YDP Coach Analyst

Location: Manchester, GB

Opening Date: 3 Apr 2025

Full Time / Part Time: Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date of Applications: 17/04/2025

Our Story

Manchester City is an English Premier League club whose roots began in East Manchester. From its first incarnation as St Mark's West Gorton in 1880, the club became Manchester City FC in 1894. Behind each title lies emotion, moments and memories that resonate with millions of supporters around the world. Manchester City fans are known for their commitment and togetherness, as a Club that fights to the end.

The role

Manchester City FC is seeking a Youth Development Phase (YDP) Coach Analyst to join our academy, working with players aged U12-U15. This role is pivotal in integrating performance analysis, data insights, and cutting-edge coaching techniques to enhance individual player development within the club's game model. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in coaching, performance analysis, and player development, ensuring a holistic, data-driven approach to technical and tactical progression.

This position requires a strong understanding of the MCFC game model and the ability to blend data insights from performance analysis and physical performance into the coaching process. The role involves driving multi-disciplinary teams (MDTs) to plan, deliver, and regularly review players' individual learning plans using a combination of technical, tactical, physical, and psychological data. The coach analyst will also be actively involved in on-pitch coaching, focusing on individual and small group training, providing live technical and tactical feedback using data and technology to enhance players' scanning, decision-making, and performance under pressure.

• To work in line with the coaching team and the MDT and manage the day-to-day delivery and integration of analysis within coaching, across the YDP & PDP.
• Further develop on-pitch training and coaching methods to drive the development of scanning and decision-making skills under pressure using technology and data as appropriate.
• Support the MDT to plan, deliver and review individual learning plans (at macro, meso, and micro cycle levels) with specific targets using a range of technical, tactical, physical and psychological data.
• Support the MDT to plan-deliver-review weekly individual and group training in accordance with specific macro and meso cycle development goals.
• Deliver group and individual on-pitch coaching including the provision of live technical feedback using data from performance and data analysts and a range of technologies. This will include responsibility for the technical / tactical coaching of 7 identified players' ILP delivery.
• Align technical, performance analysis, physical performance and psychological insights to drive the delivery of specific ILP review and feedback with players.
• Support the Performance Analysis Team to deliver pre, in, and post training and match analyses to coaches and players.

What we are looking for

• Extensive Academy football coaching experience across U12 - U15 age groups.
• Experience of playing a leading role in multi-disciplinary teams to plan, deliver, and review football players' individual development.
• Capability to provide live, technical, on-pitch, developmental feedback to young players using a range of methods and technologies.
• Capability to work with experts and multiple forms of data insights to create and track specific individual player development targets.
• FA Youth Award or Advanced Youth Award.
• UEFA B License.
• UEFA A License.
• Undergraduate or Postgraduate qualification in Performance Analysis.
• Experience of delivering team and individual performance analyses in professional football.

City Football Group promotes equal opportunities in employment and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

We will screen all applicants and select candidates whose skills and experience seem to meet our needs. We will carefully consider your application during the initial screening and will contact you only if you are selected for an interview.

Employment is subject to the provision of proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

Due to our safeguarding promise, all UK based CFG roles will be subject to a DBS check upon commencing employment with us. This will be either a basic, standard or enhanced check depending on the job role and responsibilities.