WANTED: West Rugby Senior All-Star Team Head Coach

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
Western Rugby Union
Senior Women’s All-Star Coach

The Western Rugby Union is soliciting applications for the position of Senior Women’s All-Star Team head coach. The appointment will be for three years (November 1, 2008 through October 31, 2011), subject to annual performance review of progress towards team goals and player and team performance.

Responsibilities and expectations of the head coach:
– Assume full responsibility for selecting, organizing, and preparing the West Rugby Union Senior Women’s All-Star team to represent the Western Rugby Union in the USA Rugby National All-Stars Championships.
– Assemble a staff to meet the needs of the program, as deemed appropriate (e.g., assistant coach(es), manager(s), strength and conditioning personnel, etc.).
– Recruit and retain a medical staff and/or a certified athletic trainer for all assemblies.
– Become familiar with the top women’s players throughout the Western Rugby Union, work with the coaches from the West Women’s U23, U19 and 7s teams to establish a player identification and selection process, as well as to recruit athletes from other sports to rugby.
– Review and adhere to the West All-Star reporting and budget formats as detailed on the West website (www.wrfu.org/AllstarSquad-BudgetRequest&Reporting.pdf) and
– Submit an annual program plan and budget to the Western Rugby Union no later than July 1st, and be responsible for keeping program expenses within the allocated budget.
– Submit interim reports on all team activities, as appropriate, and a final detailed annual report consistent with the reporting expectations.
– This is a volunteer position. The West allocates a budget to be used by the coach and staff to facilitate assembly and travel to events and training venues. However, this budget is not sufficient to cover all program expenses and requires some fiscal commitment by players and staff.
– The coach and/or staff may raise additional sponsorship support (e.g., money or goods in kind) to support the program beyond the union’s allocation, with the knowledge and approval of the West Executive Committee.
– Once appointed, the coach will be expected to be CIPP-enrolled with USA Rugby and the West.

Applicants must possess, at a minimum:
– Current USA Rugby Level I Coaching Certification and/or equivalent coaching credentials and qualifications
– Coaching experience at the club and/or local area union all-star level, preferably with women

All applications must include the following information:
– Complete personal contact information (e.g., mailing address, e-mail, telephone, etc.)
– Current CIPP number and club affiliation
– Education, occupation and/or other professional training
– Coaching and playing experience
– A brief written statement regarding your coaching philosophy and style, and your goals and objectives for this program. Please address how you will identify and recruit top female players to the West All-Star team, and how you will facilitate their development as players and a team.
– Two letters of reference from the rugby community (e-mail is acceptable)

Forward application materials to: Bill Sexton, President, Western Rugby Union. The preferred method for submission of application materials is through e-mail attachment. All applications will be reviewed by the Western Rugby Union Executive Committee.

The closing date for applications is 5:00 PM on Wednesday, October 1, 2008. The anticipated appointment date will be November 1, 2008.

Please direct any questions regarding this process to Bill Sexton.

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