Jewish Coaches Association

The Jewish Coaches Association is a non-profit organization founded in 2005 that supports Jewish-American college, high school and youth basketball coaches around the United States. The association is an advocacy group for coaches to represent coaches to the NCAA and National Association of Basketball Coaches. Founding members include Coach Bobby Schwartz, founding national Director; Bruce Pearl, head coach of the Auburn Tigers served as the first president of the association. Auburn assistant Coach Harris Adler is the current President of the association.

Provide professional development strategies for member basketball coaches

Develop leadership skills of member coaches

Create networking opportunities for coaches and athletic directors around the nation

Promote the coaching profession to Jewish-American basketball coaches

Inspire member coaches to coach with integrity and Jewish Values and serve as a role model to their teams and communities

Identify and recruit Jewish-American coaches into the collegiate, high school and youth coaching profession

Support opportunities for Jewish-American basketball coaches

The JCA holds an annual breakfast for Jewish coaches at the Final Four and sometimes offers Shabbat services for coaches and their families during the Final Four weekend of events. When Passover occurs during the Final Four, the JCA can help to organize seders for Coaches and their families. The Red Auerbach award recognizes the most outstanding Jewish-American basketball coach of the year. The Association takes nominations from its members and in March at the conclusion of conference tournament play the Board of Directors vote to determine a winner. The winner is presented the Red Auerbach Trophy at the Final Four.

The JCA provides a number of programs during the year in order to better service and promote its members. These programs include:

Basketball Clinics and Workshops

Clinics and workshops are provided for the members to help them in their development as basketball coaches as part of its Partnership in coaching.

Basketball Camps

The JCA looks to secure employment at college basketball camps around the country for its members.

Networking

The JCA promotes its members careers and help them make contacts toward coaching opportunities

Community Service

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