Love sports? Played varsity high school soccer or football or softball or T-ball.....or college level in any sport? Spend your weekends on the field coaching kids (ages 3–12) in our fun, positive sports leagues and instructional sessions. You’ll lead practices, referee games, ensure fun, and be a role model while keeping safety first. Saturdays (daytime) & Sunday mornings. Humboldt Park & West Loop locations in Chicago.
Why You’ll Love This Job
- Make a difference for young athletes
- Fun, team-oriented atmosphere — no desk work!
- Online training provided
- Focus on fun, safety, and sportsmanship
What You’ll Do
- Help volunteer parent coaches, and coach when a team lacks one, by leading skills-based practices and drills.
- Referee games, with an emphasis on learning the game and adjusting to the age level of players
- Create a safe, positive, and encouraging environment for kids and parents
What We’re Looking For
- Played soccer, football, baseball, or softball at varsity high school level or higher.....or played any sport in college.
- Confident leader who can take charge of a group of kids
- Some basic knowledge of soccer fundamentals & rules preferred, as it is our most popular sport
- Available Saturdays (daytime) & Sunday mornings starting Aug 30
About Us
i9 Sports® is the nation’s largest youth sports league franchise, with a mission to make sports fun, safe, and convenient for families. Our Chicago leagues are run by a youth development veteran and parent who believes sports should always be about learning, playing, and smiling.
Locations: Humboldt Park & West Loop, Chicago
With over 3.5 million registrations in communities across the country, i9 Sports is the nation's largest multi-sport provider focused solely on high-quality, community-based youth sports programs. We offer youth sports leagues, camps and clinics for kids ages 3 and up in today's most popular sports such as: flag football, soccer, basketball, baseball, volleyball, and lacrosse. To achieve our mission of helping kids succeed in life through sports, i9 Sports provides a youth sports experience unlike any other, teaching the importance of good sportsmanship on the field and in life. We are committed to providing age-appropriate instruction, making sports fun for kids, and convenient for today's busy families. To us, it's The Way Youth Sports Should Be.
Each franchised location is independently owned and operated and is solely and exclusively responsible for determining local hiring decisions, compensation, benefits, and other terms of employment.