The Director of Travel Program has overall responsibility for the WSA's Travel Program. This role largely performs an oversight function, but the Director of Travel Program ensures that all travel programs are administered per the WSA's policies.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensure that pre-season planning activities and outcomes, including team and coach assignment, are accomplished in each age group, as per the WSA's Team Selection policy and that the Travel teams are ready by the start of the soccer season
Participate in the development of the Travel Program team rosters and placements as chairperson of the Team Selection and Placement Committee
Organize and run Age Group Coordinator kick-off meeting before the start of each season
Verify rosters and verify/print pass cards for MYSL league for the Spring season
Ensure by working with the Director of Facilities that field space is allocated and adequate to accommodate matches and practices
Ensure by working with the Director of Equipment that equipment required for the Travel Program is available prior to the start of the season
Coordinate with the Director of Referees to ensure referee assignments are carried out as required
Ensure, working with the Age Group Coordinators and the Director of Coaching, that coach development activities are communicated and made available to coaches
Monitor the progression of the season, ensuring that the age groups operate per the WSA's policies and Age Group Overviews and request division changes for misplaced teams.
Ensure that information is passed along in a timely fashion to the Age Group coordinators, and others, as appropriate
Ensure that the club philosophy, divisional approach and important current events are communicated to all Age Group Coordinators for distribution to parents/guardians before the season and during the season as appropriate
Ensure that end-of-season player evaluations are collected by all age group coordinators and made available to the Team Selection and Placement committee
Ensure that travel tryouts are properly staffed with volunteers at check-in and at various tryout stations and that tryout process approved by tryout committee is properly administered.
Communicate the team placements and rosters identified by the Team Selection and Placement committee to the Age Group Coordinators for distribution to coaches, and to the Director of League Relations for submission to the league.
Recruit Age Group Coordinators for the Travel Program and present selections to the Nominating Committee
Working with the Age Group Coordinators facilitate coach recruitment
Ensure that all Travel Program issues are addressed and solved to a satisfactory and timely resolution
Act as contact person for parents who have issues with placement or coaches
Ensure that coaches and other key volunteers are recognized for their contributions
Ensure that the Travel Program continuously improves and evolves to meet the current demands and youth-in-soccer philosophies
Oversee Age Group Coordinators, and take on their tasks if those roles are not filled
Special Knowledge and Skills
Ability to provide direction to others
Ability to mediate
Ability to establish and manage execution of plans
Ability to use sound judgment
Ability to manage and lead meetings
Time Commitment: Generally 10-12 hours per month. 10-12 hours per week during pre-season periods (December-April and June-September).