Volunteer Head Coaches - Rep Teams (2027-28 Season)
Mississauga, ON
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Ongoing
Volunteer Head Coaches - Rep Teams (2027-28 Season) I'm Coach Adrian, founder and head coach of EcoHoops for Kids Canada. We're a young nonprofit in Mississauga, building a different kind of youth basketball program. Holistic development, mental health, and supporting girls in sport are at the center of everything we do. We're growing toward 4 or more rep teams for the 2027-28 season, and here's the honest truth: I can't coach every team myself. Each team needs its own head coach. So we're looking for coaches now. Let me be direct about what makes us different, because it's not just about being nice. It's about how we think learning happens. Old-school coaching treats kids like machines to program. Thousands of mindless repetitions, running the same movement until it's robotic. We don't coach that way. Basketball is a game of problem solving, even for complete beginners. We adjust the challenge, but everything stays in game form or some engaging activity, even with no defense. Our coaches instruct, but they're gardeners, not drill sergeants. They support, they guide when needed, and they let kids make tons of mistakes, because that's how real learning happens. So who we're NOT looking for: coaches married to the old-school way. No yelling, no humiliation, no breaking kids down. And no drill-until-it's-perfect thinking either. If that's your style, this isn't your program. Who we ARE looking for: - Coaches willing to learn a different way, or brand new coaches who want to learn it from the start - People who believe kids come first, always - Female head coaches especially. Supporting girls in sport is a priority, and our girls' teams need you. What you'd do: - Be the head coach of a rep team: run practices, coach games, develop players - Two practices a week plus league weekends (OBL and Coalition League) - Build confident, resilient kids through high standards and real care When: roughly September to April. Two practices a week plus league weekends. Where: Mississauga area gyms. This is a volunteer role at a young nonprofit, but it's a real head-coach seat with real players, and a real say in how we build this. Interested? Email ecohoopscoaching@gmail.com and tell us about yourself and your coaching background, if you have one.