Youth Soccer Coach

Rico, ranging from u7 to u10. It is a full time job that we are looking for someone to be fully dedicated to and put their passion into, but with a lot of potential down time as well as trainings would be in the afternoon/evenings for a couple hours max and likely two/three games a week while the season is in session. There is the potential for significant time-off during non-school periods such as Christmas breaks and June and July. Selection Process For this position, coaching ability and personality matter more to us than a résumé alone. We would ideally like to observe serious candidates conducting a live team training session. For the right candidate, we are willing to fly the coach to Puerto Rico, or we can fly to their current team training session so we can see how they interact with the players, organize a session, teach concepts, and communicate with young athletes. We Are Particularly Interested in Seeing: How you teach technical details. How you correct mistakes without discouraging players. How you maintain discipline and standards. How you communicate complicated soccer concepts in a simple way. How engaged and energized the players are during your session. Whether you create an environment where young players are both learning and enjoying soccer. The Ideal Candidate The right coach will be someone who genuinely enjoys working with young players and sees coaching as teaching, not simply organizing drills or trying to win weekend games. Our goal is to develop technically confident, intelligent players who understand the game, make their own decisions, compete hard, and love coming to training. Minimum 5 years of experience coaching youth teams. Private training experience is valuable, but private training alone does not satisfy this requirement. A strong philosophy centered around technical player development, while progressively incorporating tactical understanding and decision-making into team training. A recognized soccer coaching license/certification. Experience planning and running organized, age-appropriate team training sessions. Ability to coach with discipline, energy, enthusiasm, and personality while maintaining a positive environment for young players. Excellent communication skills with children. We place significant value not only on what is taught, but how it is communicated. Ability to connect with players, keep them engaged, and make demanding training enjoyable. Ability to create short, simple pre-game and post-game teaching videos designed to improve players' soccer IQ. This may include team concepts as well as occasional individual player feedback. Valuable, But Not Required College, academy, semi-professional, or professional playing experience. Experience coaching competitive/travel youth teams. Strong understanding of modern youth development methodology. Bilingual English/Spanish communication skills. Experience with video analysis and simple video editing tools. 60000 + housing included. Estimate package value of 90k.