Pickleball Sports Coach - AdventHealth Sports Park at Bluhawk

SPORTS COACH - AdventHealth Sports Park at Bluhawk

Sports Facilities Management, LLC

LOCATION: Overland Park, KS

DEPARTMENT: FITNESS

REPORTS TO: SPORTS COORDINATOR

STATUS: PART-TIME (NON-EXEMPT)

ABOUT THE COMPANY:

AdventHealth Sports Park at Bluhawk is a premier sport, recreation and entertainment destination focused on improving the health and economic vitality of Overland Park, Kansas. You will be joining a championship level team focused on fun, fulfillment and service built to enrich the community as well as your career and personal growth.

AdventHealth Sports Park at Bluhawk is managed by Sports Facilities Management, LLC (SFM), a Sports Facilities Companies (SFC) Organization. SFC is the nation's leading resource for managing and developing sports, recreation, wellness, and events facilities. We provide a highly collaborative and supportive culture that raises our team members to new levels of career growth. Together, we will carve a path in a hyper-growing industry where you will enjoy the journey and learn from the industry's best while having some fun.

SFC has been awarded national recognition as a Top Workplace and is considered a workplace of choice. Our mission-focused company is highly entrepreneurial, team-oriented with a culture centered on collaboration, accountability, excellence, and service. We are growing rapidly and looking for high performers at every level to grow with us.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Sport Coaches will lead and deliver the facility's youth and adult pickleball programs, including, but not limited to, leagues, developmental classes, after-school and homeschool programs, clinics, camps, private and semi-private training sessions, and birthday parties.

The Sports Coach is responsible for coaching and developing athletes of varying ages and skill levels, with a primary focus on pickleball fundamentals, technique, strategy, rules, sportsmanship, and game play. This role involves designing and implementing engaging training programs, providing clear instruction and individualized feedback, and fostering a positive, inclusive, and competitive environment for athletes.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

• Teach pickleball skills, tactics, and techniques to a wide range of athletes in individual and group settings
• Develop and implement structured training programs to enhance athletes' skills, fitness, and game strategies
• Monitor, evaluate, and enhance athlete performance and progress
• Provide appropriate feedback through positivity, encouragement, leading by example, and motivation
• Demonstrate activities clearly by breaking down skills and techniques into sequential steps
• Promote discipline, respect, and sportsmanship in all team activities
• Maintain a friendly and courteous approach with athletes, parents, and facility team members
• Identify athlete strengths and areas for development
• Ensure a safe, positive, and inclusive environment for all athletes
• Stay current with the latest coaching techniques, sports science, and industry best practices
• Perform all additional duties as assigned by management

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Coaching licenses (or active pursuit of) preferred
• At least 2 years of appropriate coaching/teaching sport in youth programs for athletes of various aptitudes
• Must have excellent interpersonal, problem solving and communication skills
• Must be a team player
• Must have excellent leadership and motivational skills
• Must be willing to work a flexible schedule, predominately after-school and weekends
• Must possess current CPR/FIRST AID certifications, or willingness to obtain within a specified period
• Neat in appearance and professional in manner
• Strong knowledge of sports coach rules, techniques, and strategies
• Strong organizational and time-management abilities
• Passion for sports and athlete development

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Must be able to lift 50 pounds waist high
• Must be able to move or lift lightweight equipment
• Position requires standing and activity for extended periods of time (indoors or outdoors), squatting, stooping, jogging, or bending into awkward positions while performing job functions