COPA Soccer Training Center (COPA STC) is a state-of-the-art soccer training and assessment facility dedicated to revolutionizing player identification and development in the sport of soccer through a data-driven approach. Built at the intersection of sport, science, and technology, COPA integrates proprietary data systems, advanced performance testing, world-class training methodology, and a mission-driven development model to objectively identify, develop, and unlock player potential. With more than 750,000 annual visitors, COPA STC serves as a highly active hub for innovation and athlete development. We serve athletes and families through memberships, training, camps, events, leagues, and community programming.

COPA STC has significant athletic infrastructure that supports a wide range of youth and adult programming, including indoor futsal, indoor turf, and potential future outdoor lighted turf fields. The Director of COPA Play & COPA Camps will serve as the primary programmer of these spaces for leagues, camps, competitions, tournaments, rentals, clinics, and other participant-facing programs.

The person in this role will inherit established programming, including a thriving winter youth futsal league with 400+ teams, youth recreational league programming, adult soccer offerings, summer and school-break camps, and tournament/competition opportunities for members and the broader community.

As COPA STC continues to evaluate and expand facility use, this role will be critical in helping determine how to best fill available space through COPA-operated programming, strategic partnerships, rentals, and community-facing opportunities.

 

The Director of COPA Play (Adult & Youth Soccer Leagues) & COPA Camps is responsible for leading, managing, and growing two key departments at COPA STC: COPA Play and COPA Camps.

This role oversees year-round programming across youth and adult leagues, competitions, tournaments, rentals, camps, clinics, and other revenue-generating uses of COPA STC’s athletic spaces. The Director will inherit a strong foundation of existing programming, including COPA STC’s major winter youth futsal league, adult and youth league offerings, summer camps, school-break camps, and seasonal competitions.

This position is both strategic and highly hands-on. The Director must be able to think creatively about how to program available facility space, build partnerships, grow participation, and maximize revenue, while also being present and operationally engaged during peak league, tournament, and camp seasons. This includes evenings, weekends, and high-volume seasonal windows.

The ideal candidate is an experienced sports programmer and operator who understands the youth soccer landscape, knows how to build and run successful leagues and camps, and is excited to turn facility space into strong, well-executed, profitable programming.

·   Oversee the strategic direction, daily operations, and long-term growth of COPA Play and COPA Camps.

·   Build and manage an annual programming calendar across leagues, tournaments, competitions, camps, clinics, rentals, and school-break opportunities.

·   Maximize the use of COPA’s athletic spaces through internal programming, external partnerships, rentals, and special events.

·   Set participation, revenue, staffing, customer experience, and operational goals for both departments.

·   Evaluate program performance and make recommendations around pricing, profitability, format, staffing, scheduling, and growth opportunities.

·   Collaborate with senior leadership on future programming opportunities connected to facility expansion, outdoor fields, partnerships, and community demand.

·   Lead COPA Play programming, including youth leagues, adult leagues, recreational leagues, tournaments, competitions, pickup programming, clinics, and rentals.

·   Oversee COPA STC’s major winter youth futsal league, including planning, scheduling, staffing, communication, game-day execution, and post-season evaluation.

·   Manage and grow youth recreational league and adult soccer programming.

·   Develop league and tournament structures, including divisions, schedules, standings, rules, registration timelines, staffing models, referee needs, and communication plans.

·   Recruit teams, clubs, organizations, businesses, and community groups to participate in COPA Play offerings.

·   Coordinate referees, scorekeepers, event staff, facility setup, awards, waivers, rules, and game-day operations.

·   Ensure COPA Play programs are professionally run, well-communicated, financially sound, and aligned with COPA STC brand standards.

·   Lead COPA Camps programming, including summer camps, school-break camps, holiday camps, specialty camps, clinics, and other camp-based offerings.

·   Oversee COPA STC’s major summer camp season, ensuring camps are safe, organized, engaging, well-staffed, and developmentally appropriate.

·   Develop the annual camp calendar, including summer, winter break, spring break, holiday, and potential non-school-day camp opportunities.

·   Manage camp registration strategy, pricing, capacity, staffing, scheduling, parent communication, and daily operations.

·   Work with soccer leadership and coaching staff to ensure camp programming reflects COPA STC’s standards for quality, safety, development, and fun.

·   Track camp enrollment, waitlists, customer feedback, staffing costs, revenue, and profitability.

·   Identify the best mix of COPA-operated programming, third-party rentals, external partnerships, tournaments, leagues, clinics, camps, and special events.

·   Build relationships with clubs, schools, youth sports organizations, adult sports groups, companies, and community partners.

·   Evaluate partnership and rental opportunities based on demand, facility fit, revenue potential, operational complexity, and alignment with COPA STC goals.

·   Help determine how indoor futsal, indoor turf, and potential future outdoor lighted turf fields can be used for camps, leagues, competitions, clinics, rentals, and other programming.

·   Create new programming concepts when there is clear demand, while also recognizing when partnership or rental models are the stronger business choice.

·   Manage budgets, revenue goals, expense tracking, staffing costs, and profitability reporting for COPA Play and COPA Camps.

·   Ensure all registrations, rosters, schedules, waivers, rules, communications, staffing plans, and facility needs are accurate and timely.

·   Maintain operating systems, documentation, checklists, calendars, and standard procedures for recurring programs.

·   Coordinate closely with Member Services, Marketing, Coaching, Operations, Facilities, and Finance teams.

·   Recruit, train, schedule, and manage staff, including coaches, referees, scorekeepers, camp counselors, event staff, and seasonal support team members.

·   Provide hands-on leadership during high-volume periods, including winter league weekends, tournaments, competitions, and summer camp weeks.

·   Serve as the primary point of contact for escalations related to COPA Play and COPA Camps.

·   Minimum 3–5 years of experience managing leagues, tournaments, competitions, sports programs, camps, or large-scale youth/adult recreation programming.

·   Experience managing both the strategic planning and hands-on execution of sports programs.

·   Experience running or supporting youth leagues, adult leagues, tournaments, camps, clinics, rentals, or multi-week seasonal programs.

·   Strong understanding of the youth soccer landscape, including clubs, recreational programs, competitive pathways, seasonal calendars, parent expectations, and tournament/league structures.

·   Proven ability to manage complex schedules, staffing plans, registration timelines, participant communication, and event logistics.

·   Experience managing budgets, revenue goals, expense controls, and profitability for sports or recreation programs.

·   Strong leadership skills with experience managing full-time, part-time, seasonal, and event-based staff.

·   Excellent communication and customer service skills, especially with parents, players, coaches, clubs, teams, vendors, and community partners.

·   Ability to work evenings, weekends, and peak seasonal periods as required.

·   Comfortable using registration platforms, scheduling tools, spreadsheets, communication systems, and basic reporting tools.

·   Highly organized, proactive, detail-oriented, and able to balance long-term planning with immediate operational needs.

·   5+ years of experience in sports programming, facility programming, league management, camp management, or youth sports operations.

·   Direct experience managing both leagues and camps.

·   Experience working in a soccer facility, sports complex, club, academy, recreation department, or youth sports organization.

·   Experience managing large-scale youth soccer leagues, futsal leagues, tournaments, or camp programs.

·   Existing relationships within the Bay Area youth soccer, school, club, or recreation landscape.

·   Experience building partnerships with outside organizations to drive facility utilization and revenue.

·   Experience managing high-volume weekend operations, large participant bases, or multi-field/multi-court programming.

The ideal candidate is both a builder and an operator. They are excited by the opportunity to inherit strong existing programs while creating new opportunities for growth. They can see the big picture of how to fill and maximize athletic spaces, but they are also willing and able to be on-site, solve problems, support staff, answer parent questions, and ensure programs run smoothly.

This person is a hands-on leader, relationship builder, creative programmer, disciplined operator, and clear communicator who understands the youth soccer landscape and can position COPA STC as a valuable resource for the local soccer community.

Full-time leadership position. Evening and weekend availability required, especially during winter league season, tournaments, competitions, adult league programming, and summer camp season.

 

This job description is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills or working conditions associated with the position; and will be reviewed by Management periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity. Management reserves the right to modify duties as deemed necessary.

We offer a competitive compensation package with benefits, 401(k), bonuses, health care, etc., to be tailored to the skills, experience, and contribution of the candidate. Principals only, no phone calls please.

It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status about public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, the Company will provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities.

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