Academy Head of Coaching

 

Key Tasks in the role: 

-To establish a sustainable system and approach to coach development within the Academy.

-To develop coaches so that they improve and perform to the best of their potential and are consequently able to maximise the potential of the players that they work with.

-To performance manage the day-to-day performance of Lead Phase Coaches. 

 

- Ensure each coach has a personalised Development Action Plan (DAP) that is tailored to meet their needs and which they buy-into as a living document.

 

- Provide 1-1 Coaching to the Coaches in order to develop the coaches skills.

 

- Ensure all Coaches hold relevant qualifications for their role and age group + ensuring they have a CPD plan to keep qualifications up to date.

 

- Ensure the qualification status of all coaches is continually assessed and monitored. 

 

- Ensure the Academy's Coaching Curriculum is consistently delivered in line with Academy's (and/or Club's ) Playing Philosophy and Coaching philosophy.

 

- Contribute to the development of an elite development environment where people take responsibility for their own development, feel able to learn from their mistakes and have opportunity to experiment outside of their comfort zone.

 

- Implement a Club Specific Coach Competency Framework (CCF) to monitor and evaluate coaches in line with their DAP's 

 

- Undertake self-development to ensure knowledge in relation to all aspect of coaching and coach development is up-to-date and forward thinking.

 

- Building relationships throughout the academy and broader Club.

 

- Maintaining and Enhancing Football Coaching Competence. 

 

  

  

 

Academy Head of Coaching must have knowledge and/or experience of at least 3 of the following:

- The process of learning in coaches

- The process of learning in Young People

- Running and Designing Development Programmes.

- Football (not necessarily as a coach/high level player)

- Leading a Team

- Managing People.

- Psychology (Sports or other).

 

Academy Head of Coaching must have knowledge and experience of working in at least 3 of the following roles:

- A football coaching role

- A football development role

- A role which involves a significant amount of mentoring/coaching.

- A role which involves working in an elite learning/performance environment.

- A role which requires coach development in a high-performance environment.

- An education role.

 

 

About the candidate:

• Excellent communication and demeanour linked to personal skills
• Have a flexible attitude to work
• A suitable character - strong, optimistic
• Growth mind set - committed to becoming an expert
• The ability to build, maintain and evolve relationships with others
• Intellectually and emotionally sound
• Be able to adapt to different and changing situations
• Have the drive and enthusiasm to set high standards and achieve company objectives
• Easy and fun to be with - a relaxed professional
• Have a high degree of integrity and personal honesty
•  Understands why accountability is important and understands when, why and how to accept this