Assistant Coach - Girls Soccer (Seasonal-Spring 2027)

GOVERNORS SCHOOL•Richmond, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Girls Soccer Coach assists the head coach in organizing the team program. The role supports practices, motivates students, and teaches student-athletes game strategies and techniques. The position serves from year to year on the recommendation of the Executive Director. The supplement is based on extracurricular activity guidelines and the number of years of known or documented experience. The stated salary range is $1,755–$2,254.

Requirements

Some experience as a high school or college assistant coach is preferred.
Must possess effective coaching techniques and skills.
Must possess some knowledge of the sport’s rules, regulations, strategies, and techniques.
Must be able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with school administrators, parents, and students.
Must be able to sit and stand for extended periods; demonstrate manual dexterity; see and read screens and printed material with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal levels indoors and outdoors and on the telephone; speak audibly and clearly; lift up to 25 pounds to shoulder height and 50 pounds to waist height; bend, stoop, sit on the floor, climb stairs, walk, and reach overhead.
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Nice To Haves

Some experience as a high school or college assistant coach.

Responsibilities

Assist the head coach in teaching students the sport’s rules, regulations, equipment use, and techniques.
Organize and lead individual and small-group practice activities as directed by the head coach.
Assess students’ skills, monitor them during practices and competitions, and keep the head coach informed about their athletic performance.
Assist in determining competition strategy.
Assist the head coach with supervising athletes during practices and competitions.
Follow established procedures in the event of an injury.
Model sportsmanlike behavior and maintain appropriate conduct toward students, officials, and spectators.
Keep the equipment room orderly and secure.
Distribute equipment, supplies, and uniforms to students as directed by the head coach.
Assist the head coach with submitting a list of award winners at the end of the season.
Participate in special activities, including parents’ night, banquets, award nights, and pep assemblies.
Distribute and maintain eligibility forms, emergency data cards, and other related records.
Model nondiscriminatory practices in all activities.
Perform other related duties as assigned by the Head Coach, Activities Director, Executive Director, or appropriate administrator.