Assistant Tennis Director: Coaching, Events & Leadership

Sportime | John McEnroe Tennis Academy; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Complimentary Sportime membership

Health, dental and vision insurance

401k Plan with employer match

Job summary

SPORTIME is seeking an Assistant Director of Tennis (ADT) to partner with the Director of Tennis and the Global Tennis Department to deliver 5-star programs and drive profitability across SPORTIME's tennis offerings.

Responsibilities include recruiting and mentoring coaching staff, scheduling, overseeing private and group instruction, and coordinating with cross-site teams to ensure high-quality member experiences and successful events.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in the commercial tennis industry.
• Knowledge of tennis pedagogy and the ability to coach players of all ages and abilities, technically and tactically, in both group and individual training scenarios.
• Experience running tennis tournaments and other tennis events.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to provide clear and direct feedback to colleagues and direct-reports.

Responsibilities

• Ensure quality and profitability of all tennis-related programs, services, and deliverables.
• Provide high-quality coaching, service the tennis needs of members and guests, and help to ensure that the coaching staff does so as well.
• Ensure communication and cooperation between the site’s tennis departments, and other sites and Company departments as needed.
• Hire, fire, train, mentor, supervise coaching staff.
• Attend and contribute to on-site and off-site tennis departmental meetings.
• Cross promote the pickleball and multi-sport divisions of the site and the Company, when appropriate.
• Help to promote the site/Company by executing approved marketing and branding initiatives.
• Assume DOT responsibilities when DOT is off-site.

Skills

Commercial tennis knowledge

Coaching players of all ages

Tournaments & events

Strong communication

Team leadership

Mentoring staff

Job description

Since 1994, SPORTIME has been proud to operate the finest tennis and sports facilities in New York State. SPORTIME’s 20 club locations most recently expanded to include the iconic Port Washington Tennis Academy, now SPORTIME Port Washington. SPORTIME currently offers 192 indoor and outdoor tennis courts and 131 pickleball courts, as well as rinks, turf, camps, gyms and more, at sites across Long Island, in NYC, in Westchester and in the NY Capital Region. SPORTIME clubs are state-of-the-art, yet affordable, and feature the best tennis, pickleball, sports and camp facilities and programs, including the John McEnroe Tennis Academy (JMTA) and SPORTIME Volleyball Club (VBC). SPORTIME clubs serve individuals of every age and athletic ability, 365 days a year.

JOB SUMMARY:
Assistant Director of Tennis (ADT) works with the Director of Tennis (DOT), and Sportime’sGlobal Tennis Department as needed, to ensure 5-star tennis program quality and maximum profitability; tennisprograms include private and group instruction for players of all ages and abilities, leagues, tournaments, specialevents and more. The ADT assists the DOT with supervision of all tennis-related program sales and scheduling coaches.The ADT works closely with the DOT, other department staff, and other site departments and staff to ensure excellentcommunication, cooperation, integration and interdepartmental teamwork. The ADT assists the DOT with recruiting,interviewing and hiring a team of qualified tennis coaches, and with supervising, mentoring, training, and, whennecessary, terminating such coaches. A knowledge of the USTA, UTR and ITF competitive landscapes, for adults andjuniors, required. This is an on court/teaching position.


RESPONSIBILITIES
In cooperation with the site’s DOT, and the Sportime Global Tennis Department as needed:
● Ensure quality and profitability of all tennis-related programs, services, and deliverables
● Provide high-quality coaching, service the tennis needs of members and guests, and help to ensure that the
coaching staff does so as well
● Ensure communication and cooperation between the site’s tennis departments, and other sites and Company
departments as needed
● Hire, fire, train, mentor, supervise coaching staff
● Attend and contribute to on-site and off-site tennis departmental meetings
● Cross promote the pickleball and multi-sport divisions of the site and the Company, when appropriate
● Help to promote the site/Company by executing approved marketing and branding initiatives
● Assume DOT responsibilities when DOT is off-site

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
● Demonstrated experience in the commercial tennis industry
● Demonstrated knowledge of tennis pedagogy and the capacity to coach players of all ages and abilities,
technically and tactically, in both group and individual training scenarios
● Experience running tennis tournaments and other tennis events
● Strong communication skills, including the capacity to provide clear and direct feedback to colleagues and
direct-reports
● Ability to communicate information, directions and ideas, both verbally and in writing, so that others are able
to easily understand it
● Ability to multitask and balance varying responsibilities
● Ability to maintain a calm and professional approach with members and employees in difficult situations
● Ability to work as part of a team, as well as independently, and to lead a team as needed
● Ability to affect change and growth in supervisees, and the ability to supervise them efficiently and effectively
● Ability to perform physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs, and moving your
whole body

SCHEDULE:Full-time with weekend availability

COMPENSATION RANGE: $80,000 - $100,000+ per year

BENEFITS:
Member benefits- Employees receive complimentary Sportime membership and are eligible to use club facilities, including tennis, fitness and sports, to participate in club programs on a complimentary or discounted basis, and to receive discounts on retail and other purchases.

Health, dental and vision insurance - Full-Time employees are eligible to enroll in Sportime’s group health, dental and vision insurance plans on the first day of the month after they have worked 60 days. Premiums are deducted pre-tax from employees’ gross pay; Sportime contributes to the premiums of employees based upon gross pay thresholds.

401k Plan with employer match – Employees are eligible to enroll in Sportime’s 401k retirement plan, with matching, after they have completed one year of continuous service, worked at least 1000 hours in such calendar or anniversary year, and are over 21 years old.

Sportime is an Equal Opportunity Employer that encourages and seeks workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender(including pregnancy and gender identity), marital status, disability, domestic violence victim status, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, citizenship or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Note to Recruiters and Placement Agencies: Sportime Clubs, LLCdoes not accept unsolicited agency resumes from Recruiters or Placement Agencies and will not pay fees to any third party organization associated with such resumes. Please do not forward unsolicited agency resumes to Sportime’s website or to any Sportime Clubs, LLC employee