Assistant-Coach Competitive Travelling 202627 season
Job Summary
Assistant Coach - Competitive Travelling
About Mavs
The Maverick Volleyball Club serves Ottawa and its surrounding communities in providing our youth with high-quality volleyball programs. Our Club takes pride in our successful track record of promoting and fostering leadership organizational team and life skills for the benefit of its members. Maverick Volleyball is seeking experiences dedicated and team-oriented coaches to become integral members of our dynamic teams in the 2026/2027 competitive travelling season.
Program Descriptions
Maverick teams have been competing successfully across Ontario at the Club level since its inception in September 1985. Competitions depend on program level and can include local and regional tournaments OVA tournaments across the province / inter-provincially or can include international and national competitions. Each level is defined by the skill and aspirations of the athlete combined with levels of time and travel commitment agreeable to the family.
Provincial
The provincial-level competitive program is designed and based on leading-edge athlete development combination with team fortitude and cohesion the program aims to maximize each athletes individual potential and provide them with maximum physical and mental development.
National
The national-level experience provides a solid launch pad for elite athletes as they pursue a post-secondary volleyball career. Our national-level high performance program is developed to fully address all aspects of competition and training that lead to an athlete performing at their highest potential.
Job Summary
Reporting to the Head Coach the Assistant Coach is responsible for providing high quality coaching and leadership to the team during on-court practice off-court activities and various tournaments and games. This includes individualized coaching to athletes assisting the head coach in drill design and execution perform auxiliary tasks during games such as video recording or tracking stats etc.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Providing feedback and instruction to athletes during practice
- Assistant Coaching practices tournaments and games
- Continued coach development
- Completing auxiliary tasks such as video and stats
Essential Qualifications
Experience
- Experience as a competitive-level athlete OR
- 1 year of coaching experience at any level
Competencies & Skills
- In-depth knowledge of volleyball technical and tactical concepts (rules game play etc.)
- Knowledge of the Maverick Volleyball competitive structure
- Knowledge of various coaching & learning theories and strategies
- Clear and effective communication
Education
- NCCP Foundations of Volleyball E-learning module
Assets
Education
- NCCP Trained Development Coach certification
Language
- Bilingual (English French)
Important Information
All Maverick travelling-level teams are managed under the fully-accredited not-for-profit division of the organization. Coaches are offered a volunteering position with a semi-annual honorarium based on experience and certifications with a series of benefits.
If you are an internal coach do not apply through this form. Please fill out the internal form that was sent to you via Slack and email.
To apply please submit your resume by May 15 2026.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
About Company
The Maverick Volleyball Club provides Ottawa and surrounding communities with high quality recreational and competitive volleyball programs.