Football Coach/Assistant Coach
Acorn Football Club
The Sowing Seeds of Change project would involve coaching, session planning, leading and evaluating training sessions, and matching strategies to improve players/participants' skills, fitness, and team performance.
The Sowing Seeds of Change project would involve coaching, session planning, leading and evaluating training sessions, and matching strategies to improve players/participants' skills, fitness, and team performance. Key Responsibilities: - Coaching & Training: Plan and run engaging practice sessions, teach techniques, and develop children and young people's tactical game plans, and build their confidence - Player & Youth Development: Assess individual player strengths and weaknesses, giving constructive feedback and tailored training goals. - Match Management: Work alongside Head Coach to select team line-ups, manage game strategies on match days, and coordinate team logistics. - Welfare & Safety: To be a positive role model, ensure equipment is safe, maintain first-aid readiness, and enforce safeguarding rules for players/participants.
Community Work,Youth Work,Sport & Coaching,General & Helping
Managing People, Customer Service
• Strong organisation and time-management abilities required for session planning • Excellent customer service and communication skills, i.e. with parents • A ‘can-do’ attitude – positive outlook, willing to learn new skills and to go the extra mile • A team player – supports children & young people and promotes excellent team spirit • Competence – to show effective performance and open to learning new skills • Good communicator - clearly spoken with good interpersonal skills and ability to express ideas and inspirations. Also a good listener with respect for others' opinions, in a user lead project setting • Commitment – loyalty, keeping and meeting obligations, good community values • Customer/youth focus – enabling customers to access services with ease, upholding a courteous manner at all times, and contributing to making a difference to the service and the community • Enthusiasm – demonstrates energy, drive and commitment for all tasks undertaken, and enabling the same in others, including being a positive role model to the young people • Flexibility – welcomes changes with a good attitude and can adapt and deal with various demands of young people • Reliability – excellent attendance record and commitment to establish trust of the young people. In cases of cancellation, priority to informing Project Co-ordinator or Head Coach • Trustworthy – honesty, integrity, responsibility and always acting professionally, and in the best interests, standards of the club and its members.
The volunteer will gain strong organisational, communication and teamwork skills. The benefits would also include support to complete a Level 1 Football Coaching course, as well as developing and communicating with a variety of people, e.g. parents. Good planning, organising, and creating their own session plans, with time management skills. Also, the ability to project a positive image of sport to people at all levels, be adaptable and comfortable working with disadvantaged children and young people of all age groups. The volunteer would gain a sense of purpose; having a structured schedule that would instil pride, identity and a sense of accomplishment. • Influence the future direction of grassroots football in the community, and help shape and improve the experience of thousands of participants as a positive role model • Gain expertise while developing own leadership experience • Be part of an ambitious group committed to continuous improvement • References would also be provided if needed.
This is an ongoing opportunity. The sessions are twice-weekly after-school sessions, hours 4pm -6pm. Opportunity can be flexible depending on the club’s needs for additional time for events, match days or other club activities when required.
E3 4HL
Mile End Leisure Centre & Stadium 190 Burdett Road Bow
Central, District and Hammersmith and City lines stop at Mile End station . Buses D6, D7, 277 and 309 stop very close by.
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