1. Developing and implementing an effective training program: To design and implement a training program for young players that includes fitness, technical skill development, and tactical understanding.2. Identifying talent: Identifying young players with potential to become professional footballers is a critical part of the role.3. Player Development: Work closely with individual players to help them improve their skills, monitor their progress, and provide regular feedback.4. Ensuring a safe playing environment: My role is to be responsible for ensuring that a safe playing environment is maintained, and all health and safety guidelines are met.5. Strategy development: Create, design and implement strategic plans based on the team's needs and adapts to changes during games.6. Motivating players: Contiously finds ways to motivate the team, create a team culture and develop a positive team dynamic.7. Communication: To communicate with parents, players and other personnel regularly, including updates, and feedback.My role as an academy football coach goes beyond training and developing young players. We have an important influence on young people’s personal and social development and need to uphold high standards of ethical behavior as well. They are also expected to create a positive impact on the community and support the overall growth of the sport.

Evaluating performance and providing suitable feedback, balancing criticism with positivity and motivation.Assessing strengths and weaknesses in a participant's performance and identifying areas for further development.Adapting to the needs and interests of group or individual participants.Communicating instructions and commands using clear, simple languagedemonstrating an activity by breaking the task down into a sequence.Encouraging participants to gain and develop skills, knowledge and techniques.Ensuring that participants train and perform to a high standard of health and safety at all timesinspiring confidence and self-belief.

Head Football Coach to coordinate and oversee any assistance to over twenty teams from U7-U14, Boys and Girls teams as they coach to ensure players fully understand the fundamentals of the game. Season long weekly training programme to be delivered by Coaches/ Volunteer Parents to aid in delivering training sessions for fixtures.