About Mavs
Maverick Volleyball is seeking dedicated outgoing and teamoriented coaches to become integral members of our dynamic team in the upcoming Summer 2025 Volleyball Clinics. Maverick Volleyball offers a supportive and engaging environment for personal and professional development. Your commitment will play a pivotal role in our journey and in return youll have the opportunity to be part of a thriving community that values your contributions.
Program Descriptions
The summer clinic sessions include 4 different programs:
- Elite Development Centre (EDC)
- Beach Volleyball Development Centre (BVDC)
- Recreational Beach Learn to Play
- Indoor Recreational Learn to Play
Elite Development Centre
The Elite Development Centre (EDC) is an offseason program specially designed on providing Provincial National & RTC athletes with high quality off season technical training. The main focus is on developing individual indoor technical skills throughout the summer.
EDC sessions will be held on evenings during the week and in blocks of 2 hours between 6pm to 10pm for a total of 6 hours/week. This clinic will run from June 23rd until August 15th for a total of 8 weeks and located throughout the Ottawa region (East Central & West end).
Beach Volleyball Development Centre
The Beach Volleyball Development Centre (BVDC) program offers a similar model to the indoor Competitive Training Centre (RTC) program and is offered for competitive and highperformance athletes between 1316 years old. The BVDC program provides a weekly practice with intensive training focused on developing skills strategies and tactics that can be put into practice during a league night in partnership with MaxVolley.
BVDC sessions will be held on Sundays in blocks of 2 hours/week between 2pm to 4pm. This clinic will run from May 25th until August 14th at either the MaxVolley Bell SensPlex in Kanata or the MaxVolley Richcraft SensPlex in Beacon Hill.
Recreational Beach
Practice & Play and FUNdamentals Beach offer pressurefree environments designed to introduce youth 917 years old to the fundamentals of beach volleyball. These programs will allow athletes an opportunity to improve their skills as well as play matches against other players in a recreational and learning format.
Beach LTPRec sessions will be held on Sundays in blocks of 24 hours/week between 2pm to 6pm. This clinic will run from June 8th until July 27th for a total of 7 weeks and located at either the MaxVolley Bell SensPlex in Kanata or the MaxVolley Richcraft SensPlex in Beacon Hill.
Indoor Recreational
The FUNdamental programs focus on learning and developing the five core skills in volleyball: passing setting spiking blocking and defending. Coaches introduce all the core skills in a fun an engaging way allowing athletes to experiment and learn at their own pace. Progressive introduction and instruction of the skills will ensure that the game remains dynamic and fun while learning to play. Recreational programs will offer a variety of drills and gameplay scenarios within the practices and in the case of GameOn limited skill development with a greater focus on gameplay.
The indoor LTPRec sessions will be held on evenings during the week between 6pm to 10pm and in blocks of 2 hours per program (FUNdamentals Learn Train & Play Practice & Play Game On!. This clinic will run from June 23th until August 14th for a total of 7 weeks and located in Central Ottawa (FrancoCite).
Job Summary
Stream 1 Head Coach
Reporting to the Program Coordinator the Head Coaches (HC) are responsible for planning and executing practice plans and providing high quality delivery of the programs curriculums. The HCs supervise lead and mentor assistant coaches communicate with athletes and parents and perform other required administrative tasks.
Key responsibilities include:
- Create a positive fun and safe environment for participants
- Ensure high quality of the Mavericks program curriculums
- Supervise and direct Assistant Coaches in their roles and responsibilities
- Communicate with support staff regarding administrative tasks
- Ensure a physically and psychologically safe environments for all participants and staff
- Demonstrate drills and techniques
- Provide coaching feedback and encouragement to athletes in a positive and constructive manner
- Provide a professional and positive experience for all participants
Stream 2 Assistant Coach
Reporting to the Head Coach the Assistant Coachs (AC) main responsibility is to provide participants with high quality constructive and positive coaching during oncourt practice sessions. They focus on creating team cohesion developing volleyball skills and promoting positive leadership behaviour.
Key responsibilities include:
- Create a positive fun and safe environment for participants
- Ensure high quality of Mavericks program curriculums
- Communicate with support staff regarding administrative tasks
- Demonstrate drills and techniques
- Provide coaching feedback and encouragement to athletes in a positive manner
Locations
Mavericks day clinics are offered throughout the Ottawa region in different locations:
- East end (Orleans)
- Central Ottawa (Gloucester)
- West end (Kanata/Nepean)
Essential Qualifications
Experience
Stream 1 Head Coach
- Minimum of 2 years of volleyball coaching experience
- Minimum of 1 years mentoring/training assistant coaches
Competencies & Skills
Stream 1 Head Coach
- Indepth knowledge of volleyball technical and tactical concepts (skills techniques rules game play etc.
- Superior interpersonal skills especially regarding communication with athletes mentoring coaches and interacting with parents
- Ability to lead and manage a team
Stream 2 Assistant Coach
- Knowledge of volleyball technical and tactical concepts (rules game play etc.
- Strong interpersonal skills regarding communicating with athletes
- Ability to work effectively within a team
Both Streams
- Leadership and Mentoring
- Collaboration
- Inclusivity
- Communication
Assets
- Bilingual (English French)
- NCCP Certified Development Coach
- Previous experience in coaching volleyball
Important Information
To apply please submit your resume by April 13 2025 and specify your preferred program(s) location and hours of work in the application questions. We will try our best to accommodate requests.