Careers in YMCA Sports

A mainstay of YMCA offerings for toddlers to teens, YMCA Super Sports fill kids' discretionary hours with positive activities and caring adult attention. Coaches (often volunteers, including many parents) emphasize teamwork and cooperation over winning at any cost, developing good values over developing the next superstar. YMCA Super Sports include both team and individual programs, such as basketball, soccer, tee-ball, baseball, flag football, gymnastics, swimming, martial arts and others.

Many YMCAs also offer sports for adults, including open-gym basketball and adult leagues, master swim teams, racquetball/handball and other sports.

YMCA Sports staff is comprised mostly of sports directors and coordinators. These individuals are most often responsible for recruiting coaches and volunteers, organizing the leagues, rosters, schedules and facility locations, promoting registration, managing budget, and communicating with participants, parents, volunteers and staff.