Inver Grove Heights Basketball

Inver Grove Heights Basketball Association

PO Box 2233

IGH, MN 55076

Board Overview

The Inver Grove Heights Basketball Association is a nonprofit organization, established for the sole purpose of promoting and serving youth basketball in the City of Inver Grove Heights.

Our philosophy is to encourage and promote the active participation by the youth of our community in organized basketball.

To keep the program running efficiently, we have volunteer board members to keep the association performing at a high level. The Board's role is to organize and coordinate all aspects of the IGH Spartan Basketball program (boys & girls, grades 3-8) including the roles listed below.

Board Roles

PRESIDENT (Executive Role)

Responsible for the overall success and growth of an organization.They run the meetings and holds other board members and staff members accountable for upholding the organization’s mission, vision, and values. 

VICE PRESIDENT (Executive Role)

Works closely with the President to carry out the organization’s core initiatives and can stand-in for the President if he or she is absent from a meeting, vote or event.

TREASURER (Executive Role)

Responsible for financial planning, transactions and record keeping to ensure the financial health of the program.

SECRETARY (Executive Role)

Supports the day-to-day work of the entire organization. They keep documents on file, manage the association mailbox, return general inquiries, provide general information about the association as needed, and keep the overall association running. 

TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR

Responsible for planning and overseeing the IGH basketball tournaments. They work with various board members to coordinate the tournament.

COMMUNICATIONS & TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR

Creates and distributes all official communications from the organization. This includes updating the association website, marketing the program, posting information on social media, creating newsletters or articles, and promoting the program.This role is also responsible for overseeing the registration process. 

COACH, TRAINING & EQUIPMENT MANAGER  

Responsible for planning and ongoing coordination of equipment and coach liaison for the program including coach recruiting and MYAS coaching compliance.

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULER & ASSISTANT TOURNAMENT COORDINATOR

Responsible for scheduling of tournaments for all teams. Responsible for planning and coordination of player evaluations and team formations for the program. Responsible for assisting the tournament director with planning home tournament as needed.

APPAREL & PHOTO COORDINATOR

Responsible for coordinating the ordering, distribution and payments related to uniforms and team/individual pictures for the program.  

CONCESSIONS COORDINATOR & ASSISTANT FUNDRAISING MANAGER

Responsible for coordinating and leading the concessions for the IGH tournament. Responsible for helping to solict sponsors for IGH home tournament.

VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR 

Responsible for coordinating with the board and parents to fulfill the volunteer needs to support the program.

FACILITIES COORDINATOR

Responsible for planning and ongoing coordination of practice and tournament times and facilities for the program.

FUNDRAISING & COMMUNITY OUTREACH MANAGER 

The Fundraising Manager is responsible for organizing and overseeing all fundraising efforts for the association. Will lead efforts to encourage youth in IGH to join the association.

COVID COMPLIANCE COORDINATER 

Responsible for COVID safety and executing MYAS COVID guidelines.

Interested in Joining the Board?

If you are willing to invest some time to help support the players and the program, we will find a role to fit your skills, schedule and skill set.  We would be happy to answer any questions.  Simply email any of the board members listed below.  Board member benefits include:

• Player registration fee reimbursed at the end of each season.  Savings of $100 to $295.
• No volunteer check required.  Savings of $150.
• Team up with other parents who also care about helping our local players and community.
• No board experience needed.  We'll help you find a role to fit your skills.
• There are primary roles and secondary roles to fit your schedule & commitment level.
• Each role comes with directions & guidance from veteran board members. 
• Fresh ideas are invited, but not required.