Youth Sports Instructor (Multi-Sport)

i9 Sports - NW Montgomery, Laurel, & Glen Burnie, MD; Maryland; On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team as a Flag Football Coach/Coordinator at a leading youth sports organization. This role emphasizes enhancing the sports experience for players and coaches through relationship-building and hands-on involvement in practices and games. You'll empower volunteer coaches, teach core sportsmanship values, and ensure a positive and fun environment for young athletes. With a focus on safety, skill development, and enjoyment, this position is perfect for those passionate about youth sports and coaching. Be part of a movement that is reinventing youth sports experiences across the nation!

Benefits

Team-based atmosphere

Opportunity to build coaching skills

Online training opportunities

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills and sport-specific knowledge are essential.
• Must be a highly motivated self-starter who can work independently.

Responsibilities

• Empower volunteer coaches to lead practice sessions focusing on skill development.
• Supervise the overall operation of designated sport on game day.

Skills

Communication Skills

Sport-specific Knowledge

Problem-solving

Customer Service Skills

Relationship Building

Job description

Benefits/Perks

• A team-based atmosphere with a focus on Fun!
• Opportunity to build coaching skills and 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.

Job Summary

The Flag Football Coach/Coordinator is responsible for enhancing the i9 Sports Experience for players and coaches. The Sports Coordinator will need to build relationships with players, parents, and coaches while making sure that the instructional aspects of the i9 Sports Experience are delivered. Observing, assessing, and assisting our coaches is paramount. The position entails hands-on involvement with practices and games among all age groups and skill levels.

Responsibilities

• Empower volunteer coaches to lead practice sessions focusing on fundamentals, skill development, and fun
• Teach & demonstrate core concepts including Sportsmanship values
• Supervise the overall operation of designated sport on game day
• Consistently demonstrate a positive attitude and superior customer service skills

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills
• Sport-specific knowledge
• 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