How to Search for a High School Soccer Coach

As with any high school sport, coaches are needed to lead the student athletes in practice and from game to game. When a high school soccer coach leaves or can't coach any longer for some reason, the high school will have to find a replacement. There are a number of different methods and resources to accomplish this goal.

Instructions

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      Post an advertisement online on a job website like Career Builder or a coaching connection website like Taz Sport. Describe the coaching job, where it will be located and what types of students you will be coaching. Also give an idea of pay range, previous experience you want from the soccer coaching applicants and what they should submit to properly apply for the job.

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      Talk to other schools in the area and other soccer coaches as to who they would recommend to coach the students at your school. These word-of-mouth recommendations are even more helpful then random applications, which you may receive for the soccer coaching job, as they are coming from other coaches and educators who you know and trust.

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      Check out the credentials of all coaching applicants by calling their old schools, researching old records and talking to past players who played under them. Make sure the coach is a member of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America or has at least worked with the organization. If the soccer coaching applicant is an ex-soccer player at a high level, look at their own statistics and talk to players with who they played.

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      Decide on the top applicants and offer one of them a contract.