Director of Soccer Development
Overview
The Director of Soccer Development (DSD) will provide leadership and direction on all aspects of JPYS’s programs’ technical development. This includes player development as well as developing volunteer and paid coaches’ coaching capacity. The DSD will adhere to and promote age-appropriate approaches to developing players’ technical capabilities and a love of the game.
Responsibilities
Technical Development and Liaison
Further develop, inform, and assist in maintaining JPYS training materials for coaches
Disseminate and promote JPYS training material to coaches
Coordinate and “push” formal coach education for coaches
Coach Training
Pre-season and In-season coach training, consistent w/ age-appropriate best practices and JPYS training materials
U8 Academy, U10 Campeones, Grades 4-8 Travel
Coach Evaluation and Feedback
Provide real-time training and post-training feedback (oral / written)
Help formalize JPYS Coach Evaluation / Feedback
Attend Travel games to observe/evaluate
On-Field Coaching
Lead team training sessions with the dual goals of (i) providing quality training for players and (ii) modeling best-practices coaching for volunteer JPYS coaches
Expectation of a set, rotating, schedule of on-field coaching (e.g. 2x/week)
Expectations
Fall Season (Fall Season and Spring Season)
12 weeks total, including pre-season planning
15-20 hours/week total estimated
On-field: 5:45 - 7:45 pm Monday through Friday
Off-field: +/- 5 additional hours, planning and meetings
Weekends: some weekend game observation and supporting coaches
Spring Season: same structure as Fall Season
Off-Season: minimal
Report Directly to JPYS Board of Directors
Collaborate with U8 Academy Director and Coordinator (Grades 1 & 2); U10 Campeones Coordinator (Grades 3 & 4); and Girls and Boys Travel Directors (Grades 4 through 12)
Qualifications
U.S. Soccer C License or higher, or equivalent, strongly preferred
Experience coaching youth soccer of a variety of ages
Compensation
Minimum commitment of 1 year (2 seasons)
$22-28K based on experience