Youth Sports Lead Coach (Flag Football)

Volo Kids•Boston, MA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Volo is a community-based organization founded in 2010, with over 350,000 users across the US. Volo provides a platform for users to organize, meet, communicate, and play through fitness and social activities. The Volo Kids Foundation aims to use sport as a tool for healing and uniting communities by creating free youth sports programs. This role is a part-time position with opportunities for advancement within the company, offering a chance to make a difference through community and sports.

Requirements

Desire to make a difference through community and sports.
Ability to provide a safe and fun experience on the field.
Experience planning practice drills.
Ability to lead kids and coaches through drills in a fun and engaging way.
Ability to keep players engaged and manage downtime.
Knowledge of leading pre-game and post-game huddles emphasizing sportsmanship and mindfulness.
Ability to lead field set up and clean up.
Ability to provide guidance and support to volunteers.
Ability to provide admin support.
Ability to report issues to site lead.

Responsibilities

Serve as direct contact with the kids and families to assure that they are having a safe and fun experience.
Run practice for groups as small as 10 kids and groups as large as 50+ kids.
Plan practice drills using provided resources and curriculum.
Understand & lead both kids and other coaches through program drills in a FUN and engaging way.
Consistently move on from one drill to the next as to keep the players engaged, and identify places where volunteers can fill in to prevent downtime.
Lead pre-game and post-game huddles that emphasize sportsmanship and mindfulness.
Know and lead field set up and clean up each week.
Provide guidance to volunteers if there are questions about drills/ roles.
Provide support to volunteers if any issues arise with parents, players or venues.
Jump in as admin support if needed.
Report any player, parent, ref, coach issues to site lead.