Academy YDP Coach (U13) Part Time

Norwich City Football Club; Colney; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity at Norwich City Football Club for an Academy YDP Coach to join the coaching team. This part-time role involves designing and delivering coaching sessions, monitoring player development, and ensuring high-quality coaching standards. Successful applicants will have relevant coaching qualifications and a passion for player development within youth football.

Benefits

Comprehensive range of club benefits

Qualifications

• UEFA B Licence and FA Advanced Youth Award required.
• Experience in coaching and recruitment of players essential.
• Up-to-date safeguarding qualifications necessary.

Responsibilities

• Delivery of the Football Curriculum for Youth Development Phase.
• Manage and monitor individual development plans for players.
• Assist with player reviews and recruitment within the Academy.

Skills

Coaching and recruitment of players

Player development

Safeguarding practices

Administration skills

Education

UEFA B Licence

FA Advanced Youth Award

EFAiF or BFAS Qualification

FA Safeguarding Children Workshop

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced candidate to join the Academy Coaching Team at Norwich City Football Club in the role of Academy YDP Coach. The role is 8-10 hours per week and is located at Avant Training Centre, Colney.

The role of the YDP Academy Coach is to support the development of players within the Norwich City Academy Youth Development Phase programme by designing and delivering high quality coaching sessions and reviewing player progress against their individual development plans.

This is an excellent role for someone who is self-motivated and committed and possesses experience of working within football.

Key tasks/responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Delivery of the (Youth Development Phase specific) Football Curriculum
• Ensure coach to player ratio of 1:8 exists within training sessions
• Manage and monitor YDP Players Individual Development Plans.
• Assist with player reviews every 6/12 weeks
• Assist in the identification and recruitment (within YDP) of talented young players into the Academy system
• Formal session plans to be produced and recorded for every session delivered
• Match preparation and evaluation to be conducted and recorded for all fixtures
• Administration within the YDP.
• To promote safer working practice and maintain a culture whereby safeguarding is recognised as a shared responsibility
• To act in a manner that supports the Club’s Values of Growth, Integrity, Belonging, Resilience, Pride and Commitment
  
  

All applicants should have the following qualifications/experience:

• UEFA B Licence
• FA Advanced Youth Award
• Up to date EFAiF or BFAS Qualification
• Up to date FA Safeguarding Children Workshop
• Experience in coaching and recruitment of players
• Availability for flexible working hours
  
  

Successful candidates will benefit from a comprehensive range of club benefits.

Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to join the Canaries, click ‘Apply’ now to become our YDP Coach!

Closing date: Tuesday, July 08, 2025.

Norwich City Football Club are committed to ensuring equal opportunities are given to all and welcomes applications from all areas of the community regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnerships.

orwich City Football Club are an equal opportunities employer and recognises the importance of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the workplace. Please be aware that a criminal disclosure and identity check will be carried out for this post. Engagement will be subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure.