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Sugar Bowl Ski Team & Academy Seeks Nordic Program Director and Head Coach
The Sugar Bowl Ski Team & Academy (SBSTA) seeks an energetic and passionate individual to lead its Nordic programs.
SBSTA is a community dedicated to providing passionate skiers the opportunity to pursue athletic dreams, academic excellence, and personal growth while celebrating grit, grace, and courage.
Position Overview
In alignment with SBSTA’s mission, core values, vision, and strategic plan, the Nordic Program Director and Head Coach is responsible for the success of all SBSTA Nordic Programs. This includes but is not limited to establishing the philosophy, designing the structure, recruiting, leading, and evaluating the staff, and developing student-athletes through a comprehensive long-term-athlete-development. Emphasis will be placed on building a destination Nordic program, encouraging the participation of their families, fostering a Nordic community, and establishing a robust pipeline of Nordic participation for all SBSTA Nordic programs.
Professional Qualifications, Experience, and Skills
- Ability to oversee the business and programming plan of the Nordic programs and how it fits into the overall strategic plan of SBSTA.
- Skilled at troubleshooting, paying close attention to details and actively managing timelines and deadlines.
- Strong project management skills and ability to ensure consistency of programming and processes through proper written documentation. Organize, prioritize, and manage complex projects and processes.
- Strong knowledge and experience, including the current and ongoing pursuit of professional development and credentials related to Nordic skiing and competitive race programming and training.
- Strong team player with proven leadership skills, including effectively delegating, managing staff and volunteers, and working with the entire SBSTA staff, community partners, and SBC staff.
- Possesses excellent relationship and communication skills to work closely with coaches, parents, student-athletes, admissions candidates, and community partners.
- Expertise in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and proficiency in utilizing SBSTA’s established platforms (i.e., Google Drive).
- Manage personal stress effectively and support staff in managing their stress.
- Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs. frequently and perform manual labor and coaching duties on steep, uneven, mountain-like terrain and often in inclement weather.
- Two years of directly related experience with increasing responsibility, Bachelor’s degree, Level 100 U.S. Ski and Snowboard Nordic coach
Responsibilities
- Develop and oversee the implementation of comprehensive, age-appropriate programming for all SBSTA Nordic
- Develop and implement a consistent, documented Nordic
- Manage all aspects of SBA Nordic training, competition, and periodization. Help coordinate and oversee all athlete management plans.
- Design, implement, and oversee Nordic coach training, professional development, and mentoring
- Develop and implement a comprehensive marketing and communications plan to significantly increase SBST Nordic participation.
- Integrate all necessary domains of athlete development (physical, technical, tactical, mental, social, and equipment management).
- Plan for and implement successful early and late-season operations with SBC.
- Recruit, interview, foster, manage, and retain mission-appropriate student-athletes.
- Explore, develop, and implement year-round training opportunities and operations.
- Oversee and coordinate consistent and regular athlete evaluation processes.
- Oversee and coordinate consistent and regular communication and education with Nordic team parents.
- Maintain a strong presence on-trail as an active Nordic coach, and supporting coaches and athletes.
- Plan for and implement successful early and late-season operations with SBC.
- Ensure all venues are managed for optimal Nordic training and competition
- Calendaring and Execution
- Participate in Divisional, Regional, and National event calendaring.
- Maintain excellent relationships with Royal Gorge and other resorts.
- Help with the execution of SBSTA Nordic events.
To apply or for more information, please send to [email protected]
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Head Coach – Men’s & Women’s Nordic Skiing
This position serves as the leader of the men’s and women’s Nordic skiing and embraces the vision of principled leadership, academic integration, and competitive excellence. The Head Coach leads by developing a vision, setting team goals, and building a healthy and transformative culture. The Head Coach is responsible for all aspects of the program, including student-athlete development, planning and preparation for practices and contests, managing team staff, identifying and recruiting prospective student-athletes, budget, operational logistics, providing leadership to the respective Friends Group, and participating in appropriate University, community, alumni/ae and media relationships – all in compliance with University, Ivy League and NCAA rules and regulations.
The Head Coach uses athletics as the means to educate student-athletes. This position serves as a teacher and mentor in the holistic development of student-athletes to help build character and teach valuable life lessons including work ethic, discipline, resilience, accountability, adaptability, teamwork, humility and leadership – in support of the University and College missions. The head coach impacts personal development in addition to athletic development in a meaningful and lasting way.
The Head Coach is responsible for ensuring the health and safety of student-athletes to achieve and maintain peak performance. In the Ivy League, program success is defined broadly and involves much more than winning – a successful program imparts the life lessons described in the above paragraph and results in high levels of student satisfaction and healthy team culture. This position is a key ambassador for the Athletics Department and the University and must reflect the highest levels of integrity, ethical behavior, and adherence to the Ivy League principles. Overall program success begins with the leadership of the Head Coach.
This position typically requires extensive experience in coaching the sport, with coaching at the collegiate level strongly preferred. Particularly for sports that are more prominent on an international level than in the United States, comparable experience may include playing and/or coaching in a professional or other high-performance environment, such as for a national team or at the Olympic level.
This is a term position renewable at the discretion of the Athletics Director.
Applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis and will be accepted through April 22. If interested, please read more at the link: