Assistant Manager
Resume:
Cory McCabe
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Profile
A highly motivated and hardworking individual with 17 years of basketball experience, 10 of which have been spent coaching. I have experience in working with both male and females of all ages and abilities. I employ my excellent communication, organisational and personal experiences to effectively plan, deliver and evaluate all on and off court basketball activity. Any team, club or organisation would benefit directly from my flexibility, active participation, attention to detail and dedication to the highest standard of basketball coaching. Key Achievements
• Since the creation of the Stirling Knights in 2010 I have been heavily involved in all aspects of the club. I have worked with other volunteers to build one of the top basketball clubs in Scotland, from both the participation and performance sides of the sport.
• Taking the lead and successfully securing funding for the set up and delivery of the “Stirling Knights Performance Academy”. This is a project which has seen club players dramatically increase time on task which has successfully led to multiple players going on to further their basketball education at a higher level.
• Supporting local High Schools allows club players to undertake pre-school morning sessions under my charge. This extends to additional strength and conditioning with local partners, as well as a classroom instruction of other sport science disciplines such as nutrition, video analysis and sports psychology.
• Completion of my third successive year working with the Scottish National Squad at U16 level as a Lead Assistant, with successfully achieving the Bronze medal at the prestigious Copenhagen Tournament and secured a 4th place finish at the Euro C Championships in Albania.
• Multiple Scottish titles as Head Coach of the Stirling Knights Senior Men, U16 Girls and U18 Boys.
• Continued personal develop of my own coaching philosophy, style of play and tactical awareness of the sport.
Employment Experience
Edusport Academy Sept 2019 – Present
(Basketball Coach)
• Helped support the Academy’s 1st year incorporating basketball into it’s already successful football and rugby program.
• The program allows French students to come to Glasgow for the year to study English whilst also developing and competing against Scottish opposition.
• Competed in Division 5 of the BUCS Championship, achieving an undefeated season and on course for Scottish College Cup title (Pre COVID-19)
• Responsible for all planning, delivery and review of all basketball training and games.
• Other responsibilities included pastoral care and organizing of team events. Renegade Fitness + Performance Aug 2018 - 2020
(Self-Employed Instructor)
• Currently developing relevant experience within a busy gym environment while working towards Level 3 Personal Trainer qualification
• Planning and delivery of various functional classes, such as HIIT and spin
• General gym floor management duties including, program design and instruction, new member inductions and membership administration
• This is inclusive of external contracts on various sites Stirling Knights Basketball Club Sept 2010 - Present
(Basketball Coach)
• Currently Head Coach Senior Men and U12 Boys, as well as Assistant Coach to U14 Boys
• Management of Knights Performance Academy, duties include; talent identification, individual workout design and delivery, reporting with strategic partners at Sportscotland
• Session planning and delivery for the squad I have been allocated for thae season
• Delivery of the Wallace High School School of Basketball program. This includes 9 periods of timetabled basketball per week from S1-S3
• General administrative duties and video analysis Lidl UK, Falkirk Mar 2010 – Apr 2014
Duty Manager
• Progressed from Sales Assistant to Duty Manager within two year
• Responsible for cash transactions, including beginning and end of day till cash out
• Shop and safe key responsibilities
• Daily management of up to five employees
• General day-to-day stock replenishment, stock ordering, staff management, cash handling etc.
• Logging and efficiently dealing with customer/supplier complaints MAB Construction Feb 2008 – Mar 2009
Labourer
• Working with a small local building business on general building works
• Key duties including; providing support to the main tradesmen assigned to that job. Site cleaning, receipt of deliveries, general manual labour Education + Training
Forth Valley College, Falkirk HND Sports Coaching with Development of Sport, 2012 Napier University, Edinburgh BSc Sports Coaching, 2013 ActiveIQ, Glasgow Level 2 Gym Instructor, 2018
Drummond Health & Fitness Studio Cycling Award AIQ, 2018 Sportscotland Covid Officer e-Module, 2020
• First Aid Qualified
• NSPCC Child Protection with the Safeguarding of Children Key Assistant Coach Skills
Competent in the breakdown and analysis of game video to create individual and team scouting reports. Fully capable of working to strict deadlines in situations where teams are on a quick turnaround. Can operate as a tactical lead e.g. offense or defensive lead coach. Fully proficient in all Microsoft Office packages. Currently have simplified my video breakdowns using iMovie only but experienced with Krossover and Synergy packages.
Interests
Since stopping playing competitive basketball in the last year my main sport has been golf. I am an avid gym goer and enjoy watching or participating in all sports including rugby, swimming, badminton, snooker etc. I regularly attend as many Scotland football matches as I can and I have a keen interest in music, films and history. Most of my spare downtime spent with my long term girlfriend and dog.
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