Youth Soccer Coach - Player Development

COPA Soccer Training Center; Walnut Creek (CA); Presencial; USD 28.000 - 48.000; A tiempo parcial

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Competitive base salary

State-of-the-art gym access

Growth opportunities

EEO policy

Descripción de la vacante

COPA Soccer Training Center in Walnut Creek, CA is seeking dedicated soccer coaches for our 6-8, 9-11, and +12 youth programs. This part-time position requires minimum 3 training days per week, with weekend availability, and a strong focus on COPA Score data collection and athlete development.

You will coach 16+ hours (full) or 9+ hours (partial) per week, participate in camps and clinics, and contribute to a safe, tech-enabled learning environment for players aged 6-19.

Formación

• Minimum of 2 years of youth soccer coaching (8-18 age group).
• Ability to learn and operate COPA’s technology, software, and hardware.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Strong time management and organization.
• Safety-conscious and capable of guiding players.

Responsabilidades

• Deliver the COPA Score protocol daily.
• Engage with aspiring athletes, youth to pro, on a daily basis.
• Create a safe, welcoming, and engaging technology fueled environment for athletes to thrive.
• Participate in staff development and outreach events.

Conocimientos

Youth soccer coaching

On-field coaching

Time management

Communication skills

Technology proficiency

Herramientas

COPA Score protocol

Descripción del empleo

Who We Are

COPA: Comprehensive and Objective Performance Assessments. COPA Soccer Training Center (COPA STC) is a 110,000 sq ft state-of-the-art soccer training wonderland located at Shadelands SportsMall in Walnut Creek, California. COPA STC utilizes much of the world’s most advanced training and assessment technology, some of which we develop ourselves, and some of which we have exclusively licensed for use throughout North America. We employ leading sports science techniques and advanced training methodologies in our quantitative assessment-based approach to the development of athletes of all ages and skill levels. Our elite level coaching staff leverages objective data to develop the technical, physical, and cognitive skills of an athlete. But it is not all just science and training workouts. COPA STC strives to provide a fun, dynamic, and supportive environment for both our employee team members, and our customers, to develop and thrive as athletes and as human beings. If you love the game and are having fun, the research shows your practice will be more effective at advancing your skills. We are passionate about high-performance living and the future of soccer in the United States. We believe that everyone has untapped potential within themselves and all it takes to unleash it is the right setting and mindset. COPA is the setting. Our approach encourages the right mindset. We dream big and don’t settle for the status quo. We aren’t just a company; we are a community that is committed to growth and success. We value humility and a team-centered approach to responsibilities at every level of the company. If you are a high-performing individual who is passionate about inspiring others, then consider COPA STC’s exciting career opportunities. That’s why at COPA STC, we train smarter. If you are a high-performing individual determined to inspire greatness in others and instill the desire to achieve it, then consider our exciting career opportunities at COPA Soccer Training Center.

Here at COPA, we are going through some revolutionary reforms that is shaping the face of talent identification and player development.

About The Position

COPA STC is looking to add outstanding Soccer Coaching Staff and we want to hear from you regarding a potential soccer coaching role at COPA STC?

We are looking to add soccer coaches to our 6-8Yrs program, the 9-11Yrs program & the +12Yrs program.

COPA would require a coach to be available a minimum of 3 training days a week in a Part-Time capacity or up to 5/6 training days a week in a Full-Availability capacity – including 1 weekend day.

COPA coaching hours of operation are Monday thru Friday 3.30pm – 8.30pm; Saturday & Sunday 8.30am onwards. With commitment to the same consistent schedule week after week.

Role Details

Coaching Youth Players 6-8Yrs | 9-11Yrs | 12-19Yrs

Full-Availability Soccer Coach | Part Time Role

• Minimum of 16-hours on field coaching in small group setting
• Year round 12-month coaching calendar
• Availability minimum 5 days per week | 1 weekend day
• Additional paid hours opportunities
• Soccer Camps | 18-weeks annual calendar
• Soccer Clinics | Special Topics Coaching Events

Partial-Availability Soccer Coach | Part Time Role

• Minimum of 9-hours on field coaching in small group setting
• Year round 12-month coaching calendar
• Availability minimum 3 days per week | 1 weekend day
• Additional paid hours opportunities
• Soccer Camps | 18-weeks annual calendar

Key Responsibilities & Objectives

• Deliver the COPA Score protocol daily in line with expected data collection standards.
• Engage with aspiring athletes, youth to pro, on a daily basis.
• Create a safe, welcoming, and engaging technology fueled environment for athletes to thrive.
• Participate in staff development and outreach events.

Characteristics

• Patient, energetic, inspirational, and dependable. Able to teach youth athletes in a fun and engaging manner.
• Detail orientated when delivering the COPA Score, to ensure data validity.
• Creativity and reasoning to unlock player’s potential.
• A desire to serve and develop youth athletes to their potential.
• A positive disposition in dealing with parents, kids and fellow employees.
• A growth mindset that contributes to your own personal development.
• Take pride in maintaining the high standards of our elite facility.
• A dependable team player who can collaborate with others.

Requirements

• Experience coaching youth soccer (minimum 2 years coaching players 8-18 years old).
• Physical effort and exertion, which may include all exercise and sports-related movements, maintenance of equipment, lifting weights up to 45 pounds, and prolonged walking and standing.
• Ability to learn and become comfortable with our technology, operating software, and hardware which is integral to our facility and curriculum.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proven time management and organizational skills.
• Solution orientated in difficult situations –particularly related to customer issues.

What We Offer

• Competitive base salary plus a performance-based incentive bonus allowing for substantial expansion of total earnings for the high-performance individual.
• In addition, employees at COPA STC have access to our state-of-the-art gym and soccer training spaces
• This job description is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills or working conditions associated with the position; and will be reviewed by Management periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity. Management reserves the right to modify duties as deemed necessary.
• It is the policy of COPA Innovation Laboratories to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status about public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, the Company will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
• COPA STC is a Division of COPA Innovation Laboratories, which is an affiliate of several other businesses owned or controlled by Northern California entrepreneur, Mark Hall. These businesses include a medium sized commercial real estate and development company, with interests in apartments, office, industrial, sports, life science, self-storage, and retail properties; a nationwide hotel company; a modular design, engineering, and construction business; and other lesser businesses. COPA STC is the ground floor initial prototype for a multi-unit sports and soccer-oriented business planned for expansion across multiple states. High performing individuals can grow their career with the company, and potentially earn unit level profit participation, and even shareholder ownership for those outstanding individuals who contribute in a material way to the growth of the enterprise. Come show your stuff and grow with COPA!

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $20 - $35.00 per hour

Schedule

• 4 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person