Assistant Coach - Competitive Travelling - 2025 / 2026

Maverick Volleyball Jobs; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 2,000 - 5,000; Full time

Job summary

The Maverick Volleyball Club is seeking a dedicated 'Assistant Coach' for its competitive travelling teams. This role involves providing high-quality coaching and leadership during practices, tournaments, and games, requiring effective communication and in-depth volleyball knowledge. The position offers a volunteer role with honorarium based on experience and the chance to contribute to athlete development.

Qualifications

• Experience as a competitive-level athlete or 1 year of coaching experience.
• In-depth knowledge of volleyball concepts, game rules, and coaching theories.

Responsibilities

• Providing feedback and instruction to athletes during practice.
• Assisting with practices, tournaments, and games.
• Completing auxiliary tasks like video recording and stats tracking.

Skills

Coaching

Communication

Technical Knowledge of Volleyball

Tactical Knowledge of Volleyball

Instructional Skills

Education

NCCP Foundations of Volleyball E-learning module

NCCP Trained Development Coach certification

Job description

Assistant Coach - Competitive Travelling

About Mavs

The Maverick Volleyball Club serves Ottawa and its surrounding communities in providing our youth with high-quality volleyball programs. Our Club takes pride in our successful track record of promoting and fostering leadership organizational team and life skills for the benefit of its members. Maverick Volleyball is seeking experiences dedicated and team-oriented coaches to become integral members of our dynamic teams in the 2025 / 2026 competitive travelling season.

Program Descriptions

Maverick teams have been competing successfully across Ontario at the Club level since its inception in September 1985. Competitions depend on program level and can include local and regional tournaments OVA tournaments across the province / inter-provincially or can include international and national competitions. Each level is defined by the skill and aspirations of the athlete combined with levels of time and travel commitment agreeable to the family.

The provincial-level competitive program is designed and based on leading-edge athlete development research. In combination with team fortitude and cohesion the program aims to maximize each athletes individual potential and provide them with maximum physical and mental development.

National

The national-level experience provides a solid launch pad for elite athletes as they pursue a post-secondary volleyball career. Our national-level high performance program is developed to fully address all aspects of competition and training that lead to an athlete performing at their highest potential.

Job Summary

Reporting to the Head Coach the Assistant Coach is responsible for providing high quality coaching and leadership to the team during on-court practice off-court activities and various tournaments and games. This includes individualized coaching to athletes assisting the head coach in drill design and execution perform auxiliary tasks during games such as video recording or tracking stats etc.

Key Responsibilities include :

• Providing feedback and instruction to athletes during practice
• Assistant Coaching practices tournaments and games
• Completing auxiliary tasks such as video and stats

Essential Qualifications

Experience

• Experience as a competitive-level athlete OR
• 1 year of coaching experience at any level
• In-depth knowledge of volleyball technical and tactical concepts (rules game play etc.)
• Knowledge of the Maverick Volleyball competitive structure
• Knowledge of various coaching & learning theories and strategies
• Clear and effective communication

Education

• NCCP Foundations of Volleyball E-learning module

Assets

Education

• NCCP Trained Development Coach certification

Language

All Maverick travelling-level teams are managed under the fully-accredited not-for-profit division of the organization. Coaches are offered a volunteering position with a semi-annual honorarium based on experience and certifications with a series of benefits.

To apply please submit your resume by July 18th 2025 .

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