Head Coach - Cress Creek Commons Cobras

Cress Creek Commons Cobras is hiring a head coach for their NSC summer swim team for the 2025 season.  

The Cobras are seeking a positive, high-energy coach to join our fun and hard-working community of swimmers. A successful candidate will focus on stroke development, technique and race strategies while also fostering team spirit, modeling good sportsmanship and having fun!

The Cobras have approximately 130 swimmers and compete in the Naperville Swim Conference. The season starts with morning practices from 6:30am-11:30am after Memorial Weekend, when school is out, and continues through the end of July, ending with the Championship meets, usually on the last two weekends in July. In addition to the Championship meets, the team typically participates in 8 regular season meets which are held on Tuesday and Thursday nights and Saturday mornings.

Responsibilities:

-   Attend all practices, meets and official team events throughout the season, including but not limited to those listed above

-   Supervise and mentor a team of Junior coaches

-   Create and implement daily practice plans including drills for all age groups (6 & under, 7-8, 9-10, 11-14 & 15 & over)

-   Provide coaching on stroke development and swim technique to all swimmers

-   Provide constructive feedback to swimmers about their meet performance during and after meets

-   Strategize and prepare for meets by creating a meet lineup and meet sheet and approving entries in Meet Manager (Meet Mobile)

-   Work collaboratively with data volunteers to exchange data with other swim teams before meets

-   Work collaboratively with the Team Reps and pool board to prepare for the upcoming season

-   Work to maintain and build a positive team culture by facilitating team cheers, leading pep rallies and bringing a positive and energetic spirit to the role

-   Work collaboratively with the Mini Cobras program (our up and coming younger swimmers who are not yet old enough to compete)

-   Adhere to NSC Standards of conduct, demonstrate good sportsmanship and foster good sportsmanship and team spirit in the athletes

 Qualifications:

• Swim experience within a team setting
• Experience coaching student athletes of all ages
• Knowledge of or experience with NSC rules and procedures would be beneficial, but not necessary

Interested candidates should email cobrascresscreek@gmail.com