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Football Ontario Accepting Application for the Team Ontario U18 Male Tackle Program Head Coaching Position for 2025-26

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For Immediate Release 

December 8, 2023

Football Ontario Accepting Application for the Team Ontario U18 Male Tackle Program Head Coaching Position for 2025-26

Football Ontario Hiring U18 Male Tackle Head Coach

Hamilton, Ontario – Football Ontario is now accepting applications for the head coaching position with the Team Ontario U18 Male Tackle Program for the 2025 and 2026 seasons. The contract will be a two-year term with a one year option for the 2027 season. The execution of the option will be decided upon during the second year of the contract. 

With Coach Rob Underhill’s term expiring and this upcoming High-Performance season being his last, Football Ontario would like to bring in someone who can shadow Coach Underhill and the rest of his staff throughout the 2024 High-Performance season and learn from their extensive experiences and wisdom to be better prepared and positioned for the role in 2025.

Football Ontario will be working with Coach Underhill as an integral part of the High-Performance Committee when it comes to selecting the next Head Coach of the Team Ontario U18 Male Tackle Program.

“We are so grateful for all of the time and energy Coach Underhill has given our Team Ontario family over the years. Being able to tap into Coach Underhill’s extensive coaching and leadership experience will help us to better identify a coach who best embodies and demonstrates Football Ontario’s core values. We are enthused to see where this hiring process leads us.” says Football Ontario’s Director of Sport and Culture, JT Tsui.

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Job Title: Male Tackle Under 18 Tackle Head Coach

Application Deadline: December 22nd

Starting Date: January 8th

Contract Term: 2025-2026 (One-Year Option in 2027)

Football Ontario is #ALLIN. We are committed to celebrating inclusion and diversity in our hiring practices, and promoting these values daily. We support equal employment opportunities for all, regardless of race, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation or religion. 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

BEING A GREAT TEAMMATE

HEAD COACH CERTIFICATIONS

1. CERTIFICATIONS

HEAD COACH ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

1. ADMINISTRATION

2. COMMUNICATION

3. HIGH PERFORMANCE PATHWAY

4. REDBLACK WEEKEND

5. NATIONAL TOURNAMENT

BEING A GREAT TEAMMATE

“Great leaders only preach what they are willing to consistently practice themselves”

Guidelines for Being a Great Teammate (Coach, Parent, Athlete):

  1. I am practicing PATIENCE and UNDERSTANDING with others. 
  2. I am only offering words of ENCOURAGEMENT with others.
  3. I am giving others my best ENERGY and ENTHUSIASM.
  4. I am open to DIVERSITY of thought. 
  5. I am RESPECTING the 24-hour rule before sending an email or posting on social media.

HEAD COACH CERTIFICATIONS

  1. CERTIFICATIONS
  1. *Applicants must have a completed Criminal Background Check + Vulnerable Sector Screening. 
  2. Required NCCP Courses:
CourseLink To Course
Making Ethical Decisions Evaluationhttps://thelocker.coach.ca/onlinelearning#MED-E
Safe Contact 2.0 Refresherhttps://thelocker.coach.ca/onlinelearning#FB-SCR-EN
Making Head Way in Footballhttps://coach.ca/nccp-making-head-way-football
Anti- Racism in Coachinghttps://thelocker.coach.ca/onlinelearning#ARIC-E
Safe Sporthttps://thelocker.coach.ca/onlinelearning#SS
Understanding the Rule of Twohttps://thelocker.coach.ca/onlinelearning#URT-E
  1. Suggested NCCP Courses:

The following courses are not required but are considered assets to applicants for Football Ontario’s High Performance programs: 

CourseLink To Course
Mental Health in Sporthttps://thelocker.coach.ca/onlinelearning#MHIS-E
Managing Conflicthttps://thelocker.coach.ca/onlinelearning#MC-E
Creating a Positive Sport Environmenthttps://thelocker.coach.ca/onlinelearning#CPSE-E

HEAD COACH ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

  1.  ADMINISTRATION
  2. Support GM to maintain up-to-date player and coach contact information, distribute Football Ontario communications and encourage coaching staff to read/ sign off on documents


2. COMMUNICATION

  1. Communicate meetings and important dates with the team (parents, coaching staff, players)
  • Suggestion: Choose a form of communication that you will use consistently (e.g., TeamLinkt, WhatsApp)
  • Work with GM to create a working document with questions for Football Ontario
  1. Outreach/ communication with community partners to recruit volunteers for events and sponsors
  2. Promote events (ID Camps, recruitment opportunities) through social media to drive registration and player participation

3. HIGH PERFORMANCE PATHWAY

  1. Working with coaching support staff, create a practice plan for ID Camps, Development Camp and Training Camp to share in advance and assign roles to coaching staff
  2. Help to organize and attend virtual sessions/ meetings  (e.g., positional meetings are at the discretion of HC)
  3. Attend in-person events throughout tenure (tentative dates and locations for 2024): 
    • ID Camps:
      • Waterloo ID Camp: January 13, 2024
      • York ID Camp: January 27, 2024
      • Ottawa ID Camp: February 18, 2024
      • Northern ID Camp: Date TBD
  • Development Camps:
    • Hamilton Development Camp: April 6/7
    • GTA Development Camp: April 13/14
  • Red Black Weekend: London, May 10-12

4. RED BLACK WEEKEND

  1. Collaborate with Coaching Staff to make Team Red/ Black selections
  2. Maintain communication with parents (through WhatApp, TeamLinkt or email)
  3. Support coaching staff with supervision of players throughout the weekend

4. NATIONAL TOURNAMENT

  1. During the tournament, maintain communication with parents (through WhatApp, TeamLinkt or email)
  2. Support coaching staff with supervision of players
  • Make sure players are supervised going to team meals, taping/ therapy rooms for the first 2 days of the tournament to make sure they know where to go
  • Nightly room checks to follow curfew
    • Note: knock at the door to remind players to go to bed in their respective rooms. You are not expected to enter their rooms unless emergency
  1. Work with GM to coordinate meeting times
  2. Create a detailed practice plans for practices
  3. Attend positional meetings to support coaching staff

Application Process:

Interested candidates are asked to submit a resume with a cover letter as well as three letters of reference (including a supervisor/manager of the team of your current position) and a copy of Criminal Background Check and NCCP certification to:

Email: jtsui@footballontario.net

We would like to thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

If you have interest in the role but are unable to complete a part of the application process, please reach out to JT Tsui:  jtsui@footballontario.net 

 FOR MORE INFORMATION:

www.footballontario.net

ABOUT FOOTBALL ONTARIO: Football Ontario is the sanctioned provincial governing body for football in Ontario, through its focus on transparency, growth, alignment and excellence, is engaged in providing football opportunities for all of Ontario. Football Ontario is driven by a commitment to deliver football programming, opportunities and resources for its members and the provincial football stakeholders. Please visit: footballontario.net