Lead Youth Development Phase Coach

Key responsibilities

Main tasks

• Deliver the academy’s YDP coaching curriculum including adapting activities aligned with Club’s coaching and playing philosophies
• Work within the coaches’ competency framework and contribute to CPD training programs
• Liaise with and feed into the u18 coaching and Games program supporting transition and pathways into the lower PDP
• Implement the policies and practices highlighted in the Academy Performance Plan (APP) to ensure that the YDP meets with desired outcomes
• Comply with the Football League rules in delivering training models and Games Programme in line with rules and regulations
• Support multi-disciplinary planning integrating other disciplines within the planning stages
• Meet all EPPP requirements in relation to planning, reporting and uploading data into the PMA either periodically and/or creating annual reporting
• Contribute to Academy Management Team and Departmental meetings and guide where necessary
• Potential to assist with the delivery of the u18’s program.

Specific tasks

• Take the lead, supervise and management of all u15-16s football activities, including:

-  Supporting assistant YDP coach (and PTE)with regard to periodisation of coaching blocks; game planning and preparation;coaching and game evaluation including post-match analysis (all evidencedwithin the PMA)

-  Deliver individual reviews ensuring thatIndividual Learning Plans form the basis for reviewing performance in additionto consultation with Science and Education departments in providing holisticindividual reviews and plans

-  Implement the ‘coaching working week’ withregard to ensuring the relevant number of coaching hours are delivered,acknowledging intensities and frequencies, and the management of rest andrecovery (plans should demonstrate that multi-disciplinary involvement isincluded)

-  Ensure that 5-hours of CPD is achieved annually inkeeping with the maintenance of the UEFA A qualification

-  Ensure that an annual departmental action plan iscreated with support from Head of Coaching and other Lead Phase coaches(collaboration)

-  Implement the u18, u21 and first-teamplaying and coaching strategies into the coaching curriculum and GamesProgramme

-  Support early and late developers and include thisaspect within squad management

-  Take the responsibility for identifyingsquad, age and player development by reviewing periodic reports and performanceclock data; this process should support and identify potential players movinginto professional contract stage

-  Work within the player competency framework todetermine that players are staying on track with the performance philosophiesembedded into the club’s objectives

-  Communicate the Club’s safeguarding framework (inc.welfare) in ensuring compliance with safeguarding policies, supportinginductions, lifestyle management courses and exit and release strategies

-  Oversee EPPP activities and requirements that arealigned to and with Category 2 responsibilities in providing accurate anddetailed data on all occasions

Person specification

• Demonstrates enthusiasm and is committed to achieving agreed objectives within Elite Performance Player Planning and Academy activities
• Effective at preparing, planning and implementing all aspects of academy administration that are aligned with whole-club objectives for coaching young talented football players
• A dynamic, hardworking and enthusiastic individual that is able to relate to all staff members and participants engaged in academy and coaching activities
• Proactive decision maker with excellent verbal and written communication skills that is effective in communicating across all departments within a multi-disciplinary approach.
• Takes responsibility for ensuring a high quality of work and maintaining standards in line with the responsiveness needed for delivering against the club’s coaching objectives and philosophies
• Is receptive to feedback about own behaviour, strengths and areas for improvement that identifies improvement strategies relating to academy coaching activities
• Displays a high level of confidentiality and transparency and is able to contribute to AMT and TB meetings in a professional manner
• Displays a deep knowledge and experience of the academy’s coaching curriculum and is able to transfer and communicate information in an informative and constructive manner
• Understands the importance about Health & Safety principles and practice and safeguarding in the delivery of academy coaching and match activities