Coaching individual one-on-one sessions with athletes and multiple competitive teams that compete across Canada, including Nationals in Niagara Falls. With these teams, we set goals and help the athletes attain them, while teaching important life lessons, such as how to be a team player, and stressing the importance of hard work and perseverance. As a coach, one must have knowledge of each individual athlete and how to motivate and encourage them to better themselves both in cheerleading, and… Show more Coaching individual one-on-one sessions with athletes and multiple competitive teams that compete across Canada, including Nationals in Niagara Falls. With these teams, we set goals and help the athletes attain them, while teaching important life lessons, such as how to be a team player, and stressing the importance of hard work and perseverance. As a coach, one must have knowledge of each individual athlete and how to motivate and encourage them to better themselves both in cheerleading, and in life. Coaches are responsible not only for coaching their teams, but also scheduling and organizing extra practices if needed, planning and running practices, holding team bonding events, keeping athletes properly trained and happy, replacing any coaches that cannot attend their practices, and picking up any extra tasks that might be needed for the business to run smoothly. Show less

Tumbling is the acrobatic aspect of cheerleading, and as tumbling coordinator, one is responsible for the organization of tumbling events and ensuring the continued success and safety of the tumbling aspect of the Wild Cheer Athletics business. The tumbling coordinator trains other coaches on how to properly teach tumbling to athletes, attend coaching courses to further knowledge for the business and host tumbling classes for all ages and levels. In this position, one is also responsible for… Show more Tumbling is the acrobatic aspect of cheerleading, and as tumbling coordinator, one is responsible for the organization of tumbling events and ensuring the continued success and safety of the tumbling aspect of the Wild Cheer Athletics business. The tumbling coordinator trains other coaches on how to properly teach tumbling to athletes, attend coaching courses to further knowledge for the business and host tumbling classes for all ages and levels. In this position, one is also responsible for finding expert outside coaches, from all over Canada and the United States, and having them come to the gym to coach tumbling classes on a few occasions yearly. Show less

Alleviating the workload of the owner of Wild Cheer Athletics by temporarily fulfilling jobs and tasks within the office. These tasks include: updating the financial status of athlete accounts on Jackrabbit, running errands for the business owner, organizing community events to promote and advertise Wild Cheer Athletics, as well as utilizing social media as a promotion tool for the business. This position was also given the task of planning and conducting training for “Coaches in training”… Show more Alleviating the workload of the owner of Wild Cheer Athletics by temporarily fulfilling jobs and tasks within the office. These tasks include: updating the financial status of athlete accounts on Jackrabbit, running errands for the business owner, organizing community events to promote and advertise Wild Cheer Athletics, as well as utilizing social media as a promotion tool for the business. This position was also given the task of planning and conducting training for “Coaches in training” (CITs), which are athletes that wish to be coaches in the future. During their training, they are taught leadership skills, how to coach the fundamentals of cheerleading, their responsibilities, and appropriate responses to certain situations that could possibly arise. Show less

Working with a supervisor daily to organize an educational, energetic and fun filled day with a classroom of children from different age groups ranging from 5-13 years old. Each day, activities are planned with the aim that they educate the children about important topics that pertain to animals and the environment, such as: deforestation, animal life cycles, and conservation. These activities were not only educational, but also included physical activity and mental stimulation for the children… Show more Working with a supervisor daily to organize an educational, energetic and fun filled day with a classroom of children from different age groups ranging from 5-13 years old. Each day, activities are planned with the aim that they educate the children about important topics that pertain to animals and the environment, such as: deforestation, animal life cycles, and conservation. These activities were not only educational, but also included physical activity and mental stimulation for the children in order to keep them engaged and learning. Summer camp leaders were also required to know facts about each zoo animal, help conduct the classroom activities, and be able to adapt and react quickly to any situations that did not go as initially planned. Show less