Sports Coordinator

Sports Coordinator

Statesville Family YMCA - Statesville, NC 28677 End Date 10/23/2026

Overview

Salary Range $15.00 - $16.00 Hourly Position Type Part Time Job Shift Variable

Description

APPLY BY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2026

The Sports Coordinator must have an enthusiastic personality with an ability to develop relationships with participants, parents and other staff. They must have an extensive knowledge of the major sports and a desire to use that knowledge to grow professionally with the YMCA. They should present themselves in a professional, caring manner and have excellent communication skills. They should also learn and understand the YMCA's mission and best practices in order to help foster and ensure all sports practices, games and events at the Y have a mission driven atmosphere. Schedule: Varies according to season and program needs. Evenings and weekends required. Maximum of 25 hours per week. Possible schedules include Monday-Friday 4pm-8pm, Saturday 8am-4pm and Sundays 1-5pm (5 days per week), with occasional morning meetings twice per month.

Responsibilities Include:

• Serve as Lead Site Supervisor for all youth and adult sports programs ensuring practices and games begin and end on time, monitoring weather and field conditions to make appropriate cancellation decisions to ensure participant and staff safety, and officiating games as needed.
• Serve as lead contact for parents and volunteers for the branch. Responsible for returning voicemails and emails in a timely manner and reporting any communication needed to the Sports Senior Director.
• Serve as Lead Coach and main contact for all pre-school sports programs such as but not limited to Rookie Basketball, Rookie Soccer, Rookie Football and Rookie T-Ball.
• Recruits, screens, and trains youth sports volunteer coaches to lead teams of participants each season and ensure these volunteer coaches adhere to the YMCA Code of Conduct.
• Leads all aspects of highly efficient and effective sports officials' team including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, training, developing, scheduling and holding staff accountable on a daily basis.
• Follow registration calendar timeline that includes coaches meeting, roster distribution, practice and game dates and make up dates.
• Conducts coach's meetings for youth sports as well as orientations and captain's meetings for adult sports programs.
• Ensures equipment is well-maintained, safe to use and properly inventoried after each season and completes all necessary field and court markings which include but are not limited to soccer, flag football, baseball, volleyball and basketball.
• Use DAXKO to run reports, view rosters, track payroll, etc Responsible for sports staff part-time payroll. Attend sports leadership meetings Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

High School Diploma/GED required, Associate's degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school preferred. CPR/First Aid/AED- must obtain certification within first 90 days of employment Bilingual (English/Spanish)- Preferred Personal training background- Preferred Ability to provide a high level of customer service Possess strong sense of responsibility Energetic, devoted, mission driven, confident, respectful, adaptable, team oriented individual Punctual Extensive knowledge of rules for basketball, volleyball, flag football, soccer and / or baseball preferred Ability to work with children of all ages required Ability to accept supervision, critique and guidance required Good communication skills with children, coaches and parents required Enthusiasm, sense of humor, patience and self-control required