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North Allegheny Athletics is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Head Ice Hockey Coach for the 2025-2026 school year. Interested candidates should send their resume to Robert Bozzuto, Director of Athletics, at bbozzuto@northallegheny.org.

A brief job description is listed below:

Job Title: Varsity Head Coach

Location: North Allegheny Varsity Head Coach, Wexford, PA

Reports To: North Allegheny Athletic Director – Bob Bozzuto

Job Summary: The Varsity Head Coach is responsible for leading and coaching the varsity hockey team, including tryouts, practices, and games, focusing on skill development, tactical understanding, game play, and character growth for players. The successful candidate will also be responsible for fostering a positive team environment/culture and promoting teamwork and sportsmanship. This position offers an excellent opportunity for a cooperative style coach to make a significant impact on the development of student-athletes in an education-based athletic program.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Tryouts: Lead the evaluation of high school players in tryout sessions on multiple evenings, planned for Summer 2025.
  • Practices: Plan, organize, and lead weekly varsity practices throughout the season.
  • Games: Prepare team for games, manage players, and set team roster, which could include potential call-ups from practice squad. Games vary on a weekly basis.
  • Tournaments: Presently, the team participates in 1 local and 2 out of town High School Showcase tournaments per year.
  • Off-Ice Training: The successful candidate shall implement a training plan to improve players' physical fitness and performance.
  • Player Development and Assessment: Provide assistance, motivation, encouragement, and feedback during competition to create accountability and ownership.
  • Supervision: Prioritize player safety at all team activities, including the locker room, ensuring adherence to the North Allegheny School District and USA Hockey guidelines.

Qualifications:

  • Strong leadership and motivational skills.
  • Strong communication skills.
  • Previous coaching experience (preferably head coach and/or at the high school level, collegiate level or amateur equivalent).
  • High-level playing experience preferred.
  • Strong understanding of ice hockey skills and strategies.
  • Ability to motivate, mentor, and develop student-athletes.
  • Excellent communication, organizational, and leadership skills.
  • Ability to manage and lead a diverse group of student-athletes.
  • Commitment to upholding academic and athletic standards.
  • Applicant must have or be able to obtain the appropriate background clearances, certifications, etc.
  • Documentations required by the North Allegheny School District, USA Hockey and the PIHL.
  • Must be able to get USA Hockey coaching certification and all required clearances to work with players (SafeSport, American Sport Education Program, CPR-AED Certification).

Upper St. Clair Hockey is seeking applicants for a Head Coach at the Junior Varsity (JV) level for the 2025-26 season

Interested parties should send their coaching resumes to vpcoaching@uschockey.org by April 30, 2025. 

The JV Head Coach is responsible for leading and coaching the JV hockey team, including tryouts, practices, and games, focusing on skill development, tactical understanding, game play, and character growth for players, while working in collaboration with the Head Varsity Coach. The successful candidate will also be responsible for fostering a positive team environment/culture and promoting teamwork and sportsmanship. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated coach to make a significant impact on the development and growth of young athletes.

JV Head Coach Job Description:

  • Tryouts – Lead the evaluation of high school players alongside the Head Varsity Coach in tryout sessions on multiple evenings, planned for mid-May. This may include planning the drills to be performed in collaboration with the Head Varsity Coach.
  • Practices – Plan, organize, and lead twice-weekly JV practices throughout the season (typically Tue/Thu 5:50-6:50 but some slots may vary). 
  • Games – Prepare team for games, manage players and playing time, and set team roster, which could include potential call-ups from practice squad (if applicable, depending on number of players). Games could be once or twice per week throughout the season.
  • Off-Ice Training - Implement a training plan to improve a players physical fitness and performance. 
  • Player Development and Assessment - Provide assistance, motivation, encouragement, and feedback during competition to create accountability and ownership. Make necessary player recommendations to the Head Varsity Coach.   
  • Supervision - Prioritize player safety at all team activities, including the locker room, ensuring adherence to USA Hockey and organizational guidelines. 

Qualifications:

  • Strong leadership and motivational skills
  • Strong communication skills 
  • Works well with young players, assistant coaches, and board members
  • Previous coaching experience (preferably head coach and/or at the high school level or amateur equivalent)
  • High-level playing experience preferred
  • Must be able to get USA Hockey coaching certification and all required clearances to work with players (SafeSport, etc.)

This job description provides a summary of the job, but may not include every possible responsibility for coaches; coaches are expected to fulfill all reasonable duties associated with the job.

 

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