Careers at Hoist Hockey

Part-Time Hockey Trainer

Posted April 9, 2024

Hockey Trainers are responsible for leading training sessions during the afternoon, evening, and weekend hours. The ideal Trainer will have experience in training youth skaters between the ages of 8 and 18 years old. The Trainer must have the energy and passion to motivate athletes who want to improve their hockey performance. This position is part-time.

Company Description

Hoist Hockey offers training, education, and competition events to keep our athletes engaged and enjoying the sport they love. Our mission is to help athletes of all ages ‘Play. Train. Rise.’. While we develop an athlete’s fundamental movement skills of speed, power, agility and efficiency, and the functional movement skills that will allow them to improve their game day performance.

Specific Responsibilities

• Responsible for providing high quality coaching and skill instruction while building relationships with the players
• Lead both on-ice and off-ice training sessions during afternoon and/or evening hours along with weekend hours when needed
• Become familiar with all aspects of the Hoist Hockey training program in order to deliver an outstanding athlete training experience
• Give proper and in-depth feedback and instruction to the players you are working with
• Ability to demonstrate drills or skills at the appropriate level
• Follow the specific practice plan to ensure that each focus during a practice is given enough time for the athlete to apply what has been taught
• Maintain the integrity of the program by providing a high level of coaching and skill development
• Ability to coach skill development such as speed and strength, skating stride, and stick handling/shooting technique
• Support a culture that delivers training in a safe, legal, moral, ethical manner to help athletes achieve their goals
• Help with on ice setup and take down

Qualifications

• Ideal candidates must be energetic, personable, highly motivated and comfortable working with young athletes. A strong attention to detail and proven capability to motivate and inspire teams and individuals to achieve their highest potential.
• Experience as a hockey trainer and/or youth sports training leader is preferred but not required.
• Strong and credible communication and presentation skills.
• Experience with delivering customer service in a setting where servicing the “client” is a top priority.
• Must be able to work in the USA and able to pass a background check.

We are an equal opportunity employer. Hoist Hockey provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements. Hoist Hockey complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $20.00 - $30.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Schedule:

• After school
• Evening shift
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person at Hoist Hockey, 5451 53rd Avenue South, Fargo, ND 58078