Subject Hockey Canada is in search of coaches for the 2025 WMH Pan Am Championships in September
Subject Hockey Canada (FHC) is looking for nationwide coaches for the 2025 Pan American Championships to be held in Asuncion, Paraguay from September 21 to September 30, 2025.
Canada is proud to be sending two Masters groups within the 55+ age class – one Males’s crew and one Ladies’s crew. We’re looking for a coach for every crew and these are volunteer positions.
FHC is the nationwide sport governing physique chargeable for the event, progress and promotion of discipline hockey in Canada. Amongst its duties and in collaboration with the FHC Masters Committee and Age Group Coordinators, FHC helps choose, put together and promote Canada’s groups in the direction of the aim of delivering sustained podium performances in WMH Continental and World Cup competitions.
FHC’s Masters program is self-funded by athletes chosen for WMH Continental and World Cup groups. The coaches’ price of nationwide and worldwide airfares, lodging on the occasion and a per diem can be coated from gamers’ contributions (quantities could also be capped). Moreover, coaches could also be paid an honorarium for all practices, occasions and tournaments attended. The profitable candidates can be anticipated to pick, develop and coach their crew within the lead as much as the 2025 Pan American Championships.
*The teaching duties will begin in April 2025 and finish the month following the event.
The deadline for purposes is Saturday, March fifteenth, 2025.
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Coach Obligations embody:
Oversight of an outside, systematic, progressive coaching program for Masters athletes (together with mindset/outside tactical consciousness, ability growth and health evaluation metrics) at the side of FHC teaching employees, different Masters Coaches and the Masters Age Group Coordinators.
Workforce constructing, choice, preparation and attendance at scheduled coaching camps, practices, occasions and tournaments. Key attendance dates/occasions are listed beneath.
On the conclusion of every main competitors, coaches are additionally anticipated to finish a Submit-Event Report which incorporates an occasion abstract together with any enchancment suggestions.
KEY DATES:
Males:
Athlete Choice – right now there is not going to be a variety camp based mostly on the variety of at present registered athletes. This will likely change within the coming weeks.
Coaching – can be held in Vancouver, BC on Saturday, April nineteenth (afternoon) and Sunday, April twentieth (morning). Summer season coaching particulars are nonetheless to be confirmed.
Ladies:
Athlete Choice – Saturday, April nineteenth and Sunday, April twentieth (Easter Weekend) on the Pat Corridor Masters Event on the College of Victoria in Victoria, BC
Coaching – chosen athletes can be collaborating within the Vancouver Worldwide Event in Burnaby, BC from Saturday, Might seventeenth to Monday, Might nineteenth (Victoria Day Weekend). Summer season coaching particulars are nonetheless to be confirmed.
**Athletes situated outdoors of BC and who’re unable to attend in particular person have been requested to ship in video footage together with references from coaches.
Expertise and {Qualifications} most well-liked:
The best candidates may have expertise in excessive efficiency teaching, and possess sturdy consultative, facilitation and decision-making expertise and a want to work with older age athletes.
The best candidate attributes and {qualifications} ought to embody:
Acceptable coach schooling and certification – NCCP Competitors Improvement in Coaching (working in the direction of the NCCP Competitors Improvement certification. For extra data see: https://www.fieldhockey.ca/teaching/coaching-resources/);
Sturdy management talents and a few expertise working with older athletes;
Information of Lengthy-Time period Athlete Improvement;
Accomplished Secure Sport Modules (Making Moral Selections, Making Headway, & CAC SafeSport);
Demonstrated vital considering associated to health program planning and analysis – work with FHC
Built-in Service Workforce Result in create an age-appropriate program;
A superb understanding of high-performance sport;
Different combos of coaching and expertise can also be thought of.
Phrases and Situations
The profitable candidates can be required to have memberships in good standing with a member PSO and FHC. Profitable candidates should additionally present a susceptible sector verify (dated throughout the previous 3 years) in addition to full protected sport coaching (accomplished throughout the previous 3 years).
In case you imagine you possess the suitable expertise, ability set and want to contribute to the Masters discipline hockey group, please submit your Expression of Curiosity (EOI), protecting letter and training resume through F-RED Coach/Workers.
Interviews will happen just about shortly thereafter for chosen candidates. Subject Hockey Canada is dedicated to employment fairness and encourages purposes from all certified candidates.
