Job Description
Start date: Immediately
Salary: Dependent on Experience
Type: 2 ½ hours training a week (must be available from 16:30) plus a Saturday Match
Reports to: Matt Winter – Interim Head of Youth Academy
Summary:
Cardinals in the Community (CITC) are delighted to announce that we are welcoming applications for a Academy coaches to run age groups within the Academy. CITC is the charitable arm of Woking Football Club, and as such holds within its structure the full-time programme alongside the youth academy (10 to 16 Boys and 12 to 16 Girls). The successful candidate will be responsible for leading an age group’s weekly training sessions (2 per week) alongside a Saturday matchday with games taking place in the Junior Premier League (JPL).
Roles & Responsibilities:
· Delivering weekly training sessions for the age group you are assigned (2 ½ hours per week).
· Leading a Saturday matchday fixture
· Being involved in the retain and release process.
Qualifications & Experience:
· UEFA C/Level 2 Football Coaching Qualification
· Previous coaching experience.
· Previous experience coaching children.
· Must have access to own car.
How to Apply:
Please send your CV to Matt Winter – Interim Head of Youth Academy
Matt@wokingcitc.org
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.