Academy U9 Assistant Coach

Founded in 1882, Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is an English Premier League Club, based in North London.

Led by the late great Bill Nicholson, the Club became the first in England to win the League and FA Cup Double in 1961, and the first in the UK to win a European Trophy two years later. Spurs has since been home to some of the game’s great entertainers, including Jimmy Greaves, Glenn Hoddle, Paul Gascoigne, David Ginola, Gareth Bale, Heung-Min Son and Harry Kane.

In April 2019, the Club opened an iconic new stadium that sits at the heart of a £1billion sport-led regeneration of North Tottenham. The stadium is the largest football club stadium in London and is a multi-use venue with the ability to host a variety of events 365 days a year, including NFL, boxing, rugby, concerts, and other major events, plus visitor attractions including Stadium Tours and the Dare Skywalk.

The stadium development scheme has to date created more than 4,000 new jobs for local people, with circa £300m pumped into the local economy each year.

Tottenham Hotspur has:

• A clear strategy to develop talent from within its Academy, showcased by a strong track record of Academy players graduating to the first-team squad.
• A £100m state-of-the-art Training Centre that supports the Club’s ambition to attract, develop and retain the best talent.
• Commercial partnerships with globally recognised brands including AIA Group Limited (AIA), one of the world's leading providers of life insurance services, and Nike, the world’s leading sports footwear and apparel company.
• A commitment to minimizing its environmental impact across Club operations, being named as the greenest in the Premier League for the past three years. Tottenham Hotspur is a signatory of the UN Sports for Climate Action Framework, committing to halve carbon emissions by 2030 and become net zero carbon by 2040.
• An award-winning Foundation that is renowned for creating opportunities to help enhance the lives of people in its local community through education, employment, health and social inclusion programmes.

Our world class Training Centre in Enfield is where all the First Team and the Academy’s training and coaching activities occur, and where the Academy department is based.

JOB PURPOSE:

The U9 Assistant Coach will support the U9 Lead Coach with the delivery of the Academy Coaching and Games Programme for the U9 Academy age group.

The position will involve working irregular hours (e.g. Evenings / Saturdays / Sundays / Bank Holidays, School Holidays etc) so a flexible candidate is required.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Deliver sessions to the Academy U9 age group within the Academy Curriculum/Syllabus and Technical/Tactical Cycle as and when required.
• In conjunction with the U9 and U10 Cell Lead and U9 Lead Coach, design, devise and deliver Individual Learning Plans (ILP’s) for players within the Academy U9 age group.
• Support Match Day/Tournament preparation and performance for the U9 age group including the selection of Match Day/Tournament squads.
• Travel with U9 Tournament Squads (domestic and abroad), providing coaching support and pastoral care that adheres to Academy guidelines/policies.
• Attend weekly MDT meetings with the U9 and U10 Cell Lead, U9 Lead Coach and staff members from other appropriate departments.
• Ensure that detailed session plans and a register of attendance are produced for every session each week on the Academy Session Plan Template.
• Ensure that detailed Match Analysis Sheets are produced for every game and tournament each week on the Academy Match Analysis Sheet Template
• Ensure that detailed Match and Tournament player reports are produced each week on the Academy Match Report Template.
• Support the U9 Lead Coach with detailed player reports and action plans for all U9 players as per Premier League rules (Every 12 weeks).
• Support U9 Mid-Season (Christmas) and end of season (April/May/June) Player/Parent meetings.
• Support analysis sessions and workshops to the U9 age group when required.
• Ensure that data entry (both for training sessions, matches and tournaments) is accurate and up to date on the relevant systems (Kitman Labs) for the U9 age group.
• To support the Pre-Academy (U8) and EDC (U9) coaching programmes plus other Academy programmes and activities as well as Talent ID and ‘Area Best’ events when required.
• Establish relationships with players and parents of allocated age groups in line with Academy Policies and manage age group specific communication via Club issued devices.
• Work closely with Academy Medical, Sports Science, Analysis, Education, Player Care/Safeguarding, Operations and Kit staff regarding the players’ holistic programme and needs.
• Support the U9 Lead Coach, the U9 and U10 Cell Lead, the Head of Foundation Coaching and the Academy Recruitment team regarding potential trialists/signings.
• Support the U9 Lead Coach, the U9 and U10 Cell Lead and the staff from the Player Care Team with any player release meetings.
• Embody the Academy Philosophy and apply to all aspects of interactions with Academy Stakeholders (players, parents & colleagues).
• To support the identification of potential talent in the Pre-Academy Programme (U8) and Elite Development Centre Programme (U9) when required.
• Maintain mandatory CPD record, including Club issue DBS check (every three years), UEFA Licence (15 hours of the appropriate level CPD every three years), Advanced Youth Award, FA Safeguarding Children Workshop (every three years), relevant FA Emergency First Aid qualification as per Premier League rules (currently EFAiF – every three years).

QUALIFICATIONS

ESSENTIAL

• UEFA B Licence
• FA Advanced Youth Award

PREFERRED

• UEFA A Licence
• Relevant Undergraduate Degree

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience of working within an Academy environment
• Experience of working within a Multi-Disciplinary Team
• Good organisational and personal management skills
• Proficient IT skills (specifically Word, PowerPoint and Excel)
• Effective communication skills
• Ability to deal with day-to-day issues using own initiative
• Ability to relate well to children and adults
• Experience of working with children (specifically those aged 7-12 years)
• Experience of working to deadlines in a high-pressure environment

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Thinks ahead, generates innovative ideas
• Values & respects others, builds relationships, collaborates
• Gets things done, delivers to highest of standards, takes responsibility
• Authenticity and integrity
• Proactive, flexible, trustworthy, dependable and reliable.
• A skilled communicator and a relationship builder - able to work effectively with colleagues and players.
• Motivation to work with children and young people.
• Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people.

Safeguarding is fundamental to the success in all that we do. Successful candidates are subject to various DBS, right-to-work and background checks.

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club welcomes applications from anyone regardless of age, disability, race, or ethnic and national origins, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.