HEAD COACH

Responsible for organising and ensuring all club equipment is properly and safely maintained

Devises and upholds proper safety procedures for all club activities

Responsible for ensuring appropriate equipment is in good working order for training and competition purposes as they arise

Responsible for ensuring club safety and coordinating with first aiders

Organises extra coach/competition sessions when necessary

Ensure all other coaches are capable and informed

Ensure presence of sufficient coaches at each session

Ensure well-being of all coaches i.e. time and coaching for themselves

Maintain good working relationship with other clubs and sports center staff along with the PRO

Organise coaches meeting as they are required

Liaise with Get In Gear and New Era organisers and create timetable around UCD coach availability

Prepare competitors for competitions and ensure they have support on the day

Promoting conditioning

Coordinating set up, warm up and pack up

Presence at majority of sessions/competitions required.

Communication skills are very important in this role. Ability to lead or flair for coaching is also desirable, if not mandatory. It is up to the candidate to provide as many extra sessions as realistically possible too, so having free time is a benefit when taking this role.