Assistant Racquets Professional

Louisville Boat Club; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The Louisville Boat Club seeks a Multi-Sport Racquets Professional to lead our squash program and grow participation across squash, tennis, pickleball, and platform tennis. The role focuses on private, group, and junior development, while coordinating leagues, events, and interclub competitions.

Ideal candidates will have strong squash teaching experience and a willingness to expand expertise in related racquet sports, delivering exceptional member hospitality and program innovation.

Qualifications

• Strong squash teaching experience (required).
• US Squash certification preferred; PTR/USPTA/others a plus.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Club's lead squash professional.
• Develop and grow junior and adult squash participation.
• Provide private, semi-private, and group instruction.
• Organize leagues, ladders, mixers, round robins, and tournaments.
• Recruit and retain squash players through engaging programming.
• Represent the Club at regional squash events and competitions.
• Teach and assist with programming in squash, tennis, pickleball, and platform tennis.
• Private lessons, group clinics, junior development, adult instruction, beginner programming, competitive player development.
• Assist in planning and executing racquet sport tournaments, junior camps, adult clinics, social mixers, club championships, interclub competitions.
• Deliver hospitality by building relationships and promoting lessons, clinics, leagues, and events.
• Assist with court scheduling and daily operations; support merchandising and retail initiatives.

Skills

Squash teaching

Program development

Event management

Customer relationship

Job description

The Louisville Boat Club is seeking a Multi-Sport Racquets Professional to join our Racquets Department.

Squash expertise is a non-negotiable requirement for this position. The ideal candidate will possess strong squash teaching and programming experience while also demonstrating the ability—or willingness to develop expertise in tennis, pickleball, and platform tennis.

Working closely with the Director of Racquets and the racquets team, this individual will help grow participation across all racquet sports while serving as the primary professional responsible for developing and promoting our squash program.

This is an outstanding opportunity for an ambitious teaching professional who enjoys working in a collaborative environment and wants to help shape one of the region's most diverse racquets programs.

Primary Responsibilities

Squash Leadership

• Serve as the Club's lead squash professional.
• Develop and grow junior and adult squash participation.
• Provide private, semi-private, and group instruction.
• Organize leagues, ladders, mixers, round robins, and tournaments.
• Recruit and retain squash players through engaging programming.
• Represent the Club at regional squash events and competitions.

Multi-Sport Instruction

Teach and assist with programming in:

• Squash (primary focus)
• Tennis
• Pickleball
• Platform Tennis

Responsibilities include:

• Private lessons
• Group clinics
• Junior development
• Adult instruction
• Beginner programming
• Competitive player development

Programming & Events

Assist in planning and executing:

• Racquet sport tournaments
• Junior camps
• Adult clinics
• Social mixers
• Club championships
• Member-guest events
• Interclub competitions
• Special instructional events and exhibitions

Work collaboratively with the Racquets Department to create a year-round calendar that encourages member participation across all disciplines.

Member Experience

Deliver an exceptional level of hospitality by:

• Building meaningful relationships with members and guests
• Creating a welcoming atmosphere for players of all ages
• Encouraging new player participation
• Promoting lessons, clinics, leagues, and events
• Supporting membership growth and retention through outstanding service

Operations

• Assist with court scheduling and daily operations.
• Help maintain professional appearance and cleanliness of racquet facilities.
• Support racquet shop merchandising and retail initiatives.
• Assist with racquet stringing (preferred but not required).
• Collaborate with other departments to support Club events.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by the Director of Racquets or General Manager.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong squash teaching experience (required)
• US Squash certification preferred
• Experience teaching tennis, pickleball, and/or platform tennis strongly preferred
• PTR, USPTA, PPR, IPTPA, or Platform Tennis certifications are a plus
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Positive, energetic, team-oriented personality
• Strong organizational and event management abilities
• Passion for growing racquet sports participation
• Ability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as required