Casual Foundation Phase Age Group Coach – LFC Foundation

Liverpool FC Foundation is looking for a Casual Foundation Phase Age Group Coach to support and develop all players within the group to attain the highest levels of performance in a safe, secure, and supportive environment and drive and nurture a positive culture within the training group.

Roles

• Plan, prepare, deliver, and evaluate coaching sessions, following a training programme.
• Provide input to the development and ongoing improvement / adaptation of the coaching curriculum.
• Coach in a way that ensures players are encouraged to ask questions and seek feedback for improvement and clarity.
• Ensure players are encouraged to have input to footballing decisions and their own learning process.
• Ensure players are communicated the why’ as well as ‘what’ of decisions.
• Ensure players know and understand the purpose and ‘why’ of training sessions.
• Provide learning and development opportunities to any volunteer coaches.
• Input into selection decisions (e.g., attend trials and take part in selection decisions post-trial).
• Work across age groups (coach is likely to hold responsibility for one age group and work with different groups from time to time).
• Work with individual players set appropriated development targets with a plan to work towards.
• Provide feedback to players (using technology where appropriate).
• Monitor and evaluate player development and provide feedback to players and parents/carers on a regular basis.
• Liaise with and work closely with coaches, medics and performance staff regarding player development, and prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries.
• Ensure all games and festivals are well managed with a development philosophy clear to players and parents/carers.
• Be available to players to offer advice, guidance and support on football and personal matters. E.g., ensure they are managed well through things like injury and other challenges that could affect their performance and wellbeing.
• Ensure player behaviour in the group reflects what is required.
• Work with the Safeguarding Manager to ensure that the wellbeing and welfare of all players and staff is always an operational priority.

Essential qualifications for the role:

• FA Level 2/UEFA C or above coaching qualification
• FA DBS
• FA Safeguarding Children
• FA Level 1 Introduction to First Aid in Football (IFAiF) or FA Emergency First Aid.