Director of Leagues

Ministerial Duties

This role plays a vital role in our ministry. FCA expects all functions and responsibilities outlined below to be carried out with a heart surrendered to serving God as a form of worship. Agree with and abide by FCA's Christian Community. Conduct yourself in a manner that affirms biblical standards of conduct in accordance with FCA's Christian beliefs (see FCA's Christian Community Statement) at all times.

Role Responsibilities

• Oversee League Operations

• Create a League calendar to include evaluations, practice dates, game dates, camps and other ministry opportunities.
• Actively train your coaches by modeling, assisting, watching, and launching them into their roles and setting up mentorship programs to build the bench of coaches through assistant coaching roles.
• Supervise try-outs, practices, and games to ensure both sport and ministry excellence.
• Focus on providing quality parent communication and ministry.
• Market your League well/Recruit families and athletes.
• Address and resolve conflicts as needed.
• Collaborate with facility contacts on usage protocols.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key staff members of local churches.
• Integrate local church involvement to ensure continued ministry after the sports season ends.

• Oversee League Administration

• Fulfill all FCA administration requirements for registration, coaches onboarding, financial stewardship and training.
• Register Leagues in FCAOne
• Ensure comprehensive training and implementation of the League Management System (Sports Connect).
• Oversee Coach and Volunteer Onboarding using Player's Health platform.
• Manage financial operations related to the league.
• Organize and manage evaluations, coach & referee training, practices, games, end of season tournaments, and end of season celebration events.
• Cook up facilities for training and competition by coordinating contracts, leases, and new facility visions with the Support Center and appropriate FCA supervisors.
• Order uniforms and coaches gear through FCA Gear specialist.
• Work collaboratively with the Advancement Lanes in the below ways:
• Talent Advancement
• Recruit, Qualify, Train, & Develop coaches.
• Expand your league team by recruiting others needed for administration, marketing, coaches training, parent ministry, and more.
• Train and develop yourself, your staff and coaches in discipleship and sport through FCA resources and external conferences and materials.
• Build your bench through developing others who can move into your role and other key league leadership roles as needs arise.
• Ministry Advancement
• Foster an environment and culture that models serving others as Jesus did.
• Build a community of coaches committed to growing, sharing, celebrating, and gathering around the sport they love.
• Acts 2:42-47
• Lead discipleship and development opportunities for your coaches, athletes, and families.
• Donor & Board Advancement
• Connect, communicate, and care for existing and prospective financial partners to get fully funded.
• Manage and steward the finances for the assigned area of responsibility.
• Establish and execute an annual budget and funding plan by growing the Home Team, major donors, and events.
• Regularly invite prospective donors to support the league financially.
• (Philippians 4:17)
• Build a league leadership board that includes men and women who are willing to help carry the load of leading a club.
• (Prayer, Sponsorship & Donor outreach, Conflict Resolution, marketing, etc....)
• Initiate opportunities for players and families to raise funds for the league and ministry.
• Minister to donors and board members through consistent connection, communication and care.