HEAD COACH JOB POSITION - SUNSET RIDGE BARRACUDAS

 The Sunset Ridge Barracudas Swim Team program is seeking one experienced Head Coach for the 2022 swim season.  

The Sunset Ridge Barracudas are a well-established team located Holly Springs, NC.  We are looking for a high-energy, motivated individual to lead approximately 300 swimmers of all ability levels in our developmental and competitive summer swim league, as well as coordinate and manage our assistant and junior coaches.  

The ideal candidate would have head coaching experience, strong leadership and communication skills, the ability to connect with children from grades K-12, and an infectious enthusiasm for the sport of swimming. The candidate will work closely with Board members and junior coaching staff to carry out the many day-to-day responsibilities of the coaching staff.

The responsibilities of the job include:

• Promote a fun, safe, and team-oriented environment.
• Be a role model for the swimmers.
• Identify age- and skill-appropriate drills for each age group to include stroke, starts, turns, etc…
• Plan and run practices for each age group.
• Maintain control and safety of swimmers.
• Provide stroke technique instruction to beginning, intermediate, and advanced swimmers.
• Coordinate logistics for each swim meet for swimmers and parents.
• Prepare meet lineups.
• Review meet results (including disqualification issues) and work with swimmers to improve performance.
• Work with the Board to organize and attend various team-sponsored social activities.
• Provide an encouraging environment while fostering learning and team spirit.
• Willingness to get in the water to fine tune stroke mechanics.
• Direction to assistant and junior coaching staff (as needed), and managing staff throughout the season.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience as a head coach, or experience as an Assistant Coach.
• Valid CPR/AED, First-Aid certification.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Effective communications skills (for children and parents).

The intent of this position description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. Incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Interested candidates, please forward your resume by January 31st, 2021 to Janet Ford, President, Sunset Ridge Barracudas (albford@msn.com).