Coach Enhancement - Practice Player LOVB Minnesota
About The Position
LOVB's Coach Enhancement Program offers qualified club, high school, and collegiate coaches the opportunity to support an LOVBPro team's training environment and gain exposure to professional-level coaching and practice methodologies. Employees support daily practice objectives through on-court facilitation, practice operations, observation, film and analytics support, and other assigned training-related responsibilities. At the direction of LOVBPro coaching staff, employees may participate in controlled on-court drills to support training outcomes. This is a part-time, seasonal W-2 position with a professional-development component. Employees are not rostered athletes or practice players and do not participate in LOVBPro matches. The position is on-site at an LOVBPro team training location. The season runs November 1, 2026 through April 30, 2027. Hours vary according to the team's practice and training schedule; employees should generally anticipate approximately three hours per scheduled practice day, with additional hours as required for approved meetings, preparation, film or analytics support, setup, teardown, or other assigned responsibilities.
Requirements
- Prior volleyball coaching or playing experience and ability to support professional-level training activities.
- Strong on-court presence, communication skills, and ability to follow coaching direction.
- Physical ability to participate in controlled practice activities.
- Strong organizational, collaboration, and time-management skills.
- Sound judgment and commitment to confidentiality and athlete-centered environments.
- Completion of required SafeSport and LOVB compliance training.
- Reliable transportation to and from the assigned practice location.
- Ability to attend required practices, meetings, training sessions, and other scheduled activities.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with Volleymetrics/DataVolley.
- CPR/First Aid certification.
- Prior coaching experience at the club, high school, collegiate, or comparable level.
- Prior volleyball playing experience, which may be considered in combination with coaching experience.
- Experience supporting practices, training sessions, or operations within a team-sport environment.
- Bachelor's degree in kinesiology, sports science, education, or a related field.
Responsibilities
- Support LOVBPro coaching staff during practices and training sessions.
- Serve, toss, simulate positional play, and assist with small-sided or controlled drills as directed by coaching staff.
- Assist with practice setup and teardown, including equipment preparation and organization.
- Support timing, scoring, and other practice-management activities as assigned.
- Conduct basic equipment and practice-area safety checks and help maintain equipment appropriately.
- Observe professional-level practice structures, coaching methodologies, and athlete-development strategies.
- Capture relevant drill structures, coaching cues, and practice-flow observations.
- Complete assigned learning summaries, reflections, or applied takeaways as part of the program.
- Assist with tagging actions, identifying or pulling video clips, and basic charting within established team workflows.
- Support other basic film or analytics activities as directed by coaching staff.
- Maintain athlete focus, confidentiality, and appropriate professional boundaries; protect confidential team, athlete, medical, competitive, and organizational information.
- Follow LOVB policies, team protocols, SafeSport requirements, and applicable training-facility rules.
- Maintain professional conduct consistent with LOVB standards when interacting with athletes, coaches, staff, and other stakeholders.
- Accurately record all hours worked using LOVB's designated timekeeping system.
- Attend required practices, meetings, training sessions, and other scheduled activities as assigned.
- Obtain advance approval before working outside the established schedule or working overtime.
- Report all time worked, including required meetings, preparation, film or analytics work, setup, teardown, and other assigned responsibilities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Education Level
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