Job Details
Language: English
Work setting: Badminton, urban area, international level
Experience Required:
- Minimum 5 years of racket sport coaching experience
- International competition experience, with a proven track record of providing effective coaching support in high-level tournament settings
- Canadian national-level coaching experience, including training athletes for Canadian National Championships, Provincial Team programs, or other recognized high-performance development pathways
- Demonstrated experience in leading and coordinating a coaching team
Personal suitability:
- Excellent leadership, organization, and decision-making skills in a competitive sports environment
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with proven ability to work effectively with athletes and families from diverse and multicultural backgrounds, and to foster a positive and inclusive training environment
- Ability to travel and work flexible hours as required for competitions and peak training seasons.
Please send resume and cover letter to: gx20237@gmail.com
Job Description
- Coordinate and oversee competitive badminton programs, supervising athletes across all competitive levels to ensure consistent training standards, discipline, and performance outcomes.
- Design, develop, and oversee competitive training programs, seasonal plans, and tournament preparation schedules.
- Plan and conduct high-quality training and practice sessions focused on technical skills, tactics, physical conditioning, and match readiness.
- Motivate and prepare athletes and teams for competitive events or games, providing leadership, performance guidance, and competition strategies.
- Analyze and evaluate athletes’ and teams’ performance, monitoring progress and making program or training adjustments as required.
- Observe and evaluate prospective athletes’ skills and performance, identifying talent and recommending placement or advancement within the competitive program.
- Manage, mentor, and coordinate the coaching team, and assign, assigning and scheduling coaches across multiple training locations to ensure training plan alignment, consistent program delivery, performance feedback, and effective resource utilization.
- Participate in coaching clinic instruction and professional development activities, ensuring coaching practices align with current standards and methodologies.
- Coordinate and lead preparation for local, regional, national, and international competitions and sporting events, providing on-site leadership, coaching support, and performance assessment.