Freeride Skiing Pro Team Head Coach – Contractor

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Freeride skiing coach leading U.S. Ski & Snowboard’s elite Pro Team. Planning training, competitions, athlete development, selection, travel, and logistics.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide technical coaching and leadership for the Freeride Pro Team
  • Plan and lead team training sessions and camps
  • Conduct video review and facilitate high-performance needs
  • Plan competition schedules and strategies
  • Execute logistics with all team athletes
  • Establish technical, physical, and mental goals with each athlete
  • Create, track, and update Athlete Development Plans throughout the season
  • Develop and lead the Freeride Pro Team travel, training, and competition schedule
  • Travel with athletes to assist with in-transit needs when needed
  • Develop and manage Freeride Team selection criteria
  • Educate and communicate selection criteria to team athletes, clubs, academies, regional programs, parents, and others
  • Manage travel expenses and develop project sheets estimating costs per athlete
  • Communicate, track, and balance project expenses through monthly reports with the Team Manager and Sport Director

Requirements:

  • Extensive travel required
  • Minimum 5+ years coaching experience in a high-level domestic program or elite-level international program
  • Minimum Level 300 Coaches Certification preferred
  • Knowledge of technical aspects of coaching Freeride skiing athletes
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Ability to manage projects independently or in coordination with other coaches/programs
  • Accounting and budget management skills
  • Computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and video review/editing
  • Strong winter driving skills
  • Ability to operate manual transmission recommended
  • Ability to ski to and from training and course venues
  • Ability to access all parts of a Freeride Course Venue
  • Ability to drive long distances around the world with athletes
  • Contractor must accept the risks of working in extreme weather conditions and provide services within reason

Benefits:

  • Potential conversion from a contract position to a full-time position pending satisfactory performance after the 2026-27 season
  • Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions