Monday, February 26, 2024

Head Coaching Opportunity - Oxxford Hunt Swim Team

 The Oxxford Hunt Swim Team has an open Head Coach position for the upcoming 2024 swim season!

Our Head Coach will lead the coaching staff and our approximately 100 swimmers with enthusiasm and positivity while promoting sportsmanship and teamwork. As a closely knit neighborhood team it is imperative the coaching staff works to help every Oxxford Hunt swimmer feel important by providing quality instruction and encouragement. The Head Coach will work closely with 2-3 Assistant Coaches (who are already on deck for next season) to develop and execute practice/training sessions that will support individual swimmer and team goals and improvement.

The season begins mid-May with daily (Monday-Friday) practices and runs through mid-July.  Coaches must be available for afternoon practices the entire season and morning practices in June and July. If you or anyone you know may be interested please inquire for more information with the Swim Team Board at swampfoxx.board@swampfoxxswimteam.org. Learn more about our team at http://oxxfordhunt.swimtopia.com

General Head/Assistant Coach Duties:

  • Attend team functions/events

  • Organize and coach swim practice/drills; includes water and dryland

  • Work together to accomplish practices, meet preparation, meets, team activities

  • Attend Time Trials, six dual meets, Cary City Meet, and TSA Champ meet

  • Prepare lineups and heat sheets prior to meets

  • Develop and execute incentives and rewards that promote a fun, supportive team atmosphere

  • Communicate professionally, effectively and proactively with swimmers, parents, coaches and the swim team board

 

Qualifications:

  • Previous swimming experience (competitive or recreational swimming/coaching)

  • Ability to attend and lead morning and afternoon practice sessions.

  • Lifeguard/First Aid/CPR certifications not required but a plus.

  • Knowledge of TSA rules and regulations a plus.

Pay Range: $3,000 - $4,000, depending on prior experience

Saturday, February 24, 2024

Charleston Village Swim Team Accepting Applications For Swim Team Coaches

The Charleston Village Crocodiles Swim Team is seeking applicants for head coach and assistant coach for the 2024 summer swim season. Our team of 90 kids will be starting their 17th season this summer

Essential Job Functions (both position unless indicated):


  • Work with swimmers from 4-18 to develop their knowledge of competitive swimming

  • Establish leveled practice schedules and workouts

  • HEAD COACH: Lead assistant coach and junior coaches by providing direction, expectations, and roles during practice and meets. 

  • ASSISTANT COACH: Assist head coach in communicating and directing junior coaches.

  • Create a good rapport with the swimmers and parents

  • Provide informative feedback to swimmers

  • Collaborate with the CVC board

  • Encourage participation in meets

  • Help swimmers build confidence in their strokes

  • Provide a fun and positive environment for the swimmers and their families


Requirements (both positions):


  • Knowledge of the four basic strokes (free, breast, back and butterfly)

  • Ability to teach techniques to improve swimmers, skills

  • Must be available for the season May-July

  • Experience in coaching preferred 

  • Head Coach must be 17 years or older

  • Must be available for practice. Tentative practice schedule is Monday, Wednesday, and Thursdays from 4:30pm to 8:15pm, and Saturday Morning from 8:45 am to 9:30 am. 

  • Must be available for meets on Tuesday evenings beginning at 4 pm.


If you are interested in being part of this amazing team please send your resume to: info@cvswimteam.org. 


You may learn more about our team by visiting our website at https://www.cvswimteam.org

*The pay rate for this position is dependent upon experience. If interested, apply ASAP.



Thank you,

Danny Muller

919.641.3812

On Behalf of: 2022 Charleston Village Swim Board

Saturday, July 22, 2023

Cecil L Williamson TSA Educational Grant winners announced

 

The TSA Board of Directors is pleased to award the Cecil L Williamson TSA Educational grants.  On Friday (7/21/23), TSA President Tracey Mizell and TSA Secretary Jenny Smith drew 25 names from the final list of eligible TSA graduating seniors for the Cecil L Williamson TSA Educational Grant. 

 The list of winners is below.  Each winner will receive an Educational Grant in the amount of $400.  These checks will be received by mid-August to the address on record for each swimmer when their application was entered.  

 Congratulations to all the winners!

 

Abbington – Kailyn Becker

Apex – Alex Watson

Apex – Campbell Chambers

Apex – Lexi Harloff

Bedford at Falls River – Reiley Purcell

Bella Casa – William McFadyen

Black Horse Run – Sophie Kline

Brier Creek Country Club – Heather Young

Brier Creek Country Club – Karli Durham

Crabtree – Parker Ali

Greenway Club – Everett Morats

Harrington Grove – Kellyn Krause

Hasentree – Chrisna Bezuidenhout

Hastentree – Clarissa Bezuidenhout

Lakemont – Katherine Peck

Life Time Fitness Cary – Jayden Stockey

Oak Park – Ava Sharon

Olive Chapel – Riley Petersen

Silverton – Savannah Snow

Summerfield North – Avery Sweet

Summerfield North – Daphne Paleocrassas

The Reserve – Jake Hill

University Club – Dani Schillmoller

Wood Valley – Alexis Mast

Zebulon – Zachary Simpson

 

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Lakepark Swim Team is looking for Assistant Coaches!

The primary goals of the Lakepark Blue Marlins (LPK) are to offer a fun and competitive summer swim program to the youth of the LPK Community. The key objectives we look for in our coaches are to aid swimmers in mastering strokes, setting and achieving goals, practicing good sportsmanship and developing confidence through swimming.

Job Description:

The position runs from the beginning of May through the end of July.  Work schedule includes weekday mornings and evenings, as well as eight (8) swim meets throughout the season (Including two weekend meets).

 Job Duties:

  • Inspiring swimmers to enjoy the sport of swimming while fostering team spirit and sportsmanship.

  • Be present at practice and help instruct in and out of the water including all aspects of competitive swimming, including skill development, endurance training, starts, flip turns and relay exchanges.

  • Participation throughout entire swim meets, including set up, warm-ups, practice starts, all events, take down etc.

  • Preparation of meet rosters and relay assignments to balance fair participation and competitive strategy.

  • Plan and implement practice workouts for swimmers of all ages

  • Make swimmers aware of previous night’s DQ’s and help swimmers rectify their errors

 Minimum Requirements:

  • Competitive swimming experience (Summer or year-round)

  • Strong communication and organizational skills with swimmers, parents, and other coaches. 

  • The ability to demonstrate proper sportsmanship to coaches, swimmers and parents, and ability to demonstrate diplomacy in interactions with other coaches

  • The ability to demonstrate energy and enthusiasm for teaching and motivating young swimmers.  A true love for working with swimmers of all ability levels including pre-competitive and competitive level swimmers, a passion about teaching proper stroke technique and sportsmanship

  • Daily access to E-mail/cell phone communication

  • Lifeguard/CPR/First Aid or equivalent training preferred

 

For additional information about the team visit https://lpk.swimtopia.com/  

For questions contact Deron Levine at swim4lpk@gmail.com

Apply at: https://forms.gle/MfbUdbvf2LRaNjuU8


Thursday, March 16, 2023

Hiring Wellsley Wave Head Coaches


 

The Wellsley neighborhood at 101 Widdington Lane in Cary is hiring head coaches for the summer season which begins May 30th and ends July 21st. 

For a complete description of the job duties, visit our application link below or email wellsleywavepcl@gmail.com. Feel free to pass this along to anyone who might be interested. 

https://forms.gle/GpxVFVfWLUEQFM8bA

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Amberly Anacondas Hiring Coaches

The Anacondas are looking for new coaches for their 2023 season. 

We have 1 head coaching position and multiple assistant coaching positions available. Email your interest and summary of your coaching background to: anacondas@amberlymaster.comInformation can be found https://amberly.swimtopia.com/coaches-1

Head Coach Job Description 

Fosters a balance of development, fun, and competition. 
  •    Creates a culture of lifelong enjoyment of swimming, teamwork, and positivity. 

Implements a summer swimming program for all swimmers, ages 5-18. 

  •     Team enrollment will be capped at approximately 200 swimmers, without tryouts, but with a swim test to ensure basic water competency. 

Attends all practices and meets. 

  •     Practices start May 15 and the season ends on July 23 with the TSA meet. There are seven (7) official meets and one likely intrasquad meet pre-season. The team also utilizes smaller, shorter Saturday morning meets for new & developing swimmers to build skills and experience. 

Supervises the entire coaching staff to optimize their maximum potential within the framework of their coaching abilities and to provide consistent instruction to all swimmers. 

  •     This includes promoting individual, actionable feedback during practices and meets. 
  •     We expect there to be four (4) assistant coaches with the potential for older swimmers to also assist with younger swimmers in larger age groups. 

Provides instruction on each of the four (4) basic stroke skills necessary for competitive swimming.

  •     Instruction includes diving from starting blocks and/or pool side; proper, safe, flip turns as applicable; and general swim meet strategies. 

Partners with Anacondas swim team leadership to meet team goals. 

Clearly communicate to various stakeholders including swimmers, parents, other coaches, Clubhouse staff, Anacondas leadership, volunteers, meet officials, TSA representatives, etc. 

Manages meet lineups and strategies. 

  •     Includes gathering applicable feedback from coaches, using up-to-date inputs like analytics, personal evaluation, and applicable circumstances with an eye toward both development and winning (depending on the meet, the individual swimmer, and the team needs). 

Models and promotes good sportsmanship to all swimmers. 

Emphasizes swimmer safety and maintains an organized practice with all Assistant Coaches fully engaged in instruction activities. 

  •     Includes inclement weather plans and communication 

Strongly Recommended 

Prior swim coaching experience, ideally as a Head Coach or an Assistant Head Coach. 

Experience supervising and training other swim coaches. 

Experience with Meet Manager and SwimTopia Meet Maestro and electronic meet entries. 

Outstanding candidates may be eligible for a signing bonus as well as a retention bonus. The hired coach may have input on hiring assistants. If a candidate has assistant coaches with which they’ve worked in the past, the team welcomes referrals for the coaching staff. 

Candidates 18 years and older will need to pass a background check. Completion of SafeSport or similar athlete abuse prevention training is strongly recommended. 

 

Assistant Coach Job Description  

Assist the Head Coach in implementing a summer swimming program for all swimmers, ages 5-18. 

Provides instruction on each of the four (4) basic stroke skills necessary for competitive swimming in TSA. 

Fosters a balance of development, fun, and competition. 

Models and promotes good sportsmanship to all swimmers. 

Assistant coaches expected to attend all practices and meets. 

Strongly Recommended 

Year-round swimming and/or collegiate swimming experience is ideal. 

Candidates 18 years and older will need to pass a background check.

Thursday, February 23, 2023

Thursday, February 2, 2023

Shepherd's Vineyard Killer Whales - 2023 Coaching Opportunities




The Shepherd's Vineyard Killer Whales in Apex are currently accepting applications for FULL TIME & PART TIME coaches for our 2023 summer swim team.

Our Killer Whale team usually numbers around 200 swimmers and we swim in the TSA League, with the season running from late May to the end of July.
We offer about 8 practices per week, an intrasquad time trials meet, 6 dual meets, social/spirit events, an awards night and an end of season pool party.
https://shepherdsvineyard.swimtopia.com/about

Our team also recently restarted our swim development program for younger swimmers (4-8yo) who are not yet ready to compete in the Killer Whales meets. We are currently looking for a part time coach to head up this junior swim program. (Could convert to full time coach with additional hours coaching on the Killer Whales team). This program will offer about 5 hours of practice per week and it will run 7 or 8 weeks in June & July. 
Here is some more information about this program from 2022. https://shepherdsvineyard.swimtopia.com/junior-swim-beluga-whales

We appreciate you taking the time to consider these opportunities with Shepherd's Vineyard.
Please email us at sv.swimteam@gmail.com if you would like to apply for a coaching position with our team, or if you would like further information about the positions.

We look forward to talking with you soon!!

Lesley Kohler
SVKW Chair 

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Charleston Village Crocs Is Seeking Swim Team Coaches

The Charleston Village Crocodiles Swim Team is seeking applicants for head coach and assistant coach for the 2023 summer swim season. Our team of 90 kids will be starting their 17th season this summer

Essential Job Functions (both position unless indicated):


  • Work with swimmers from 4-18 to develop their knowledge of competitive swimming

  • Establish leveled practice schedules and workouts

  • HEAD COACH: Lead assistant coach and junior coaches by providing direction, expectations, and roles during practice and meets. 

  • ASSISTANT COACH: Assist head coach in communicating and directing junior coaches.

  • Create a good rapport with the swimmers and parents

  • Provide informative feedback to swimmers

  • Collaborate with the CVC board

  • Encourage participation in meets

  • Help swimmers build confidence in their strokes

  • Provide a fun and positive environment for the swimmers and their families


Requirements (both positions):


  • Knowledge of the four basic strokes (free, breast, back and butterfly)

  • Ability to teach techniques to improve swimmers, skills

  • Must be available for the season May-July

  • Experience in coaching preferred 

  • Head Coach must be 17 years or older

  • Must be available for practice. Tentative practice schedule is Monday, Wednesday, and Thursdays from 4:30pm to 8:15pm, and Saturday Morning from 8:45 am to 9:30 am. 

  • Must be available for meets on Tuesday evenings beginning at 4 pm.


If you are interested in being part of this amazing team please send your resume to: info@cvswimteam.org. 


You may learn more about our team by visiting our website at https://www.cvswimteam.org

*The pay rate for this position is dependent upon experience. If interested, apply ASAP.



Thank you,

Danny Muller

919.641.3812

On Behalf of: 2022 Charleston Village Swim Board