Junior Teams Lead Coach

 

Job Description

Summary: To align with the policy and procedures set forth by the Mission Viejo Nadadores and to develop 14 & under athletes as they transition from Swim School lessons to the competitive team. Help athletes realize an uncompromised commitment to the pursuit of excellence, through the process of striving to be the best that they can be, to acquire life enhancing attributes such as integrity, discipline, teamwork and sportsmanship. 


Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

  • Embrace and advocate the Mission Viejo Nadadores Culture 

  • Passion for coaching and working with developing athletes 

  • Prepare meso/micro cycles for Junior Team athletes to advance through to year-around competitive team

  • Schedule secondary and assistant coaches for coverage

  • Work/Communicate with Team Operations Director and Swim School Director on pool scheduling needs

  • Works with Swim School to conduct evaluations for new athletes to join Junior Team

  • Be a collaborative/communicative bridge between swim school and competitive team, working to set entry and exit requirements for Junior Teams

  • Biomechanical understanding of stroke development with an emphasis on proper technique focused on biological age development

  • Understanding of dynamic movement prep and some dryland training for age appropriate exercises.

  • Plan, prepare, and conduct group practices daily in accordance with our curriculum for the Nadadores

  • Plan and hold monthly parent meetings to educate new families on expectations and requirements. Provide an exit parent meeting prior to redeployment to competitive team.

  • Provide detailed feedback to athletes and parents at regular intervals

  • Track practice and pre-competitive meet performance to continually assess readiness to move to competitive team 

  • Plan, organize and execute monthly MVN hosted Intrasquad Junior Team meets and collaborate with Team Operations Director on pool needs schedule.

  • Assist with MVN Staff in facilitating Events (MVN hosted or community events) 

  • Commit to continued coaching education  

  • On Job Time Requirements:  

    • Attend all assigned staff meetings 

    • Arrival at practice and meets at minimum 15 min prior to arrival of athletes 

    • Will require afternoon, evening and weekend hours  

  • Communication:  

    • Communicate all actions regularly between Team Operations, Business Operations and Executive Director

    • Excellent email communication to parents with timely response (within 24 hrs) 

    • Continually assess goals with athletes and communicate to parents in a patient and respectable manner  

  • Professionalism:  

    • Model proper dress, language, demeanor and sportsmanship for the athletes

    • Create an educational, safe and inviting experience for all participants  

  • Performs other related duties as assigned by management.


SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Directly supervises 3-5 employees within the Junior Team department.

  • Work in collaboration with additional hiring as needed.

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor’s Degree preferred

  • Certificates required:  CPR/AED, Safety Training for Swim Coaches, APT, Background check and in good standing with USA Swimming

  • Abides by applicable USA Swimming Codes of Conduct and Safe Sport Requirements 

  • Computer skills required: Microsoft Office Suite, Team Unify familiarity. Preferred knowledge of Meet Manager.

  

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

  • Continually required to stand and walk

  • Continually required to talk or hear

  • Continually exposed to wet and/or humid conditions  (non-weather)

  • Continually exposure to outside weather conditions

  • While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is usually loud

  • The employee must occasionally lift and /or move more than 40 pounds

  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include: Depth perception, ability to adjust focus