Epsom Advanced Centre Coach
- Fulham FC
- Fulham, London, UK
- 09 Jun, 2025
Job Description
The positions purpose is to work under the direction of the Advanced Centre Head Coach, Pre-Academy Manager & Pre-Academy Recruitment Manager on the delivery of the midweek Epsom Advanced Centre programme. The target is to identify and develop the most talented U6-U8 players in the Epsom and surrounding areas to support relationship building and recruitment/retention of players with high potential to join the Academy at U9's.
This individual will be required to design, plan and deliver sessions in alignment with Academy Coaching Philosophies & the needs of the individuals within the programme. The role may also be extended in terms of extra coaching hours to a weekend or another day upon a request from your line manager in the form of Pre Academy Manager or Pre Academy Recruitment Manager.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Coaching:
- Coaching sessions weekly at the Epsom Centre.
- Support fellow Advanced Centre coaches in the aligned delivery of high quality training sessions.
- Plan/deliver and review all sessions in line with the academy coaching philosophies and Pre-Academy season plan.
- Support on weekend Advanced Centre games programme for designated age groups in line with the academy philosophies.
- Use the club's appropriate incident reporting system when required.
Player Management:
- Oversee the retention of players via relationship building with players and parents
- Ensure the Academy value's are implemented in all sessions/games.
- Ensure all players have a positive experience whilst at Fulham.
- Attend multi-disciplinary team meetings supporting interdisciplinary working and player succession planning.
Talent Identification:
- Support Local Recruitment Team on the ongoing assessment and evaluation of players within the Epsom centre
SAFEGUARDING
Fulham Football Club acknowledges that everyone has a responsibility for the wellbeing and safety of children, young people and adults at risk who are under the Club’s care or utilising the Club’s facilities.
As part of Fulham Football Club’s commitment to providing a safe environment for children and adults at risk the Club requires all staff in child, young person and ‘adult at risk’ facing roles:
• To be clear about the clubs responsibilities when running activities for these groups;
• Will have read and understood the suite of safeguarding policies including safeguarding children policy, adults at risk
policy, anti-bullying policy, whistleblowing and equality policy;
• Understand and promote staff and players code of conduct;
• Will understand how to refer a concern;
• To be consistent role models;
• To complete the Fulham safer Working Practice Workshop as part of induction and the FA Safeguarding Children
workshop; and
• To monitor repeated incidents of poor behaviour and liaise with their DSO or Head of Safeguarding.
EQUALITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
We are committed to supporting an environment where all staff have a personal responsibility to uphold the Club’s Equal
Opportunities Policy by treating fellow employees, prospective employees, casual workers, prospective casual workers, players,
prospective players and customers fairly and impartially.
