Head-Coach Competitive Travelling - 2026/27 season

Maverick Volleyball; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 2,000 - 4,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Semi-annual honorarium

Benefits based on experience and certifications

Job summary

Maverick Volleyball in Ottawa is seeking a Head Coach for its competitive travelling teams for the 2026/2027 season. The Head Coach will provide quality coaching, develop training plans, plan practices, manage athletes’ expectations, and mentor assistant coaches. Candidates should have 3–5 years of coaching experience or be post-secondary athletes, along with NCCP Development Coach Certification. This is a volunteering position with an honorarium based on experience and certifications.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of coaching experience at any level.
• 1 year of mentoring/training assistant coaches.
• Experience as a post-secondary athlete is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and adjust a yearly seasonal training plan.
• Plan and execute practices.
• Coach tournaments and games.
• Manage athletes’ growth, expectations and goals.
• Mentor assistant coaches.
• Complete administrative tasks.

Skills

Knowledge of volleyball technical and tactical concepts

Mastery of coaching & learning theories

Team leadership and management

Effective planning

Superior interpersonal skills

Education

NCCP Trained Development Coach Certification

Job description

Head 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 2026/2027 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.

Provincial

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 athlete’s 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 Program Manager, National and Provincial programmes, the Head Coach is responsible for providing quality coaching and leadership to a competitive travelling team. This includes developing an appropriate yearly seasonal training plan, planning and executing practices, coaching tournaments and games, managing athletes’ expectation and goals, communicating with athletes and parents, mentoring and developing assistant coaches, as well as some other administrative tasks.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Develop and adjust an appropriate yearly seasonal training plan
• Planning and executing practices
• Coaching tournaments and games
• Managing athletes’ growth, expectation and goals
• Continued coach development
• Communicating with athletes and parents about schedule, etc.
• Mentoring assistant coaches in their development
• Completing administrative tasks

Essential Qualifications

Experience

• Experience as a post‑secondary athlete OR
• 3–5 years of coaching experience at any level
• 1 year of mentoring/training assistant coaches

Competencies & Skills

• Extensive knowledge of volleyball technical and tactical concepts (skills, techniques, rules, game play, etc.)
• Mastery of various coaching & learning theories and strategies
• Ability to lead and manage a team
• Effective planning
• Superior interpersonal skills, especially regarding communication with athletes, mentoring coaches and interacting with parents

Education

• NCCP Trained Development Coach Certification

Asset

• NCCP Coach Certifications

Language

• Bilingual (English, French)

Important Information

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.