The Women's Coaching Alliance is on a mission to develop female leaders through coaching youth sports. We're currently recruiting for two coaching opportunities this summer:
1) Softball coaches to coach middle and high school softball teams with the SF Giants Community Fund (June 1-August 3) in San Francisco. Coach 1 weekday practice and 1 Saturday game each week.
2) Basketball coaches to coach elementary school team at the YMCA East Palo Alto. Season runs June 11-July 25. 5:30-6:30pm Tuesdays and Thursdays.
If you're interested in coaching a different sport, let us know below.
Who you are:
- Have played a sport
- Identify as a female
- Aspired to be a leader or role model for younger kids
Then we want you to join us! No Coaching Experience required!
Coaches will have a co-coach they will partner with and two mentors they will be supported by throughout the season and will receive a stipend.
As a coach, you'll:
- Motivate kids to learn new skills while keeping sport fun
- Prepare, organize, and adapt plans for practices and games
- Teach skills to kids of different skill levels
- Communicate with parents, kids, co-coaches, other stakeholders
- Coach one practice per week and games throughout the season. Weekly practices are held on weekdays and games on weekends and are paused for the holidays.
In order to coach, here's what's required:
- Experience playing at either the middle school, high school, college or club level
- Must be reliable, prompt and dependable
- Must be at least 15 years of age
- Must attend Leadership Academy training (May 18 for softball; date TBD for basketball)
- Must sign agreement and if under age 18, obtain a work permit
Here's what you'll receive:
- Coach Training at our Leadership Academy
- Sample practice plans
- Coach & Leader Mentor support which includes a weekly 30 minute check-in call
- Co-coach to partner with
- A paid stipend for your time and work
