Overview

Position Title: Assistant Under 23 Coach

Company: Arsenal F.C

Location: Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

Job Description:

 Arsenal Football Academy is the football development department for Arsenal Football Club, based at Hale End Sports Ground and London-Colney, offering a full time football training programme for elite youth players. Arsenal Football Club Academy has for many years been a world leader in its field. The aim of the Arsenal Football Academy is to individually tailor each player’s development as a footballer by providing a World Class Youth Development programme.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead players to develop and coordinate all individual and team training sessions –
  • To cater for the needs of the players both individually and collectively in order to maximize the potential of all our players in this age group.
  • Assist U23 Head Coach to prepare and debrief matches.Effectively assist with and/or lead sessions and games.
  • Work with the Head of Academy Coaching to comply with PL, FA and EPPP rules and requirements – ensuring that PMA is kept up to date.
  • Ensure accurate and effectively documented individual player review meetings from the relevant phase.
  • Work closely with the physical, analysis, psychological and operations support staff.
  • Hold responsibility for ensuring that appropriate sessions are implemented to cater for all players on the programme and demonstrate a progressive and transparent structure for all players to progress.
  • Provide a reporting platform to give constructive feedback at the end of each term for players and to work with the relevant phase coaching team to implement.
  • Actively seek out ways to improve the coaching programme and assist with the implementation and operation of these ideas, alongside the U23 Head Coach.
  • As an active member of the youth squad selection team, analyze the skills and capabilities of individual players through player progress meetings.
  • Work with the Head of Academy Coaching to implement a programme of continuous professional development for the Academy team.
  • Undertake ad hoc additional coaching duties as and when required (for example, within other phase groups).
  • Undertake ad hoc additional coaching duties as and when required (for example, within other phase groups).

Requirements:

  • Sport related degree or equivalent experience
  • Gained or working towards FA Advanced Youth Award for Coaching (17-23)UEFA A Licence (Essential)
  • First Aid CertificationFA Safeguarding Certificate (up to date)FA Licence Coaches club membership
  • The successful applicant will be required to complete a satisfactory enhanced DBS check Specific Experience: Minimum of 5 years’ experience of coaching high level players and/or talented young football players
  • Minimum of 5 years previous experience of working for and with an Elite Academy of players of this age group Competent IT skills Proven EPPP Knowledge
  • experience of using the PMAPrevious experience of coaching players at youth level who have progressed to play professional football in the premier league or football league

About Arsenal F.C

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