Victory Lakes Swim Club

Coaching Application for

Summer Swim Team

Summer Season 2017: May 30th-July30th

Coaching positions and schedules will be determined by practice times, team needs, as well as coach experience and availability. We will not be able to hire all applicants for this summer season.

Meets: Regular season meets starting June 17th and Divisional meet on July 29th. Time Trials will be June 10th

Minimum Qualifications:

To be considered for a coaching position, you must be a rising 9th grader or older and have summer swim andeither club or high school swim experience. Applicants who are 15 or older, are highly encouraged to have or intend on obtaining Lifeguard Certification. Interviews will be held to determine the best candidates for all positions.

Expectations of VLSC Coaches:

Every coach should expect and be prepared to coach in the water at every practice. Treat all swimmers equally. Build self-esteem in each swimmer using encouragement and praise. Maintain a high level of sportsmanship at all times to promote team spirit. Active participant in every requiredpractice, meet, and team event. Maintain open communication with other VLSC coaches, VLSC board members, and parents.

Teaching Skills: Be sensitive to the needs of all swimmers; Emphasize fundamentals of proper stroke and turn techniques; Demonstrate drills and/or proper stroke techniques with in-water presentation (when appropriate); Provide constructive feedback to all swimmers.

Management: Arrive early and prepared to begin practice on time; Assist with setup of pool area, for practice; Assist with breakdown and clean-up of pool area following practices; Attend all practices, meets, and team event in accordance with position; Follow the guidance of the Head Coach and Age Group Coaches to provide consistent coaching philosophy; Be familiar with, and prepared to implement, workouts, drills, etc. as provided by the Head Coach and Age Group Coaches in keeping swimmers actively in productive activity.

/ Victory Lakes Swim Club
Summer Swim Team Coach
Application

For consideration as a coach, please complete this application and return to the VLSC Board by either dropping off at the Johanson home (12007 Lake Dorian Drive) or emailing to .

** Unfortunately we will NOT be able to hire all applicants this year**

Include a resume, if you have one. For full consideration, return completed applications by March 30,2017

Name
Address
Home Phone
Cell Phone
E-mail

Education:

Please list the High School/College you attend (will attend), including grade/year entering in Fall, 2017
Please provide a brief description of your school based activities and any awards or recognition:

Experience:

Please provide a brief description of your swimming experience
(i.e. years swimming, teams, awards)
Please provide a description of any coaching/volunteer experience (if any) and include any personal accomplishments as as they related to coaching:
Please provide a brief statement as to why you would be an excellent coach for the Victory Lakes Piranhas Swim Team
Please provide the names and contact information for 2 references:

Signature of Applicant: ______Date: ______