Soccer Coach

Founded in 2006, CAL Sports Academy provides youth sports instruction, training, leagues, camps, clinics, and athlete development opportunities designed to help young people grow both on and off the field. Our goal is to create positive, organized, and development-focused environments where athletes can improve their skills while building confidence, character, discipline, leadership, teamwork, respect, and sportsmanship.

About the role

CAL Sports Academy is seeking an experienced Youth Soccer Coach to provide soccer instruction, private training, small group training, camps, clinics, and other player development opportunities. This position is especially important as CAL Sports Academy works to expand and rebuild its soccer programming. We are looking for someone who can not only coach athletes effectively, but also contribute ideas, structure, and leadership as the program grows. The ideal candidate understands player development, communicates well with athletes and families, can independently lead training sessions, and is comfortable helping develop new soccer programs for different ages and skill levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead individual, semi-private, small group, and team soccer training sessions.
• Teach age-appropriate soccer fundamentals including dribbling, passing, receiving, shooting, first touch, movement, defending, positioning, decision making, and game awareness.
• Design structured and engaging training sessions for athletes of different ages and skill levels.
• Prepare lesson plans, drills, and training progressions in advance of assigned programs.
• Provide clear instruction, demonstrations, corrections, encouragement, and constructive feedback.
• Evaluate athlete strengths, developmental needs, and areas for continued improvement.
• Help athletes develop confidence, discipline, communication, teamwork, sportsmanship, and a stronger understanding of the game.
• Develop and lead soccer camps, clinics, workshops, and special training opportunities.
• Assist CAL Sports Academy leadership with developing new soccer programs, curriculum, and athlete development pathways.
• Help identify appropriate programs for beginner, intermediate, and more advanced soccer players.
• Communicate professionally with athletes, parents, coaches, and CAL Sports Academy staff.
• Maintain a safe, positive, organized, and encouraging training environment.
• Set up and break down training equipment before and after programs.
• Maintain appropriate records or progress notes when required.
• Arrive prepared and on time for all assigned programs.
• Represent CAL Sports Academy with professionalism, enthusiasm, integrity, and respect.

Requirements

• Strong soccer playing and/or coaching background.
• Previous experience coaching youth soccer or providing soccer skill development.
• Strong understanding of soccer fundamentals, player development, and game concepts.
• Ability to independently lead organized training sessions.
• Ability to work with beginner, intermediate, and experienced athletes.
• Positive, energetic, patient, and encouraging coaching style.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Professional communication with athletes and families.
• Dependability, punctuality, organization, and preparation.
• Willingness to receive feedback and work within CAL Sports Academy’s coaching philosophy and organizational standards.
• Interest in helping build and grow soccer programming within CAL Sports Academy.

Preferred Qualifications

• At least 2 to 3 years of soccer coaching, training, or comparable instructional experience.
• Competitive high school, club, collegiate, semi-professional, or professional soccer playing experience.
• Experience providing private or small group soccer training.
• Experience developing youth soccer curriculum, camps, clinics, or training programs.
• Experience evaluating athletes and providing developmental feedback.
• Physical Education, Education, Exercise Science, Recreation, Coaching, or Sports Management background.
• CPR and First Aid certification.

Schedule

This is a part-time position with hours based on program demand, athlete enrollment, private training opportunities, and coach availability.

• Weekday afternoons and evenings.
• Saturday mornings and afternoons.
• Additional camp, clinic, private training, and special event opportunities as programming grows.

Coaches are not required to be available every day. However, consistent weekly availability is important for building dependable programming and strong relationships with athletes and families.

Compensation

Compensation is based on soccer background, coaching experience, teaching ability, qualifications, responsibilities, and overall fit. Additional earning opportunities may become available through private training, small group training, camps, clinics, team training, and expanded soccer programming.

Clearances

All coaches working with youth athletes must obtain and maintain the required Pennsylvania background clearances, including:

• Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance
• Pennsylvania Criminal History Record Check
• FBI Fingerprint Background Check, when applicable

Candidates who do not currently possess the required clearances must be willing and able to obtain them before beginning employment.