadsheet skills are necessary.

Pre-Season Clinic Manager – The clinic is typically held on two consecutive Sunday afternoons in November (before Thanksgiving) for players in grades 3 through 6. Gyms are already reserved. Clinicians are already arranged – either the Blaze players and coaches or the Timberwolves clinic staff, or both. The clinic manager takes information from the registration database, sends clinic details to those who have registered for the clinic via email, sends reminders, prepares name tags, recruits volunteers (2-3) to staff the sign-in table, collects walk-up registration fees, prepares welcome signage, arranges for basketballs to be brought from BAC storage to the HS gyms, recruits volunteers to check basketballs for proper inflation, serves as contact person for clinicians prior to and during the clinic for any logistical needs, arranges for refunds for valid claims. This is a quick-hit, short-term position essentially lasting from mid-November (beginning preparations) to mid-December (last clinic session).
 

Referee Coordinator –  This position coordinates the hiring, training, scheduling, evaluating and payment of referees for Boys In House Basketball. Referee recruiting occurs about 2 months in advance of the season. The referee coordinator facilitates training of our junior referees. Our junior referees program is a wonderful aspect of BIHBB, offering a real growth opportunity for motivated youth, in addition to providing a bit of cash. Scheduling of referees for games requires coordination with the grade coordinators, who set the game schedule. The ref coordinator visits game sites during Saturday/Sunday games to observe referees, pay the referees and provide feedback as needed. Ideally, the referee coordinator is familiar with BAC BIHBB rules and has experience as a referee; however, much of this position is about timely coordination. The coordinator assists with the coach’s meeting in mid-October to answer referee-related questions. Basic email and Excel spreadsheet skills are necessary. 

Coaching Mentor – This is a new position for BIHBB attempting to provide support to new coaches or to coaches seeking advice regarding effective use of practice time, teaching basketball skills, teaching basic plays, appropriate defenses and managing of the game. This position will spend limited time in the gym at practice sites to the extent that coaches request help. It is expected that these requests would be more numerous at the beginning of the season (e.g. November through January) and taper off from that point on. BAC basketball coaching experience is preferred but not required. Practice schedules would likely interfere with someone also involved as a coach. Excellent opportunity for a “retired” BAC coach willing to commit to this role to improve the BAC Basketball experience for kids.
 

Picture Day and Publications Coordinator – Coordinate Picture Day including: liaison for the photographer; reserve picture-taking space with the District. Manage BIHBB publications, including: edit/update parent handbook; coach’s handbooks, BIHBB rules book and submit to print shop for production. Create an end of season tournament program with 'Final 4' team information. Some basic desktop publishing skills needed. Parent, coach and rule documents are needed during registration in advance of the season (October). Picture Day is usually in early February, but can vary. The end of season tournament program is prepared in advance to the extent possible with BAC and sponsor information, but is finalized during the week after playoffs determine which teams are participating in Championship Weekend (mid-March).

Volunteer as Needed - During the year, opportunities crop up that require help.  Sign up to be an "as needed" volunteer.  We contact you as needed and you let us know if you can!  Contact the Commissioners or click here.