Youth Soccer Instructor/Official
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Apply to Youth Soccer Instructor/Official at i9 Sports - Loudon & Northern Fairfax, VAJob details
- Location
- Vienna or Fairfax or Reston or Annandale
- Work type
- Onsite
- Compensation
- $41,600 - $45,760/yr
- Posted
- 1 week ago
- Apply on
- i9-sports-loudon-northern-fairfax-va.careerplug.com
About this role
- Community Impact
- Fun Job
- Opportunity for advancement
- Competitive salary
- Locations: Venues are located across Vienna, Fairfax, Reston, Annandale
- Upcoming Fall League: Sept 12th – Oct 17th (Note: Rain out/make-up dates run through the weekend of Nov 1st).
- Teach young athletes the fundamental skills and techniques of soccer, including dribbling, passing, shooting, and defending.
- Implement age-appropriate drills and exercises using practice plans provided by i9 Sports.
- Provide encouraging, constructive feedback to help players improve their skills and on-field confidence.
- Complete mandatory pre-season training sessions.
- Serve as the primary on-field official/referee for youth soccer matches, ensuring fair play and adherence to league rules.
- Maintain a professional, authoritative, yet approachable and unbiased demeanor during matches.
- Manage game flow smoothly, handling rule explanations and on-field situations with diplomacy and patience.
- Prioritize and ensure the physical and emotional safety of all participants during practices and games (ensuring proper equipment like shin guards are worn).
- Supervise and manage groups of young athletes, maintaining a positive, structured, and inclusive atmosphere.
- Promptly address and report any safety concerns or field condition issues.
- Maintain open, professional, and effective communication with parents, participants, and fellow staff.
- Act as an on-field mentor to volunteer parent coaches, helping them manage their teams effectively.
- Experience: Previous experience coaching, playing, or officiating soccer is required.
- Knowledge: Strong understanding of soccer rules, field positioning, and standard gameplay regulations.
- Soft Skills: High patience, high energy, a positive attitude, and excellent problem-solving skills under pressure.
- Communication: Exceptional interpersonal skills, with the ability to confidently interact with children, motivate volunteer coaches, and address parent feedback.
- Must be 16 years of age or older.
- Must have a reliable personal vehicle/transportation.
- Must be able to successfully pass a criminal background check.
- Must be extremely reliable, punctual, and committed to working consecutive weekends for the duration of the season (including potential make-up dates).
- Competitive Pay: Starting compensation is competitive and based on prior experience.
- Paid Training: Get fully compensated for your pre-season preparation and training sessions.
- Professional Growth: Excellent resume-builder for leadership, sports management, education, or coaching careers.
- Impact: A deeply rewarding role where you directly influence youth character development and inspire a love for the world's most popular game.
- Culture: A supportive, collaborative, and fun team environment.
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, and volleyball. 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.
Our territories are located in Central/Northern Fairfax County VA, Loudoun County VA, Arlington VA, Northwest D.C, and Howard County/Silver Spring MD.
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.