Goalkeeping Coach

**About the role**

AFC Fylde Women seek to appoint a part-time Goalkeeping Coach role working 10 hours per week. The Goalkeeping Coach is responsible for planning, delivering and supporting the management team on match days.

**Main Duties (but not limited to)**
- Responsible for the development of all AFC Fylde Women FC goalkeepers.
- To create and implement a goalkeeper specific training program that suits the philosophy of the club.
- To work closely with our Match Analyst to analyse and review performances.
- To continuously monitor the progress of AFC Fylde Women goalkeepers through regular meetings, individual objectives, and reflections via video analysis.
- To deliver professional and high-quality goalkeeping sessions inclusive of set-piece sessions to the first team squad.
- To work closely with the First Team Manager and other coaching staff.
- To create a successful, elite culture that maximises the talent of each individual goalkeeper.
- Attendance at all First Team training and Fixtures.
- Build relations with other local clubs to identify loan opportunities to ensure that all goalkeepers get appropriate and adequate game time to be able to fully develop.
- Identify new goalkeeping talent to ensure high quality goalkeeper recruitment and progression through the first team squad.
- Build positive relations with the FA, County FA and key England International staff.

**About you**

**Qualifications**
- UEFA A Licence GK coaching (B licence as a minimum).
- FA Safeguarding and Level 2 Emergency First Aid in Football (EFAiF).
- DBS Clearance.

**Experience**
- Experience of working with elite female goalkeepers and experience of developing young players.
- Understanding of high performance football and the ability to create optimum development environments for players.
- Proven experience of designing successful football development programs for elite goalkeepers.
- Be flexible to the dynamic nature of the football environment.
- To be a positive advocate and role model for the development of women’s football at an elite level.