Academy Goalkeeper Coach

The primary goal for the Sporting Kansas City Academy Goalkeeper Coach is to oversee, develop and implement a Long-Term Development plan for age groups U13 – U19. These tasks primarily include but are not limited to, providing the goalkeepers of the club with a knowledge of the Sporting Kansas City system of play and how to play within this system, technical and tactical skill acquisition, video analysis to further their education.

Essential Functions:

• Assisting to plan and implement a specific training curriculum for all Academy goalkeepers.
• Direct on-field warm-ups and goalkeeping sessions to prepare them for their team sessions.
• Enhancing the technical, tactical, and psychological aspects of the game of soccer to all Academy goalkeepers.
• Assist the Second Team Goalkeeper Coach as available for daily tasks.
• Communicate with the First and Second Team Goalkeeper Coaches on the progress of goalkeepers in the club and maintain a depth chart of all goalkeepers.
• Collect and trim game videos for the goalkeepers to go over specific actions to help the goalkeepers improve.
• Use game and training video to help the goalkeepers learn how to self-evaluate and correct.
• Communicate with Academy Technical staff on the development of the goalkeepers as well as session plans and how they correlate with their work.

Personal Attributes:

• Strong organizational, communications and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to organize work effectively, conceptualize and prioritize objectives, as well as exercise independent judgment based on an understanding of organizational policies and activities.
• Detail oriented.
• Ability to work well with a team, showing team management and productivity.
• Motivated.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Exceptional time-management.
• Energetic and dependable.