Head Coach

England and Great Britain Hockey; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A local sports club in Croydon is seeking an enthusiastic Head Coach for the 2025/26 season. The role involves leading the coaching strategy for junior and adult teams, creating session plans, and mentoring a team of coaches and volunteers. Candidates should ideally have a Level 2 qualification or significant coaching experience. Commitment is about 2-3 hours per week with remuneration starting from £35 per hour.

Qualifications

• Significant coaching experience across adult and junior hockey.
• Experience setting a coaching strategy for a hockey club.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support junior and adult sections of the club.
• Set the coaching strategy and create session plans.
• Provide development to the coaching team.

Skills

Coaching

Communication

Motivation

Education

Level 2 coaching qualification

Job description

Addiscombe Hockey Club is looking for an enthusiastic and passionate Head Coach for the 2025/26 season and beyond.

Addiscombe HC is a friendly club in the heart of Croydon, with pitches and Clubhouse easily accessible by public transport. Recently refurbished bar, and exceptionally social members, Addiscombe is the place to be for hockey in Croydon.

We have four men's teams, two ladies teams and a thriving junior section with over 150 members aged 4-18. All our adult teams play competitive hockey in South East England.

About the role

We are seeking a talented Head Coach to lead and support our junior and adult sections. You'll set the coaching strategy, create session plans and provide development to our team of paid and volunteer coaches.

Our training programme for the club takes place on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, and Sunday mornings. Whilst you won't be expected to attend all sessions, it'll be important that you are able to regularly drop in at least once a week to a session.

About you

You'll ideally be Level 2 qualified, or have significant coaching experience across adult and junior hockey, and will have previously set a coaching strategy for a hockey club.

You'll be friendly, personable, and a great communicator, and able to motivate a team of paid coaches and volunteers.

Commitment will be approximately 2-3 hours a week, and remuneration will be dependent on experience - starting from £35 per hour.

Other opportunities

We also have a range of other opportunities available within our coaching team:

Men's coach - We are seeking an additional coach on Wednesday evenings from 7.45pm to 9.30pm (starting from £30 p/hr)
Junior coaches - We have a range of coaching opportunities on Sunday mornings between 9am and 12.30pm depending on the age group (starting from £30 p/hr)

Anyone interested in the role should express their interest on email [e-mail] by 31 July 2025. A hockey CV would be helpful if one is available.

Anyone interested in the role should [e-mail] with a brief note expressing interest in the role. It would be helpful, if possible, to attach a hockey CV if one is available.