Arsenal Jobs – Assistant Under In Liverpool

Overview

Position Title: Assistant Under

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.The programme promotes the development of elite training environments to consistently outperform international competition.By placing players at the heart of the programme, the aim is to develop and grow Strong Young Gunners, within the most challenging and caring football academy in the world. Each player’s development is therefore considered holistically with focus placed on supporting players to show Respect, Discipline and Humility as they aspire towards becoming better people and consequently, better players. JOB PURPOSE To assist in the delivery of an effective and successful coaching programme for the Academy’s U23 squad, delivering and developing performance pathways and plans and creating an optimum environment for Professional Development Phase players to develop and grow, with the biggest focus being on the four pillars: creating effective team players, lifelong learners, most efficient movers, and a champion mentality. To promote exercise compliance, safe training practices and the benefits of sport & fitness to youth players. KEY

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). MAIN JOB

Requirements:

• Education/Qualifications/Training: Sport related degree or equivalent experience Gained or working towards FA Advanced Youth Award for Coaching (17-23)UEFA A Licence (Essential)First
• Aid Certification FA 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 and experience of using the PMA Previous experience of coaching players at youth level who have progressed to play professional football in the premier league or football league Abilities/Skills/Knowledge:
• Able to work as part of a coaching team and within the guidelines set by the Academy Manager Acts as a role model at all times, embodying the Academy’s values of discipline, humility and respect, and wider Club values Able to build a strong rapport with the players in the age range
• Ability to set realistic goals for the players and the team with the head coach Excellent organisational and time management skills Motivated and driven individual Commitment and passion for the game Awareness of how to develop players Have the ability to demonstrate the technical aspects of the game within the AFC training programme Able to communicate key technical messages in coaching session Hours Of Work Individuals are required to work at such times (including on public holidays when football matches planned whether at the club or others take place , tours and tournaments) and for such periods as the efficient and conscientious discharge of their duties require To apply, please submit an up-to-date CV and a covering note of no more than one page, at your earliest convenience and before Sunday 17 October 2021.