Badminton Europe is looking to appoint two assistant coaches for the BEC Centre of Excellence. The centre is going to be in Holbæk, Denmark. The official opening of the centre is planned for 1 September 2017.
The assistant coaches shall be responsible for high performance coaching and planning for the players in the BEC Centre of Excellence.
The objectives of the BEC Centre of Excellence are:
- To offer a sustainable, high level training environment for the players that currently do not have sufficient training possibilities at home
- To coach / train players on a daily basis so that they can perform at their best level at the Continental Championships, World Championships and Olympic Games
- To strengthen the sub-elite players and general level of European badminton
- To create more competition in Europe which will strengthen our competitiveness toward the players from other Continents
- To educate coaches to support the Member Associations with the development of badminton in their country
Required Qualifications:
- BWF level 2 coach education or equivalent international license/diploma/certification
- Minimum 2 years’ experience as fulltime coach working with international top players
- Professional competence and methodological expertise in high-performance badminton
- Experience implementing training plans in a high-performance setting
- Team player, who has a desire to work and collaborate with colleagues and has the required communication skills
- Fluent in English
- Excellent people, communication and presentation skills
Tasks:
- Prepare training plans and activities in cooperation with the head coach
- Deliver on court training sessions on a daily basis
- Develop annual tournament plans for the players in close cooperation with the Federation of the player and Head coach
- Monitor individual players’ performance development
- Occasionally observe / coach players during tournaments
- Evaluate the players
Remuneration
Negotiated with the successful candidate depending on qualifications and experience. Please state your expected salary range in your application.
The successful candidate should have the necessary work permission in the EU to be considered for the job.
Interested applicants are invited to send a written application or a video application and a detailed CV by e-mail to;
Jeroen van Dijk
Manager
Badminton Europe
Brøndbytoften 14, 2605 Brøndby, Denmark
Tel: +45 31 35 33 98
jeroen.vandijk@badmintoneurope.com
All applications must reach the above address by Wednesday 10 May 2017 at 12.00 CET. Only short listed candidates will be notified.
The selected candidates are expected to start 1 September 2017.