Bradford City is looking to appoint an inspiring full-time head of coach development to lead the club's academy coaching programme.
The role will involve running and designing the development program of the academy, which will involve managing and developing the coaches to maximize the potential of the players they work with. To implement a coaching competency framework to progress coaching competence through training needs analysis and development plans.
The successful candidate will conduct coaching sessions with the players at all levels of the academy and observe coach performance to provide feedback to aid development.
If you have the ability to inspire others to develop their skills and deliver football coaching to the highest standard that produces elite footballing talent of the future this is the position for you.
We are looking for an individual who is determined to succeed and who has a proven track record of sports coaching in elite learning or football development.
The Main Purpose of This Role
- To establish a sustainable system and approach to coach development within the Academy.
- To develop coaches so that they improve and perform to the best of their potential and are consequently able to maximise the potential of the players that they work with
- To performance manage the day-to-day performance of Academy Lead and Part Time Coaches.
Duties
- Undertake self-development to ensure knowledge in relation to all aspect of coaching and coach development is up-to-date and forward thinking
- Build relationships throughout the Academy and broader Club
- Maintain/enhance football coaching competence
- Coach occasionally to maintain ‘hands on’ competence
- Use demonstrations during feedback/coaching of coaches to explain points
- Provide occasional cover for absent coaches
- Provide a clear, up-to-date Training needs analysis (TNA) of every individual coach’s current and required level of performance
- Observe coach performance and provide feedback to aid development
- Complete Training Needs Analysis (TNA) with all coaches
- Ensure every coach has a personalised Development Action Plan (DAP) that is tailored to meet their needs and which they buy-in to as a ‘living’ document
- Provide 1:1 coaching to coaches in order to develop the coach’s skill
- Ensure the qualification status of the Clubs coaching workforce is assessed and ensure all coaches hold required qualifications for their role and age group and have a CPD plan to ensure licencing is up-to-date.
- Design and deliver development interventions based on the Academy Performance Plan (APP) and common aspects identified in the coaches DAPs
- Design and deliver programmes of suitable development events
- Ensure coaches understand how to work effectively in a MDT and can identify and believe in the benefits of doing so
- Build relationships and utilise expertise of MDT
- Ensure the Academy’s Coaching Curriculum is consistently delivered in line with the Academy’s (and/or Club’s) Playing Philosophy and Coaching Philosophy
- Contribute to the development of an elite learning environment where people take responsibility for their own development, feel able to learn from their mistakes and have opportunity to experiment outside of their comfort zone
- Implement a Club Specific Coach Competency Framework (CCF) to monitor and evaluate coaches in order to develop DAPs and group coach development opportunities
Managing the day-to-day performance of Lead Phase Coaches
- Provide clarity regarding expectations, regular feedback and appropriate support to enable strong performance in the role of a Lead Phase Coach.
- The right coaches being in the right roles
- Plans to ensure that the coaching structure (and roles) supports the delivery of the APP and that people are selected for these roles according to fit.
- The HOC should build the following relationships:
Internal Relationships:
- Academy Manager: To ensure support for a developmental culture
- Lead Phase Coaches: to ensure the same messages are being disseminated throughout the coaching team. Work together to write programme etc.
- Coaches: Part Time & Full Time so they buy in to the development agenda
- MDT: Heads of department – to work together in order to innovate and move the Academy forward as a unit
- First Team staff: to assist with creating a pathway for players (this function may be fulfilled by others in some Academies)
- Parents: so they are aware of the development that coaches receive and quality control processes that exist. Also provides a route for them to escalate concerns
- Players: So they see the HOC as part of the team who ultimately support them
External Relationships:
- Premier League & Football League: for development opportunities including EHOC & to ensure compliance with EPPP
- FA: for qualifications, licencing and support
- Universities/colleges: who can help with research etc.
- PFA: for support and development on individual basis
Person Specification - Head of Coach Development
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Either the Head of Coach Development or the Academy Manager must have a Level 4 ‘UEFA A Licence’ qualification in football If the Head of Coach Development does not have any football qualifications, they must work towards achieving the UEFA A and Advanced Youth Award once in situ. |
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Experience Head of Coach Development must have experience of working in at least 3 of the following roles (more than one area may be covered in a single role):
Head of Coach Development must have knowledge and/or experience of at least 3 of the following:
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The Head of Coach Development must have experience of football if any of the following apply:
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Bradford City AFC Limited is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Bradford City AFC promote inclusion and confront and eliminate discrimination whether by reason of age, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marital status or civil partnership, nationality, ethnicity (race), religion or belief, ability or disability, pregnancy and maternity and encourage equal opportunities. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons.
DBS clearance, safe guarding and protecting children and first aid for sport are essential and the role requires the job holder to have a level 4 sports coaching qualification or equivalent level 4 professional qualifications in people development; ideally this would be the UEFA A Licence qualification in football or Advanced Youth Award. Also desirable is a qualification at degree level in sports science, education, psychology or pedagogy.
The EFL has introduced positive action measures aimed at tackling the under- representation of coaches and managers from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds. New regulations require clubs to shortlist at east one suitably qualified
BAME candidate (where an application has been received) for all roles in Academy football that require a UEFA A or UEFA B License.
If you consider your ethnicity to fall within one of the following definitions - Black, Asian or other Minority Ethnic (i.e. from any other ethnic group that is not ‘White British’) - please inform us with your application.
To download the application form, CLICK HERE.
The deadline for all Applications is: Monday July 22 2019
Interviews will take place week commencing: Monday July 22 2019