Head National Team Group Coach – Rhythmic Gymnastics

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Gymnastics Canada (Gym Can) is the national sport governing body responsible for the governance, development, and promotion of Gymnastics in Canada. Gymnastics Canada works closely with the twelve Provincial Federations and over clubs to provide a broad range of programs and services to meet the needs of all participants. From athlete development to coaching and judging education, Gymnastics Canada sets the operation standards and practices for the sport in Canada.

Our mandate is to promote and provide positive and diverse gymnastics experience through the delivery of quality and safe gymnastics programing.

Based at the Gym Can Rhythmic Gymnastics National Training Centre in Markham (Toronto) and working in conjunction with Gym Can’s National Team Director – RG and other Gym Can technical staff, the Head National Team Group Coach – Rhythmic Gymnastics shall be responsible for leading and executing the daily training environment and yearly training/competition plan for Gym Can’s RG Group National Team program, directing the coaching and sport science support program on-site at the High Performance Training Centre and, where applicable, assisting in the development and implementation of long term athlete development programming for RG Group that will support elite level RG Group programming throughout Canada.

The Head National Team Group Coach – RG will work with the national team group athletes, Gym Can technical and administrative staff and the RG National Team Director in setting the direction of Gym Can’s national team group program on a daily, weekly, monthly and annual basis. As the lead RG Group technical expert for Gym Can, the Head National Team Group Coach will work with dedicated Gym Can staff in the development of a high-performance environment that can produce World Championship finalist and Olympic qualification performances for Canada into the future.

At the direction of the RG National Team Director, the Head National Team Group Coach – RG may represent Gym Can in dealings with Sport Canada, Own The Podium, the Coaching Association of Canada, the Canadian Olympic Committee and other national and international organizations or service providers with respect to High Performance activities and programs. As required, the Head National Team Group Coach – RG shall work closely with the RG National Team Director and the RG Senior Program Coordinator to set the annual competition calendar and the required annual budget.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

National Team

National Athlete Development Models