Basketball Coach

  • Portsmouth
  • £20.00 per hour
  • Permanent
  • Part-time
  • 7 days ago
Purpose of the Role
The University of Portsmouth Basketball Club are recruiting a coach to lead their Men's 2nd team for the 2025/26 season. The team currently competes in the British University and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Tier 2 South East league.The successful candidate will be required to deliver weekly training sessions from September - April, and attend fixtures.Training sessions take place on Mondays, 6.30am - 9am (1st & 2nd team) and Tuesdays, 6.30am - 9am (2nd team) at Ravelin Sports Centre, with fixtures occurring on Wednesday afternoons (time and locations vary).Main Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the student club committee and other coaches to deliver the club's pre-season programme, and trials at the start of the season
- Lead on the planning, delivery and evaluation of weekly training sessions
- Select the match day squad, communicating with players and team captain
- Attend fixtures and manage the match day squad
- Lead on performance team meetings where relevant, working with other support service staff to set goals, expectations and analyse results
- Attend club committee meetings where relevant
- Promote the club's philosophy to all members
- Adhere to the University's Code of Conduct and relevant policies
- Be fit to work with adults at riskCriteria
- Essential: England Basketball Level 2 coaching qualification
- Essential: Previous playing and coaching experience
- Desirable: Good knowledge of Basketball, particularly within higher educationHow to applyPlease complete this application form by the 6th Sept if you would like to apply: https://forms.gle/A2LuYiu7apSqAzSL8

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