Pro Skills Lacrosse Founding Director, Charlotte

Pro Skills Basketball; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 28,000 - 55,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Registration/payments system

Hiring and onboarding tools

Coaching standards & training

Budgets & dashboards

Marketing support

Team with 28 cities experience

Job summary

Pro Skills Basketball is seeking a founding director to launch Pro Skills Lacrosse in Charlotte, building the program from scratch and setting the standard for future chapters. You will coach first, then hire staff, and market directly to families while offering training, clinics, camps and academies to establish a strong youth lacrosse presence in the city.

The role starts part time with growth toward full-time pay as the program expands; expect ~20 hours per week initially, with work evenings

Qualifications

• You must have played or coached lacrosse in college or the pros.
• Deep knowledge of lacrosse.
• Real passion for the sport and coaching youth.
• High energy and a hunger to build something big.
• Entrepreneurial drive and grit.
• Confidence, strong organization, and a habit of over-communicating.
• A plan for a career in youth sports; not a side job.

Responsibilities

• Founding director builds Pro Skills Lacrosse in Charlotte from the ground up.
• Coach first and build the program, then hire.
• Market at the grassroots level and work with families daily.
• Start with training, clinics, camps and academies; leagues may come later.
• Help decide what fits the sport and the city.

Skills

Lacrosse playing/coaching experience

Deep lacrosse knowledge

Youth coaching passion

High energy and grit

Entrepreneurial drive

Strong communication & organization

Career focus in youth sports

Job description

ABOUT US

Pro Skills Basketball has run youth programs since 2009. We are in 28 U.S. cities, including Charlotte, and we are a Jr. NBA Flagship Network member. Pro Skills Sports brings the same coaching standard to more sports. We are looking to bring it to youth lacrosse in Charlotte, if we find the right person to lead it.

THE ROLE

The founding director builds Pro Skills Lacrosse in Charlotte from the ground up, then helps take it to new cities across the country. The founding director sets the standard for everyone who follows, so the bar is high. You coach first and build the program yourself before you hire. You market at the grassroots level and work with families every day. We start with training, clinics, camps and academies, the same way Pro Skills Basketball started. Leagues and teams may come later, but only where there is a real opportunity and market. You help decide what fits the sport and the city.

WHAT TO EXPECT

• The role starts part time. The goal is to grow it into a full-time career with full-time pay, as your program grows.
• At the start, you earn what you build. Your pay comes from the programs you build and fill.
• Plan on about 20 hours a week to start, including evenings and weekends.
• It is hard work and it takes grit. The people who stay with it build something real.

YOU MUST HAVE

• You played or coached lacrosse in college or the pros. This is required.
• Deep knowledge of lacrosse.
• Real passion for the sport and for coaching young players.
• High energy and real hunger to build something big.
• An entrepreneur's drive and a lot of grit.
• Confidence, strong organization, and a habit of over-communicating.
• A plan for a career in youth sports. This is not a side job or a stepping stone.

IDEAL

• You have built or run a program, team or business before.
• You have corporate or sales experience.

WHAT YOU GET

Everything behind the scenes that it takes to run the business:

• Our own custom software for registration, payments and payment plans, rosters, schedules, check-in, and email, text and team chat with families.
• Hiring and onboarding tools, and background checks tracked for every coach.
• A shared coaching standard, practice plans and coach training.
• Budgets, bookkeeping and a dashboard that shows how your program is doing.
• The Pro Skills name and marketing support.
• A team that has built this in 28 cities.