Regional Team Head Coach - NorCal

About the role

Touchstone Climbing owns and operates 17 climbing gyms across California. This is a full-time position, working 40 hours per week. The nature of our business may require dedication beyond that on occasion, which you may balance within reason when the need isn’t as great.

Responsibilities

• Show up on time and ready to work with all necessary equipment.
• Be consistently available to attend all team practices and most competitions.
• Create and implement training curriculum for all Competitive Teams in your region.
• Oversee safety of team climbers during training and manage impact of the team training on gym members.
• Connect with gym managers about team impact on gym and possible adjustments to accommodate best gym operations.
• Collaborate with competitive team coaches and solicit feedback on program improvements.
• Create (or contribute to) training materials for team (goals sheets, training logs, etc.).
• Communicate consistently with team parents about team scheduling (competitions, practices, team events, etc.) and individuals (behavioral issues, performance updates, etc.).
• Communicate consistently with Youth Programs Director about program quality and development.
• Schedule team coaches for comps in respective region as well as plan traveling logistics for competition.
• Manage Team Touchstone coaching staff.
• Host periodic program wide coaches’ meetings.
• Collaborate with coaching staff from Climbing Clubs to effectively move climbers through the program, identify candidates for Team Touchstone, structure curriculum to be consistent across all teams, ensure quality of program at all levels.
• Work with gym managers, Youth Programs Director to interview and train new coaching staff in all regions.
• Manage team and club waitlist and collaborate with Climbing Club coaches to set up tryouts for specific gym locations / regions.
• Collaborate with routesetting department to support team events/needs.
• Help plan team events such as training camps, team get togethers, mock competitions, etc.
• Help with managing the training center and seeing that appropriate climbs are going up to accommodate all youth programs.
• Manage or co-manage Team Touchstone Instagram account.

Qualifications

• Passion for working with children and facilitating their growth as climbers and people.
• Safety-conscious approach to work.
• Empathetic, age-appropriate approach to teaching and communication with children.
• Ability to teach rock climbing and competition skills to a wide range of ages and ability levels.
• Maintain a current USAC coaches certification.
• Knowledge of USAC competition format and rules.
• Basic understanding of route setting for a comp climbing experience.
• Able to stand for the duration of an entire practice.
• Able to belay for extended periods of practice as needed.
• Able to effectively and appropriately spot climbers during bouldering activities.
• Bending at the waist and neck, sitting, kneeling, laying horizontally, climbing.
• Able to effectively top-rope and lead belay children of all ages.
• Able to stand continuously for the duration of a practice (3 or more hours).
• Able to teach physical training exercises (e.g. push ups; pull ups; V-ups; etc.) with proper form and regard for safety.
• Take and clock regularly scheduled meal breaks.
• Take appropriate rest breaks.

Skills

• Ability to communicate and teach children of a wide range of ages and skills.
• Ability to observe climbers of all ages and abilities and give constructive, effective feedback on their climbing technique and performance.
• Ability to belay (top rope and lead) and in accordance with Touchstone belay standards and with regard for the general safety of the climber.
• Ability to teach physical training exercises (e.g. push ups; pull ups; V-ups; etc.) with proper form and regard for safety.
• Communication clear and in a timely manner with supervisors and coworkers.
• Self-motivated to stay on task during work.
• Represent Touchstone in a professional and positive manner at all times.

Benefits

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