Applications due 05/20/24
Job Description:
Date posted: May 3, 2024
Location: Mercersburg Academy, 100 Academy Drive, Mercersburg, PA, USA
Mercersburg Academy seeks applicants to serve as coaches or counselors for their summer swim clinics.
Mercersburg Swim Clinics are dedicated to improving students’ techniques and helping them develop as swimmers both inside and outside of the pool. Mercersburg Academy’s storied aquatics program has produced more than 30 Olympians and brings a tradition of excellence to its summer program.
To learn more, visit: https://www.mercersburg.edu/summer/programs/swim-clinics
Program dates are (ideally, applicants will work both sessions):
- Session 1: June 16-20, 2024
- Session 2: June 23-27, 2024
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR COACHES INCLUDE (but not limited to):
- Assist in the day-to-day operation of the program by leading training sessions (both in the pool or in the classroom) as assigned.
- Provide general coaching and feedback to improve swimmers’ techniques, including starts, turns, and strokes.
- Oversee counselors assigned to each lane who are giving direct and personal feedback to improve swimmers’ techniques.
- Reveiw video of participants’ strokes and give personal feedback to each participant during video analysis sessions.
- Ensure a safe and motivating environment for all participants.
- Coordinate with other coaching staff and camp organizers to ensure a cohesive program.
- Coaches do not typically have residential or after-hours responsibilities.
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR COUNSELORS INCLUDE (but not limited to):
- Assist in the day-to-day operation of the program with direct oversight of participants.
- Participate in training sessions, overseeing 2-3 lanes at a time, giving direct and personal feedback to improve swimmers’ techniques, including starts, turns, and strokes.
- Oversight of participants during extracurricular, evening, and dormitory activities.
- Oversee film sessions and ensuring each participant is recorded swimming each stroke, starts, and turns for video analysis.
- Ensure a safe and motivating environment for all participants.
- Coordinate with other counselors and program staff to ensure a cohesive program.
How to Apply
To apply, send email and letter of interest to Coleman Weibley, Swim Camp Director, at [email protected].
Contact Information
Coleman Weibley, Swim Clinic Director
100 Academy Drive
Mercersburg, PA 17236
phone: 717-377-3445
