What are the responsibilities and job description for the Gymnastics Coach position at YMCA?
Would you like to share your passion for gymnastics with others? Would you like to use your knowledge and skills to make a huge impact on local children as you act as a role model to help them achieve personal growth?
As the Gymnastics Coach you will provide coaching to students in gymnastics to prepare them for competition, according to YMCA and USAG guidelines. You will organize and develop a gymnastics team according to level and goals while providing a quality experience to students and parents focused on YMCA core values: Honesty, Respect, Responsibility, and Caring.
- Minimum of three years’ experience in teaching gymnastics and/or four years of personal gymnastics experience. Five years or more experiences as coach or competitor preferred.
- Possess the knowledge and skills to instruct beginning, intermediate and advanced levels of boys and girls gymnastics.
- Has an understanding of USA Gymnastics guidelines and working knowledge of Junior Olympic Program.
- Previous experience working with children preferably in a program setting and diverse populations.
- Ability to coach various competitive levels of gymnastics skills and progressions.
- Possess the knowledge and skills needed to prepare gymnasts mentally and physically for competition in the USAG and YMCA programs.
- Knowledge and skills in program activities and related gymnastics and office equipment set-up.
- CPR, First Aid, AED certifications preferred.
- Able and willing to complete online Child Abuse Prevention training on first day, and other online and in-person training as required.
- Prepare lesson plans with a natural progression appropriate to the level of the competitive gymnast.
- Create appropriate conditioning workouts to support skill progression.
- Keep accurate records of each class participant’s progress reports.
- Organize competitive team workout schedule that maximizes success and improvement for each athlete, with the assistance of the Gymnastics Director.
Meet performance measurement through annual giving, major gifts, and/or endowment by telling the Y story and raising charitable dollars to fulfill our mission.
- CPR, First Aid, AED certifications preferred.
- Minimum of three years’ experience in teaching gymnastics and/or four years of personal gymnastics experience. Five years or more experiences as coach or competitor preferred.
- Possess the knowledge and skills to instruct beginning, intermediate and advanced levels of boys and girls gymnastics.
- Has an understanding of USA Gymnastics guidelines and working knowledge of Junior Olympic Program.