East London Hockey Club - Mens 1st Team Coach

Mens 1st Team Coach for London Division 1 club

Background

East London Hockey Club is based in the London Boroughs of Newham and Tower Hamlets and operates 8 men’s teams,  9 women’s teams and a growing youth section. The Men’s 1st team play in the London Division 1 and train and play home games at the Lee Valley Hockey Centre. We are looking for an enthusiastic coach to help us build toward promotion back to London Premier League and create foundations for a future national league promotion.

Responsibilities

·        Planning and delivering training sessions suitable for a performance team.

·        Lead the team on Saturday match days.

·        Take part in weekly club and team selection

·        Deliver effective team tactics on match days with adaptability

·        Work with Men’s 2nd team coach on development, selection, training sessions and team tactics, ensuring that open communication is upheld throughout the entire season

·        Help identify leading young players across ELHC, working with other coaches and captains to manage their development towards the Men’s performance teams

·        Monitor performance and provide feedback to players

·        Support the delivery of pre-season Men’s club trials and on-going squad fitness

Experience and Approach

·        Ideally, you will have a UK Level 2 coaching Qualification, or be working towards this qualification.

·        You must be eligible to work in the UK and hold a valid UK/EU passport or valid work permit and speak a good standard of English.

·        Experience of coaching at a high regional level and ambition to progress to national league.

·        Enthusiasm for developing existing youth and senior players and help attract new players to improve the team.

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