Youth Soccer Official: Fun, Team-Driven Field Role

i9 Sports - Cass/S. Jackson CO, MO; Blue Springs (MO); On-site; USD 20,664 - 27,552; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discounts

Free food & snacks

Free uniforms

Training & development

Team-based atmosphere

Job summary

A youth sports organization is seeking an Official to enforce rules and cultivate a positive culture during games. Responsibilities include managing game time, demonstrating sportsmanship, and ensuring player safety. Applicants must have excellent communication skills, prior sports experience, and a positive attitude. This position requires working varied schedules including weekends and passing a National Criminal Background Check. This role is vital for ensuring a fun and safe sporting experience for athletes.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills are essential.
• Experience in sports officiating, playing, or coaching is preferred.
• Independent problem-solving skills are a must.
• Must demonstrate awareness for player safety.
• Building professional relationships is key.
• Availability for varied schedules including weekends is required.
• Passing a National Criminal Background Check is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Understand and enforce i9 Sports rules ensuring a fun and safe environment.
• Teach core concepts including sportsmanship values.
• Manage time and score during games appropriately.
• Demonstrate a positive attitude and provide superior customer service.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Sport-specific officiating, playing, or coaching experience

Highly motivated self-starter

Ability to ensure player safety

Positive attitude

Ability to work weekends and evenings

Job description

Benefits:

• Employee discounts
• Free food & snacks
• Free uniforms
• Training & development

Benefits/Perks

• A team-based atmosphere with a focus on Fun!
• Be a role model for athletes
• Online training opportunities

Company Overview
Founded in Tampa, Florida, i9 Sports® is the nation’s first and largest youth sports league franchise business in the United States with over 1 million registrations in more than 500 communities from New York to Hawaii. Established in 2003 by Frank Fiume on the principle that the number one reason kids play organized sports is to have fun, not to become the next draft pick.

i9 Sports offers youth sports leagues, camps, and clinics for kids ages 3-17 in today’s most popular sports such as flag football, soccer, basketball, volleyball, and baseball. With our focus on fun, safety, convenience, and good sportsmanship, i9 Sports is reinventing the youth sports experience for families across the country. It’s the way youth sports should be. What does your company do?

Job Summary
The Official is a critical role in any sports field; responsible for enforcing rules while also cultivating a positive culture, acting as an on-field coach, and advocating for the programs. This role has a direct impact on players, coaches, and spectators each and every game day.

Responsibilities

• Understand & enforce the i9 Sports rules books ensuring a fun, learning, and safety for all players
• Teach & demonstrate core concepts including Sportsmanship values
• Keep time and score during the game; manage an age-appropriate level of instruction and competition
• Consistently demonstrate a positive attitude and superior customer service skills

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills
• Sport-specific officiating, playing, or coaching experience
• Highly motivated self-starter; can work independently & solve problems
• Awareness & ability to take charge of any situation to ensure the safety of players
• Positive attitude and a strong ability to build professional relationships
• Ability to work a varied work schedule including weekends and some evenings (for the full duration of the season, ~7 weeks)
• Must be able to pass a National Criminal Background Check