Team Coach
Overview
Our coaches are intrinsic to helping us deliver challenging yet rewarding experiences for all of our players, and maintaining good lines of communication with parents and with the club .
Our most visible and frontline volunteers, it is essential that all coaches embody the ethos of the club, modeling appropriate, respectful behaviour at all times, and providing thoughtful support and guidance to their players. Coaches are responsible for delivering fun, appropriate and well-prepared training sessions and ensuring that matches are organised and enjoyable experiences. They need to consistently provide appropriate levels of challenge, encouragement and support as our players develop on their footballing journey.
Coaches liaise with a wide range of other roles across the club, including fixture secretaries, to ensure match details are communicated, and welfare officers, if ever there are safeguarding concerns. They are the first point of contact between players and parents and the club, so they need a good understanding of how the club operates and are expected to pass on important club-wide information.
Coaches are required to have passed the FA’s Introduction to Coaching Football (or FA Level 1) qualification, or to be actively working towards it. Course fees are reimbursed by the club upon completion. They also need to have completed the FA’s Safeguarding Children module in order to be able to coach.
Key duties
Planning and arranging training sessions for players
Working with the players to set objectives and develop their footballing experience
Liaising with the club’s fixtures secretaries to confirm matches
Communicating with parents key information clearly and in a timely fashion
To organise and manage any friendlies outside of league and cup commitments
Supporting the club in overseeing the payment of player membership fees
Expected hours of the role (per week)
Setting up and running matches, planning and taking training as well as communication with parents will be between 3 to 5 hours per week.
