Girls on the run needs coaches
Mon, 01/25/2010
Girls on the Run of Puget Sound needs volunteer head coaches and assistant coaches for its spring session March 8 – May 25, 2010.
Coaches guide a group of girls, 8-11 years old, through an easy-to-follow, well researched curriculum that uses active running games to teach healthy lifestyle lessons and train the participants for a non-competitive 5k race at the end of the session.
• Volunteer coaches must be available during after-school hours.
• Program sites meet twice a week after school for 1 1/2 hours.
• Coaches are expected to attend every practice.
• Each site has 2 - 4 coaches - one Head Coach and Assistant Coaches as needed.
• The program is offered twice a year: Fall Session (September to December) and Spring Session (March to June). Each session runs for 10 weeks.
• Head Coaches must be 21 years or older.
• Assistant Coaches must be 16 years or older.
For more information on the roles, responsibilities and applications go to: http://www.girlsrun.org/coaching.html. Application deadline is Feb. 15