Hello Sea Lions!!

I hope you are as pumped for the upcoming 2024 season as I am! We are excited to announce that applications for head coach and assistant coach positions are now open!!

We’re looking for candidates with a strong swimming background, sound communication and leadership skills, and a passion for working with kids. Coaching positions provide a wonderful job experience and look great on resumes because they demonstrate a strong work ethic and the capability to work with people of all ages. We are looking for all different levels of coaches!

If you are interested in coaching with the Sea Lions this year, please see the job descriptions below and fill out the application link at the bottom of this post.

Head Coach Job Description - The head coach’s responsibilities include:

• Fosters a balance of development, team spirit and fun, and competition
  • Creates a culture of lifelong enjoyment of swimming, teamwork, and positivity within the Sea Lion family
• Attends all practices and meets.
  • Practices will start in early-mid May pending pool inspection and the season ends the last week of July with the TSA meet. There are six (6) regular season meets, one time trial intrasquad meet during pre-season, and our championship meet (Cary City Meet)
• Supervises and supports the entire coaching staff to optimize their maximum potential within the framework of their coaching abilities and to provide consistent instruction to all swimmers.
  • Promotes individual, actionable feedback during practices and meets to assistants and swimmers
  • Provides appropriate notice and delegates responsibility accordingly if time off is needed
• 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 Sea Lion swim team coordinator to cast vision and establish team goals.
• Clearly communicates to various stakeholders including swimmers, parents, other coaches, swim team coordinator, volunteers, meet officials, TSA representatives, etc.
• Works with coaching staff to manage meet lineups and weekly responsibilities
• Models and promotes good sportsmanship and team spirit to all swimmers.
• Maintains an organized practice with all Assistant Coaches fully engaged in instruction activities.

Strongly Recommended

• Prior swim coaching experience, ideally as a Head Coach or an Assistant Coach.
• Experience supervising and training other swim coaches.
• Experience with managing lineups via Meet Manager, SwimTopia Meet Maestro or other electronic meet entries

Assistant Coach Job Description - The assistant coach’s responsibilities include

• Assists the Head Coach in implementing daily practices for all swimmers
• Will be age 15 by June 1, 2024
• 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.
• Fosters a balance of development, fun, and competition.
• Unafraid to communicate new ideas with colleagues
• Receptive to feedback from colleagues and strives to grow as a coach
• Models and promotes good sportsmanship to all swimmers.
• Assistant coaches are expected to attend all practices and meets.
• Communicates absences appropriately and in a timely manner to head coach or swim team coordinator

Link to apply! 

(https://forms.gle/Wb8oYyxBYfZzFWdH8)

Go Sea Lions!!