JOB TITLE - Age Group Support Coach

DEPARTMENT - Academy

CONTRACT - 20 hours working across any seven days.

JOB FUNCTION:

As a Support coach you will be participate in the delivery of the Academy coaching programme, across a dual age band. As deemed appropriate by the Head coach, you will support the senior coaches in maximising the development of our young players to reach their full potential in line with the Chelsea Academy vision and philosophy.

Beyond the pitch, you will set standards of respect and discipline for players, ensuring these are constantly met and evolved as they develop.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

COACHING
TRACKING PERFORMANCE & FEEDBACK
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
GENERAL

COACHING
Support the delivery of the Academy coaching cycle, across a dual age-band, to maximise player potential.

1.1 Coaching Cycle

Working collaboratively with your coaching team ensure a player centred, multidisciplinary approach is adopted and applied through the Plan, Do, Review process.

Plan: Support the Lead coach in effectively preparing for all coaching activities, considering micro (session), short-term (weekly), medium-term (termly), long-term (annual) planning. Take responsibility for planning, with excellent depth, your contribution to all training session and games programme activities.

Do: Deliver coaching activities based upon the needs of individual players and the age-group, drawing upon the CFC Academy coaching frameworks (playing principles, game model, individual action plans), utilising all relevant support staff.

Review: Participate in data informed review processes taking place across your age group. These include, Player assessment (training & match scores), coaching reflection (micro, short, medium, long).

2. TRACKING PERFORMANCE & FEEDBACK

Utilising our performance systems, support the management & tracking of player progress to enable age-appropriate feedback is delivered in-line with our player review cycle.

2.1 Data collection

Support the collection of match & training player assessment data. Demonstrate an awareness of various other data sources (e.g. performance analysis and physical testing data) that are collected within your age group.

2.2 Player development discussion

CSR meeting: Contribute, where deemed appropriate, to CSR meetings within your dual age-band, supporting a productive, outcome driven, player development discussion.

2.3 Feedback

Trial players: Assist the recruitment department by providing appropriate insight regarding all trial players.

3. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

Engage in professional and personal development initiatives, by working with the Head of Coaching & Coach Development / Head of Programme & Player Development.