Job Description
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Overview
We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Head Coach to lead and inspire our sports team. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in sports coaching, teaching, and anatomy, with a passion for developing athletes’ skills and fostering a positive team environment. This paid position offers an exciting opportunity to influence athletes’ growth while contributing to the success of our organisation.
Duties
- Develop and implement training programmes tailored to the team's needs and individual athlete development
- Lead coaching sessions, ensuring techniques and strategies are effectively communicated and executed
- Analyse game footage and performance data to identify areas for improvement
- Motivate athletes to achieve their personal best and maintain high levels of discipline and sportsmanship
- Organise team practices, matches, and tournaments in collaboration with organisational staff
- Provide guidance on injury prevention, recovery, and anatomy-related concerns
- Foster a positive team culture centred on respect, dedication, and continuous improvement
- Monitor athlete progress through regular assessments and feedback sessions
- Sometimes taking equipment to the sessions (extra pay)
Skills
- Proven experience in sports coaching at competitive levels
- Strong teaching abilities with the capacity to communicate complex concepts clearly
- In-depth knowledge of human anatomy relevant to athletic performance and injury prevention
- Excellent organisational skills to plan training schedules and manage team logistics
- Ability to motivate athletes and build cohesive team dynamics
- Good understanding of sports psychology and behavioural management techniques
- Relevant coaching certifications or licences are desirable but not essential
This role offers an engaging environment for passionate individuals committed to athlete development. The successful candidate will play a vital role in shaping the future of our athletes while enjoying professional growth opportunities within our organisation.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: £15.00-£30.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
The UK’s most trusted junior football coaching:
We believe that England needs a stronger grassroots program if the next generation are to love the sport and bring England our second world cup. While grassroots is the heartbeat of kids loving football, parents are rarely trained or equipped to introduce the sport in those crucial early stages, especially with such large groups and little support.
Guided discovery helps to develop creative problem solvers:
200+ players signed at pro clubs
Over the years we’ve developed a discovery learning theory to make our training fun, but effective. With over 200 players signed to professional clubs, it seems to be working!
The right approach:
We find if you give players all the answers, they get lazy. They don’t think for themselves. They can’t problem solve. We want to present situations in which the environment teaches them and they can learn continuously with no fear of making mistakes.
We Make Footballers believe in a combination of learning through discovery, guided discovery and occasionally an autocratic (controlling) coaching style.Guided discovery will often speed up the process in which the player finds the ‘right answer’. With trial and error, we are hoping the child gets the answer, however it may not come. The guidance points them in the right direction (the right direction is always open to interpretation).
We recruit the best young coaches in the country:
We are the strength of our football coaching, and we’ve gone a long way to find the best junior football coaches in the country.
Our coaches are professional highly trained people who have a talent and passion for coaching and teaching! With continual professional development and the monitoring of each coach's progression within the company, we are able to keep our team motivated and passionate every session.
In addition to encouraging our coaches to pursue further FA Qualifications, we have developed our own We Make Footballers coach training course which allows our staff to flourish. This ensures we keep consistent quality each and every week.