Assistant Swim Team Coach

Key Accountabilities:

• Assist head coach in creating thorough, age-appropriate workouts focusing on technique, endurance, stroke development, and practice drills.
• Participate in structured practices in weekday evenings throughout the year.
• Assist head coach with administrative matters relating to the team, swim meet arrangements and team performance as well as interaction with parents.
• Help to record all workouts and track daily attendance.
• Assist in coordinating and executing swim team competitions and meet registrations and recording times and collecting other relevant data at swim meets; attend swim team events such as meets, meetings, social events, etc. at the direction of the head coach; assist in swim team social event planning, as necessary.
• Engage parents and cultivate relationships to create a collaborative swim team environment.
• Assist in stroke clinics (if any) offered between competitive seasons.

Requirements:

• Possesses (or can obtain upon hire) USA swimming coaching credentials.
• Must be able to demonstrate proficiency of swim skills and have a strong foundation in stroke mechanics and be able to communicate effectively with swimmers and their parents.
• Will work on weekends at swim meets.
• Enthusiastic, dynamic presence with good communication skills
• CPR for Professional Rescuer, AED, and First Aid certifications or willingness to obtain.