Job Description

Job Description
 
Work under the direction of the Advanced Centre Head Coach, Pre-Academy Manager & Pre-Academy Recruitment Manager on the delivery of the midweek Redhill Advanced Centre programme. The target is to identify and develop the most talented U6-U8 players in the Redhill 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.
 

Job Requirements

Essential Qualifications:
  • FA Level 2 Football Coaching
  • First Aid
  • Safeguarding Children
  • Talent ID Level 1

Essential Experience:
  • Worked in Elite grassroots club and/or professional club previously
  • Worked across different Foundation Phase age groups 
  • Experience & Knowledge of Pre-Academy Programme
  • Experience working as a Head Coach
  • Experience dealing with Microsoft Teams & Excel

 

Job Responsibilities

Coaching:
- Coaching sessions weekly at the Redhill 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 Redhill centre