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Director of Coaching & Player Development 

 This position description describes the duties and responsibilities of the Director of Coaching and Player Development for Monroe County Youth Soccer, Inc. dba the Cutters Soccer Club. This document also details the qualifications required of the position. The Director of Coaching and Player Development will manage and lead the coaching staff to achieve organizational and performance objectives related to player and coaching development. This is a full-time position that will report to the Cutters Soccer Club Board of Directors.

Club Culture and Philosophy

• Develop and maintain a positive club culture and participant experience based on the club’s vision/mission.
• Cultivate a cohesive club philosophy and curriculum that ties all of the club’s programs together.
• Promote diversity throughout the club’s membership and staff.
• Ensure that diversity is respected and inclusive such that individuals of all demographics are invited to participate in every level of the club’s activities.
• Provide soccer insights and programming guidance to the Board of Directors.

Competitive Program Administration

• Implement the annual tryouts and approve all finalized yearly rosters
• Determine the appropriate level of league play and tournaments for each team in consultation with the team’s coach.
• Create teams, league schedule, and staffing for the winter indoor house league  
• Administrate the allocation of practice time and field assignments for spring and fall practice schedule as well as indoor rainouts.
• Work with the Directors of Coaching personnel from the Columbus Express Soccer Club (CESC) and the South-Central Soccer Academy (SCSA) to structure and facilitate the Alliance Football Club, a partnership between Cutters, CESC, and SCSA, to provide selected players a pathway to a higher form of individual and team training and competitive environment through Alliance FC teams.

Coaching Staff Development and Support

• Identify and hire coaches and assistant coach staff with the attributes to be successful 
• Mentor, train and retain coaches that develop players based on the club philosophy, enhance the club culture, and retain players 
• Assign coaches to teams based on the coach’s strengths, experience, abilities and appropriateness for each age group and player level.
• Work with coaches to find solutions to scheduling conflicts, find suitable substitute coaches when needed, or cover for them
• Conduct coach meetings and coach training sessions
• Encourage and promote professional educational development of the coaching staff
• Create new initiatives and opportunities between the travel and recreation programs in collaboration with the Community Director.

Travel Player Development

• Create new initiatives and maintain player development opportunities as needed (ex. Tech Tuesday, Juggle club, house league, camps)
• Design, implement, manage, and conduct team winter training program from Nov-March
• Develop players directly through Technical Tuesday, winter training and team guest coaching
• Develop players indirectly through coach mentoring and player evaluations provided by staff

Information Exchange with Parents and Families

• Provide information to prospective players and their families and determine appropriate team opportunities if they exist.
• Use conflict resolution regarding parental coaching concerns
• Conduct Annual summer parent education and team meetings
• Hold sessions with Community Soccer families regarding the opportunities in the travel program.

Technical Education 

• Attend Indiana Soccer Association DOC summits
• Attend continuing education programs offered by U.S. Soccer Federation and United Soccer Coaches.

Personal Attributes and Skills

• Passion for coaching and developing youth players.
• Strong listening, written and verbal communication skills; able to resolve conflict in a professional manner.
• Effective leadership skills, excellent organizational and time management skills
• Strong public speaking skills: ability to speak to coaches, parents, or community groups to help promote the club's vision and objectives.
• Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Motivated to improve personal skills and demonstrating an eagerness to grow and develop.
• Highest level of integrity and respect for all
• Professional appearance and demeanor

 Job Requirements and Experience

• Coaching license “C” or equivalent certifications or equivalent experience
• Bachelor's degree
• 7 or more years of competitive youth soccer coaching experience in club and/or high school soccer settings. Experience as a youth soccer director in addition to coaching is advantageous.
• Experience in developing curriculums and training programs.
• Experience in managing coaches.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Calendar

 Physical Abilities

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

• Must be able to freely move about training and match facilities, whether outdoors or indoors, to effectively train coaches and players.
• Must be able to place and pickup training aids. Must be able to push or pull soccer equipment as necessary for practice and game situations.
• Must be able to communicate, both transmit and receive, with club members, staff, coaches, soccer officials or the general public in the execution of position duties.

Ability to work non-traditional hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays, as ne