Job Description
A Staff Coach shall prepare and deliver coaching sessions for the assigned teams, attend and coach all team game activities, create a year-round training schedule, and identify tournaments and friendly games. A staff coach is also expected to deliver a professional customer service experience to the families associated within the club. In addition to team related activities the Staff Coach hold a supervisory role to the Team Coaches. The Staff Coach will also participate as a mentor coach to the volunteer coaches in the United community.
Responsibilities
- Conduct practices two times a week (1.5 hrs minimum) during the standard club season (March – February)
- Create a year-round schedule (practices, games, tournaments)
- Attend all Friendly, Tournament, and League play games
- Provide player feedback to families
- Ensure a positive playing environment for all players (50% playing time)
- Recruit players to fill roster spots when needed
- Manage team communications ensuring a high level of customer service.
- Serve as a mentor for AYSO Core Coaches (E-mail support, one practice, and one game visit)
Representative Duties
- Fosters teamwork throughout the Organization.
- Promotes AYSO’s Vision, Mission and Six Philosophies.
- Plans and manages internal communications and awareness of organizational needs, administration, and activities.
- Assists with special projects as directed by the Director of Coaching
- Associated duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Strong Team Management Skills
- Enthusiastic, aggressive, self-starter, confident, professional, and a solutions-based problem-solver.
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills, written and oral.
- Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to communicate with and maintain relationships with all levels of Parents, Players, Coaching Staff, Directors, Volunteers, Vendors and Program partners.
- Ability to work independently, cooperatively, and collaboratively as part of a team.
- Ability to initiate, coordinate and organize schedules/tasks through to completion accurately and on time.
- Successfully pass criminal background check and credit check.
- Ability to operate a motor vehicle.
