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Girls Academy Coach (Foundation and YDP Phases), Manchester
Client: Manchester United
Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: 48145d2542fb
Job Views: 5
Posted: 02.06.2025
Expiry Date: 17.07.2025
Job Description:
Purpose: The main purpose of the role is to coach an age group within the Girls Youth Academy and implement the delivery of the Redprint coaching programme.
The Role:
The aim is to create a positive, friendly, safe, and open learning environment that:
* Everyone wants to be part of.
* Maximises individual player potential.
* Amplifies team effectiveness.
The coach must be available to work Monday and Wednesday evenings at Eccles Sixth Form College and at the weekend.
Key objectives are to:
* Plan, prepare, and deliver high-quality technical sessions and practices.
* Contribute to IDP process with detailed objective and subjective feedback.
* Plan and prepare for each match with particular emphasis on the needs of individual players.
* Always adhere to the Manchester United development & coaching ‘Redprint’ philosophy.
* Engage fully in CPD events organized internally and externally.
* Support player welfare.
* Uphold the standards of sportsmanship, behaviour, and playing style expected at Manchester United.
* Contribute towards a positive working environment.
* Ensure compliance with the company’s safeguarding policy.
The Person:
Generic:
* Want to make a positive difference to young people.
* Hard working, enthusiastic, and dependable.
* People skills (self-assured, build rapport, empathize with others, emotionally intelligent, approachable).
* Understanding of safeguarding best practice.
* Knowledge of implementing policies and procedures, especially health and safety and risk assessments.
Role Specific:
Knowledge
* Of the women and girls game.
* Coaching philosophies and practices.
* Principles of play.
Experience
* Of working in academy football (girls or boys) – desirable.
* Coaching and mentoring young players.
Skills
* Ability to motivate and inspire female footballers.
* Deliver professional and high-quality sessions.
* Delivering high-quality coaching sessions to a range of age groups.
* Ability to travel independently.
Qualifications
* Coaching Award (minimum level 2/UEFA C Licence).
* Emergency First Aid in Football qualification.
* Valid Safeguarding Children certificate.
* FA Youth Modules (desirable).
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