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Football Ontario Looks to Hire Coaches and Staff  for 2024 Second U18 Team Ontario Women’s Tackle Program 

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For Immediate Release 

March 15, 2024

Football Ontario Looks to Hire Coaches and Staff  for 2024 Second U18 Team Ontario Women’s Tackle Program 

Football Ontario Seeks to Various Fill Team Ontario Positions

Hamilton, Ontario – Football Ontario is excited to announce that the organization has once again been granted the opportunity to send two teams to the 2024 U18 Women’s National Tackle Championship. Football Ontario is greatful for the opportunity and credits the strong women and girls grassroots programming that is currently going on across the province.

Football Ontario is now currently accepting applications for a variety of roles with the U18 Team Ontario women’s tackle football program for the 2024 season.

Application Deadline:  Monday, April 1, 2024

Start Date: Monday, April 8, 2024

Duration: One Year

Positions: 

  • Head Coach (1) 
  • Offensive Coordinator (1)
  • Defensive Coordinator (1) 
  • Special Teams Coordinator (1)
  • Offensive Assistants (1-2)
  • Defensive Assistants (1-2)
  • Mentee Coach (1) 
  • Equipment Manager (1)
  • General Manager (1)

Job Description and Coach Responsibilities Below

The coaches and staff will work closely with the Team Ontario Red coaching staff and Football Ontario staff. To assist with team selections, coaches may be required to attend identification, development, or selection camps in addition to events such as the Women’s Tackle National Championship.

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Job Title: Women’s Tackle Under 18 Tackle Staff Positions

Application Deadline: April 1/24

Starting Date: April 8/24

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

STAFF CERTIFICATIONS

1. CERTIFICATIONS

STAFF ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

1. ADMINISTRATION

2. COMMUNICATION

3. HIGH PERFORMANCE PATHWAY

4. 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.

STAFF 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 Evaluation https://thelocker.coach.ca/onlinelearning#MED-E
Safe Contact 2.0 Refresher (Coaches Only)https://thelocker.coach.ca/onlinelearning#FB-SCR-EN
Making Head Way in Football (Coaches Only)https://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
Gender Equity LENShttps://womenandsport.ca/learning-opportunities/e-learning/gender-equity-lens/
Keeping Girls in Sporthttps://womenandsport.ca/learning-opportunities/e-learning/keeping-girls-in-sport-e-module/

STAFF ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

  1.  ADMINISTRATION
  2. Support in maintaining up-to-date player and coach contact information, distribute Football Ontario communications and encourage other members of 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)
  1. Outreach/ communication with community partners to recruit volunteers for events and sponsors
  2. Promote events through social media to drive registration and player participation

3. HIGH PERFORMANCE PATHWAY

  1. Working with coaching support staff, create a practice plan for 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 all in-person events (tentative dates and locations for 2024): 
    • Development Camp (May 5, 2024)
  • Training Camp: July, 2024
  • National Championship (Fredericton, AB): July 20-28, 2024

4. NATIONAL TOURNAMENT

  1. During the tournament, maintain communication with parents (through WhatApp, TeamLinkt or email)
  2. Support rest of 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 to coordinate meeting times
  2. Collaborate to create practice plans
  3. Attend positional meetings as needed

Application Process:

Interested candidates are asked to submit a resume with cover letter as well as three letters of reference (including a supervisor/manager of the team of your current position) and the proper certification, as per the application, BY EMAIL to:

Emily Todd, Director of Development & Administration, Football Ontario

etodd@footballontario.net

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

 FOR MORE INFORMATION: www.footballontario.netABOUT 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