Magic Hub Football Coaches – Nottm Forest

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Provide dynamic coaching to develop players of quality who are technically excellent, creative and allow us to achieve our objective of outplaying the opposition.
• Research current trends of coaching/teaching, player development, and industry best practice to inform modern learning.
• Support our clear player development principles and implement high standards of practice across the academy training and match days.
• Contribute to the delivery of our coaching vision in line with our player development key performance indicators.
• In conjunction with their respective age group co-ordinators make informed recommendations regarding the input of trialists and player retention.
• Act at all times in a manner appropriate of the Club displaying the academy standards and ensure that all players in your charge also act in an appropriate fashion and display the strong Academy behaviours.
• Promptly communicate with all staff any valuable information.
• Take part in Continued Professional Development (CPD) activities, both inside and outside the Club, to improve the quality of your coaching and overall work, e.g. ensuring all qualifications are up to date and additional, relevant qualifications are undertaken when appropriate and agreed with the Head of Coaching.
• Where necessary and if available take part in the scouting of players within the local area.

Skills, Experience and Knowledge:

• Minimum current qualification UEFA C Licence.
• Knowledge of how young people learn.
• Valid DBS/CRB check.
• Safeguarding Children Certificate.
• Dynamic delivery style both on and off the pitch
• FA Coaches Club Licence Maintenance.
• Emergency First Aid (or equivalent).
• Previous experience working with these age groups preferably in an Academy or Centre of Excellence.

Desirable Qualifications and Experience:

• UEFA B Licence.
• FA Youth Award.