Marcus Webber Email & Phone Number

Birmingham, Gb

Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

I am in a key role to transition the club into a professional contracted full-time model; from a previously expense-based programme. Developing new processes and supporting a shift in culture change to bring new levels of professionalism to the Women’s Programme. Key skills to do this has been my ability to build positive relationships with existing staff and players, work with a clear rationale, which is articulated to get buy-in, challenge behaviour, drive standards, support with operational logistics and strategic planning. Additional responsibilities include planning and delivering on-pitch sessions, game reviews to delivery constructive analysis sessions (team and individual), opposition analysis to deliver to players and collaborate on building and delivering game plans, leading on individual development plans for players, supporting on player recruitment, and supporting and collaborating with the wider multi-disciplinary team.

London, England, United Kingdom

In this role I played a key part to accelerate the quality of the Women’s Super League Academy Programme through strategic planning and the development of the programme. A key element of the job was to take on the role of Technical Director duties, developing the ‘Spurs blueprint’, which included developing key schemes of training work; strategic coaching detail; coach expectations; player profiling to enhance quality of player recruitment. Outside of my main role, I delivered on the Junior Talent Pathway to provide coach development and support, and drive professionalism of the programme. Key roles and responsibilities included collaborative working (Women’s 1st Team, Junior Talent Pathway, Boys Academy); developing players through on and off pitch support including training, analysis, individual development plans, and more; managing the U21 programme; managing staff; managing players; game reviews, opposition analysis; training and matchday delivery; player recruitment and more.

Wolverhampton, England, United Kingdom

As the First Team Coach for the women’s team, I supported the management of the wider multi-disciplinary team and playing squad, completed game review and opposition analysis to build game plans, delivered analysis and pitch session, and led on individual player development programmes. Furthermore, I led on player transition from the U16 to the Reserves, and from the Reserves to the First Team, advising suitable players, leading on communication, and providing individual holistic support.I was extremely proud to co-ordinate and deliver the Post 16 Education Programme. This included the education and coaching CPD of higher education students in collaboration with the University of South Wales, delivering lectures, supporting site visits, pitch-based coaching and classroom sessions, collaborative working with the University of South Wales, managing student work placements, quality assuring student work placements, and more. I also supported the wider Wolves Foundation with projects and initiatives, delivering the Premier League Primary Stars Programme – handling emails and phone calls, completing data report and monitoring of all projects, and recruitment of students for the programme.

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

As Lead Coach of the University of Birmingham Women’s Football Club, I managed the Women’s section for football at the University. This entailed managing the overall running and functionality of the club, as well as managing and coaching the 1st team. Managing the running and functionality of the club duties included; recruiting staff (paid and voluntary), supporting the sports department with student volunteer placements, upskilling and mentoring staff and student volunteers, managing the club budget, sourcing and attaining funding, adhering to University policies, succession and future planning, booking facilities, recruiting players, selecting players for squads and more. Coaching duties included; coaching and managing the 1st team, liaising with players, meticulously planning, reviewing and providing individual development plans for all players, syllabus planning and more.

Coventry, England, United Kingdom

I managed the FA Tier 1 Grassroots Hub which was funded by the FA and Sports England and overseen by BUCS. I designed and developed the game of football across three target areas: student playing opportunities; community playing opportunities; student and community workforce development. Working in collaboration with the wider Sports Engagement team, a comprehensive football programme, which overachieved on all funding criteria for 2 years was delivered. With the nature of the role being funding based, key internal and external stakeholders (i.e. Sports Business Team, Sports Engagement Team, Birmingham County FA, Coventry City Council etc) were positively engaged and included within the programme. The role required data collection, monitoring and evaluation; funding reporting procedures; recruiting, up-skilling and developing a workforce, building and managing external partnerships (i.e local primary schools, local football clubs, local sports and leisure organisations); marketing sessions; delivering sessions; quality assuring sessions; representing at National networking days; booking facilities; administrative duties, and more.

Sutton Coldfield, England, United Kingdom

Stepping into a 1st Team Manager role, I took over a struggling club, with an aging squad at threat of relegation and negative finances. I showcased my management capabilities to build 2 exceptionally strong partnership links (with the University of Birmingham & Boldmere St Michaels F.C) to stabilise the club, with a future of sustainability and growth. On the pitch, I recruited a younger playing squad, managing the balance with the older players to achieve 2 very successful league campaigns where we finished 3rd and 2nd respectively. This role also challenged me to recruit and manage a large staff team, introducing and managing 11 senior staff members and 4 students. Other duties included, coordinating a weekly training schedule, delivering training sessions, liaising with the multi-disciplinary team, recruiting, and managing staff, recruiting, managing and developing a playing squad, designing game plans, attending board meeting to discuss future planning, team targets and expectations, instilling a professional culture at the club, managing partnerships and more.

Coventry, England, United Kingdom

I was the lead member of staff for all primary-aged provision at the Sky Blues in the Community, representing Coventry City Football Club. I was responsible for coordinating the delivery of all primary-aged sports during term time primary school, all school holiday clubs and various events from club initiatives. This included providing high quality customer service; building and managing external partnerships with local schools, facilities and the local community; handling and managing feedback / complaints, hosting staff meetings, recruiting staff and provide delivery packs/upskilling where required, quality assuring sessions, event management collating timesheets, cash and banking procedures, storing sensitive data, liaising with funding providers, stock checks, writing up and enforcing Service Level Agreements.

Coventry, England, United Kingdom

In this role, I worked in a funded position, funded by Sport England, aiming to ‘tackle inactivity in hard to reach college students’. Within this role, I designed and implemented a comprehensive sports participation programme; which recruited and encouraged hard to reach students to engage in physical activity, and retained students to sessions for sustained activity levels. This role greatly developed my interpersonal skills and relationship building skills with ‘hard to reach’ cohorts, as I built relationships and an activity schedule, which adhered to the needs and demands of the student cohorts I was targeting. This was done through student consultation, as well as working collaboratively with other departments within the college such as specific lecturers, the ‘student zone’ department, the marketing department, the facilities department, and more, as well as external partners to deliver unique and engaging high quality provision such as archery, boxing, ice skating, outdoor adventurous activities, gymnastics and more. This role required me to work rigorously to funding criteria, regularly updating and safely storing data collection, completing monitoring and evaluation procedures, whilst also managing 5 budget lines. Other duties included; designing and launching a marketing campaign to recruit participants, exploring and utilising various activity recruitment and retention methods, booking facilities, processing invoices, recruiting and retaining partner organisations, searching for, recruiting and upskilling ‘student leaders’ and more.