Individual Development Coach and Analyst - YDP

Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

1/14/2025

Salary: Please state your expectations within your application

Contract: Full Time, 42 hours a week

Location: The Nigel Doughty Academy, Nottingham, NG2 7SR

Working Arrangements: On site

Closing Date For Applications: 27th January 2025

Nottingham Forest have an incredible history of talent development over many years. An Academy graduate has featured in every first team squad since the 1940’s. Now as a Category One EPPP Academy, and the club having established itself in the Premier League, we aim to reach new heights and create one of the leading learning environments in European Football. There has never been a more exciting time for an innovative, modern and creative coach / coach developer to join our forward thinking team.

The Academy Talented Player Performance Coach Analyst will be responsible for the development of players across the youth development phase using video analysis and coaching. Predominantly leading a focus on analysis of the Academy playing philosophy and individual learning plans for YDP players. Additionally, the role will also have coaching responsibilities within the PDP to coincide with IDP implementation through the Academy player profiles and team coaching as required by the YDP and PDP needs.

Working closely Head of Coaching and Player Development and the Head of YDP and FP Football Methodology align the YDP talented player performance program (TPPP) to create outstanding, exciting and dynamic players with the potential to thrive when transitioning across the Youth Development Phases and onto the PDP. Always considering the future game and our key player development principles.

The post provides a fantastic opportunity for alternative thinking, challenging the status quo of youth development, ensuring the programme is at the forefront of elite practice across the industry.

The Perks of the Job:

• Opportunity to access tickets for events at The City Ground.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Access to high street and gym discounts.
• Discount within our Club shop.
• Free on-site parking.
  
  

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• To deliver performance analysis support to the Academy players, coaches and staff. This may include training analysis, pre-match planning and post-match feedback/feedforward.
• To produce YDP post-match reports for the TPPP player that are informative and contribute to bringing to life their player development dashboards.
• Lead the talented player performance program across the YDP phase ensuring our philosophy and culture is strong and living To contribute to the development of Academy learning resources, including playing philosophy, coaching syllabus and best practice guides and Academy traits.
• To support and implement the individual learning plans strand of the player development program with focus on the 13-16s age groups.
• To contribute to multidisciplinary support in line with individual learning plans.
• To provide innovative, project-based exploratory analysis to broader Academy programme.
• To report weekly to the Head of Coaching on overall progress and development within the Academy, through our developed meeting structures, and to represent collective views on the future development and direction of the Academy programme in key forums To liaise with all relevant staff, where appropriate, to ensure that information, relevant to duties, is communicated effectively.
• To establish and develop effective working relationships with the Academy analysis, coaching and multidisciplinary staff.
• To utilise effective time management skills to ensure all deadlines are met.
• To contribute to an elite learning environment in which players and staff are expected to demonstrate work ethic, integrity and teamwork.
• Day to Day coaching support where required across YDP age groups.
• Administration of player performance data for the TPPP players.
• Implementing and maintaining the Premier League’s ‘Elite Player Performance Plan’ (EPPP) rules and regulations for the Academy YDP development Phase.
• Coaching of age group as required within the YDP U18s in line with IDP support of the players.
  
  

Skills, Experience and Knowledge:

• UEFA ‘A’ Licence or working towards
• Advance Youth Award or working towards
• In depth Knowledge of how young people learn including a grasp of neurological learning strategies.
• FA Safeguarding Children
• BFAS First Aid Award
• FA CRB Enhanced Disclosure
• Experience of working in a sporting environment to provide Performance Analysis support and delivery
• FA Youth Award
• An upbeat, enthusiastic and high energy individual who has a passion for developing young people and colleagues
• A positive, can do attitude, who adds creativity and innovation to our team Focus on individual player development within a team process
• Creative presentation skills and experience of presentation (preferred)
• Excellent interpersonal skills, be adaptable to work with members of staff across departments and senior staff
• Ability to work under pressure and willing to work unsociable hours to meet deadlines
• Dedicated to self-improvement and personal development
• Organised, methodical and logical approach to work
• High level IT and presentation skills, in building and delivering relevant information
• Excellent knowledge of Apple iWork and Microsoft Office software packages
  
  

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Nottingham Forest Football Club is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marital / civil partnership status, pregnancy / maternity leave, race, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Nottingham Forest Football Club is a signatory of the FA’s Football Leadership Diversity Code. We are committed to developing policies to promote equal opportunities and diversity within our workforce. To monitor our progress against these commitments, we require all applicants to provide accurate diversity data during the application process.

Our Commitment to Safeguarding

As part of the Club’s commitment to safeguarding, the successful applicant may be required to undergo a Disclosure Barring Service (“DBS”) check or an enhanced DBS check. The results of a DBS check will be considered on an individual basis, and the Club will act in a proportionate manner when deciding whether or not to proceed with the appointment.

An FA Enhanced DBS disclosure is required for all relevant new appointments to the Club. Individuals will be asked to declare any convictions, cautions or reprimands, warnings or bind-overs that may have been incurred. The Club reserves the right to carry out risk assessments where content has been disclosed on a DBS disclosure if it feels that it is relevant to the job requirements. Failure to satisfy the Club and the PL's safeguarding requirements may lead to the job offer being withdrawn or, if they have already started employment, summary termination of the employment.