Job Description
Woking Football Club Academy is seeking motivated and committed Youth Academy coaches to join our team from August 2026. This 10-month role involves delivering two weekly training sessions and leading the team on Saturday matchdays as they compete in the Junior Premier League. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the technical, tactical and personal development of young players within a positive, high-performance environment.
Woking FC Academy is a National League licensed academy. We aim to develop each and every player to reach their full potential, instilling ambition and a professional attitude. We work as closely as possible to Category 3 Academy standards, creating a professional environment in which players thrive.
Players within our full-time education program train 5-6 hours per week at CITC’s sports hub. Their development is supported by video analysis of training and matches, group workshops and strength and conditioning sessions. One-to-one reviews are held twice every season, along with player reports so that both the coaching staff and the players themselves have a clear focus on individual development.
Woking FC Academy plays competitive matches in the U18 Isthmian League, U19 National League and also have the opportunity to play in U23 fixtures. Players in our Elite Development Plan (EDP) compete in the Tactic League and National B League. Cup competitions are a feature of the fixture calendar. Pre-season training includes friendlies and there are opportunities to travel abroad for football tours and tournaments, including the Gothia Cup.
Our Youth Academy runs from u10 to u16 boys and u12 to u16 girls, each team trains twice a week totalling 2 1/2 hours of training per week for each squad, they then compete in the Junior Premier League (JPL) with matches taking place on Saturdays.