David Blanco
Coral Springs,FL
Summary
Highly motivated and results-driven individual with experience in team leadership, effective communication, and providing solutions to complex problems. Strong at managing multiple tasks under pressure, maintaining discipline towards objectives, and fostering a respectful work environment. Seeking to leverage skills and knowledge to contribute to work success.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Coach
TS Aquatics
07.2020 - Current
- Demonstrated high level of respect for opponents, officials and facilities.
- Worked with assistant coaches to determine weaknesses in current team roster of 132 kids and to develop strengthening plans.
- Built positive and productive relationships with parents of student athletes.
- Advised head coach on discipline, performance, and other decision-making areas.
- Evaluated individual knowledge, skills and strengths and assigned team groups to maximize talent areas.
- Developed and implemented training drills to improve team cohesiveness and performance.
- Coordinated with parents for team fundraisers and other resources to meet team needs involving equipment and travel arrangements.
- Promoted development of young athletes at all levels from beginner to elite.
- Promotes good sportsmanship with competing teams on and off pool deck.
Instructor
Let Us Swim
01.2020 - 07.2020
- Drove to houses of clients who paid for instructing to provide one-on-one lessons.
- Enhanced student comprehension and shortened learning processes through new teaching methods such as equipment use.
- Established water safety skills for all swim levels.
- Communicated student progress to parents and guardians for combined approach towards reaching their targeted goal.
- Gained experience in order to help reach goal to achieve title of coach on TS Aquatics.
- Observed and adopted new techniques from skilled instructors.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice
Florida International University
Miami, FL07.2024
Associate of Arts - Criminal Justice
Broward College
Fort Lauderdale, FL12.2022
Skills
- Personable and friendly
- Effective Communication
- Parent Relations
- Collaborative Relationships
- Problem Anticipation and Resolution
- Clinic Planning
- Personal Counseling
- Group leadership
- Seasonal Planning
Accomplishments
- Supervised younger team group of 62 members on a daily basis, ranging from ages 4 to 12.
- Made an impact on several lives, majority of them kids, which brought out the best in them in both results and personal.
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop private lesson tracking spreadsheets.
- Named “Coach of the Year” by TS Aquatics in 2022 and 2023.
Certification
- CPR/AED Training - good until July 2025
- USA Swimming Certified in order to participate in USA Swimming events
- Teacher's permit to coach at any public school in Broward County.
Hobbies
- Swimming
- Working out
- Writing
- Reading
- Ballet
- Volunteering
Additional Information
- Well-rounded in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
- Capable of giving a professional presentation in front of a group.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Coach
TS Aquatics
07.2020 - Current
Instructor
Let Us Swim
01.2020 - 07.2020
Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice
Florida International University
Associate of Arts - Criminal Justice
Broward College