Team Bath: Assistant Coach (Hockey)

Hockey is one of our Student Performance Sports based at the Sports Training Village.

We pride ourselves on developing players to reach their full potential by offering a truly professional hockey pathway, with a fully committed interdisciplinary team working with players daily.

We are looking to employ a performance hockey coach who can work across both Women's and Men's programmes, providing technical, tactical and development feedback while leading coaching sessions with one of the performance squads. 

About us

The Department of Sports Development and Recreation at the University of Bath seeks to utilise the power of sport to foster the best environment to enable individuals to thrive.

The Department manages and organises a range of activities under the University’s sports brand - Team Bath - and aspires to create a world leading multi-sport environment delivering to elite athletes, staff and students of the University and the local and regional community.  Based in the inspiring £35m Sports Training Village, the Department offers a wide range of high-quality sports activities, programmes, events, services and facilities catering for all ages and abilities.

In addition, we are recognised by UK Sport as one of only eight Elite Training Centres, providing the training base for around 250 international level athletes. This is an opportunity to become part of a professional and progressive organisation at the leading edge of sport, health and fitness. The Times have also just awarded Bath as the Sport University of the Year for 2026.

About the role

We are seeking an experienced hockey coach to support the head coach with the successful development, delivery and management of the University of Bath performance hockey programme. 

This is an exciting and dynamic environment for a coach, supported by committed student hockey players and an experienced IDT in a world-class setting. 

Off-pitch, you will lead video analysis sessions with the players and attend weekly S&C sessions led by the IDT team.

About you

You will have

• coached in a performance environment and hold a suitable coaching qualification (EHB Level 2)
• a thorough understanding of the BUCS leagues
• an understanding of the demands and pressures of a full-time training programme in an educational establishment
• commitment to your own development and attendance at department CPD initiatives
• ability to work in a team and on your own 

You should also be passionate about, and committed to, the development of the hockey performance programme, and strive for continuous improvement of the players and the team, leading to excellent performance.

Further information

This is a part-time role, working 20 hours per week for 28 weeks per year.

You will be required to work flexibly, including evenings and occasional weekends as required by the demands of the programme.