University of Surrey Football Coaches (Multiple Roles available)
Description
*Please note that these roles are based in the UK, and Sponsorship is not available.
Paid Roles available are:
- Men's 2nd Team Head Coach
- Women's 1st Team Head Coach
- Women's 2nd Team Head Coach
This role will be to lead and develop the coaching sessions for training nights for their relevant team, while working closely with the overall Head Coach of Football, while also working in conjunction on the philosophy, and ensuring that all areas are covered throughout training blocks. This person will also be required to plan a series of sessions which support the principles of play and allow the squads development throughout the season.
The job holder will deliver these sessions as part of their role and will work closely with the other coaches to challenge thinking and prepare the squad for the upcoming fixtures. The job holder will also be able to support the selection of squads (Monday prior to training) for all teams for match days. To achieve this, they should be invested in the whole programme and looking to support movement of players from their squad upwards, as well as having strong knowledge of players in the lower squads to give opportunities at the right times with data based decisions.
On match days, (Wednesday afternoons) this person will be the Head Coach of their relevant team, with an Assistant Coach helping with specific areas of the Matchday Setup. They will be relied upon to organise themself, the players and the match day equipment appropriately, prior to the game day, while preparing and delivering sufficient warm ups, pre match instructions and leading half time coaching delivery. Post games, they should look to provide strong feedback to the Head Coach of Football around players performance and attitude in order to support whole club coaching decisions, as well as feeding back data to the Administrative Coordinators, based on the game (player minutes, player ratings, goals, assists, cards).
Job Responsibilities:
● To plan sessions in advance linking to the playing philosophy / game model.
● To support individual player development and supporting Head Coach of Football with individual player conversations where appropriate.
● To support a positive coaching environment where all players are engaged and involved during each session, linking to the philosophy / game model.
● To be looking at the players in the squads below in order to consider which players could be accelerated in their development through training invitations and match day opportunities.
● To attend face to face / remote meetings regarding team performance and player reviews (IDP’s)
● To update the Admin Team with info regarding training register, player minutes, match day stats etc so this can be collated into Sheets on the Google Drive for the 2’s to aid selection and promotion decisions.
● To attend Squad Selection Coaches Meetings on Monday 20:00 to organise kit, match day squads and discuss any players developing / performing well.
To Apply, please send your CV & Cover Letter to Charlie Mascall (c.a.mascall@surrey.ac.uk) & Max Billingham (mbcoaching10@gmail.com)