Palisades Dive Team is seeking a Head Dive Coach and Assistant Coaches for the 2026 summer season.  The Head Coach will play a vital role in developing and mentoring our divers, fostering a positive and competitive team environment, managing a coaching staff, and ensuring the safety of all participants. The ideal candidates for Assistant Coaches would have prior dive coaching experience and enjoy working with kids of a variety of ages and diving abilities.  

JOB DESCRIPTION: The Head Dive Coach will lead a coaching staff for 45-55 divers. The MCDL dive season runs from end of May through  end of July. Time commitments include:

• Provide daily dive instruction appropriate to several different levels of divers.
  • Monday-Friday coaching one-hour dive practices from 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM and 5:30PM - 6:30 PM (arrival 10 minutes prior to practice).
  • Monday-Friday coaching dive practices from 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM**
• Sunday coaching dual meets from 2:30 PM - 7:00 PM (June 14 - July 12).
• Coaching dive divisionals July 19 as well as the Robin Hood Invitational and All-Star Meets (July dates TBD).
• Attending a couple of preparatory meetings in April and May prior to the start of the dive season (days/times to be determined jointly).
• Attend all team social events and help create an atmosphere of community for all ages.
• Note that Wednesday afternoon practices are not held when our pool hosts a home swim meet. This year we are instituting Thursday rain dates for swim meets, so some back-up dive practices may be scheduled for Sunday mornings.

** Please note that morning practices would commence on June 19 after the MCPS school year ends on June 18.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Engage divers to promote team spirit and cohesion and set a positive tone emphasizing safety, fun, teamwork, and sportsmanship.
• Develop training plans based on a sequence of skills and focus for each week, ensuring practice times are efficiently managed.
• Assess individual diver progress and provide positive, constructive feedback for improvement.
• Ensure the safety of all divers by enforcing safety rules and regulations, and maintaining an overall safe diving environment.
• Support the organization and execution of dive meets and competitions, assisting with creating team line ups and dive sheets, and posting team line-up 2-3 days prior to each meet.
• Communicate consistently and clearly with dive team members, coaching staff, Palisades Pool staff, parents, and team reps.
• Work with coaching staff and team reps to prepare all diver awards for end-of-season banquet. ***

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Proven experience as a dive coach, preferably with experience coaching divers of various skill levels, including young and beginning divers.
• Strong knowledge of diving techniques, rules, and safety regulations. Knowledge of MCDL summer dive regulations is strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of the proper sequence of dive skill acquisition.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and motivational skills.
• Ability to create a positive and supportive learning environment.

By the start of employment:

• Completion of MCDL Coaching Clinic in May/June 2026
• Successful completion of USA Swimming’s Athlete Protection Online Training Course Additional Information.
• Salary is competitive and will be commensurate with experience/ability. There is also an opportunity for the Head Dive Coach to offer private lessons to divers on their own time as well as host dive clinic(s) in August.

Interested in Applying?
Please email 1) a cover letter and resume and 2) two professional references to the Palisades Dive Representative, Jackie Day, at diveteam@palisadespool.com with copy to jackiegeis@gmail.com by April 20, 2026.

Country Glen Dive Team is searching for an Assistant Coach for the 2026 MCDL Summer Season. 

We are located in Potomac on Glen Road.

Our dive team ranges in skill levels from Beginners to All-stars. 

Season begins end of May and ends last week in July.

         Qualifications:

• Experienced diver or coach who is enthusiastic and committed to developing diver skills in a safe and fun environment
• Interest in creating a spirit-filled team
• Attending or have attended a MCDL Coaching Clinic offered in May and early June.

         Responsibilities Include:

• Helping prep for and coaching at all Dual, Divisional, and All-Star meets
• Helping coach at evening practices 

Salary competitive depending on experience.  We can be flexible with candidate's availability.

Our practices are generally in the afternoon from 5 to 7 pm Monday - Friday. Meets are held on Sundays at 4 pm. 

To apply or for more information, please contact Polly Poffenroth at ppoffenroth@gmail.com

Head Coach for Inverness Recreation

The Inverness Recreation Club (IRC) Dive Team is seeking a Head Coach for the 2026 summer season. The IRC Nessies team has approximately 25 divers and will be competing in MCDL’s Division V in 2026. The goal of our team is to provide

every diver an opportunity to learn the sport, improve skills, and achieve success at his or her own level of ability. As a club, we value good sportsmanship, friendship, and inclusion.  We are in our second year with MCDL and seek a qualified and experienced Head Dive Coach to grow our program, work effectively with our existing team of Assistant Coaches, and provide excellent instruction to our team of budding divers. 

The season begins on May 26, 2026 and goes until the last week in July.

Qualifications:

• Experience as a dive coach or an experienced diver who has experience and desire to work with children.  Experience teaching dive to beginners is a plus 

• Strong knowledge of diving technique, general rules, and safety regulations 

• Knowledge of the proper sequence of dive skill acquisition for beginning and intermediate divers

• Current Lifeguard certification (Are we requiring this for dive coach?)

• Willing and able to attend MCDL Coaching Clinic (offered in May and early June) 

Responsibilities Include:

• Develop divers from beginning to intermediate skills in a safe and encouraging environment

• Attend and coach at all scheduled practices 

• Prepare documentation and be present in coaching capacity at all scheduled MCDL meets including Dual, Divisional, and All-Stars

• Manage (2) assistant coaches incl. scheduling and coordinating proper coverage 

• Coordinate with Dive Team Rep, IRC Board, and other parent volunteers

• Act in professional manner commiserate with Head Dive Coach at all times at IRC and while on-duty

Practice schedule is as follows: 

AM Practice (M-F from June 18): 7:30-8:30am and 8:30-9:30am

PM Practice (M, T, Th from May 26): 6:45-7:45pm

Salary is competitive and will be commensurate with experience. Head Dive Coach has the opportunity to offer private lessons at their discretion and pay rate for additional income. 

To apply, please send your resume and (2) professional dive references to Nessies Dive Team Rep, Tessa Hicks, at tessa_weiss@yahoo.com.