Arsenal are advertising for a new u15 coach.
The advert, which appears on Arsenal Jobs, calls for a Youth Development OPhase Head Coach, with the job purpose described as, “Covering the full coaching remit, assisting on an effective coaching programme for youths aged 13 to 16 years old, in delivering and developing performance pathways and plans, and creating an optimum environment for youth players to develop and grow. The biggest focus will be on the technical development of our U15 players.”
The closing date for applications is 11.59pm Sunday, 4 November 2018.
Since Arsene Wenger announced he was leaving, Arsenal have been undergoing something of an overhaul at all levels.
Just recently, academy goalkeeping coach, Deren Ibrahim left for a full-time coaching role at Charlton Athletic.
In September, Arsenal updated their Academy staff page on Arsenal.com detailing a ton of new changes at the club.
A number of new faces have been added while others have changed roles or gone completely.
New lineup
In total, I’ve noted 21 changes to the page. If you notice that I’ve missed any, let me know on Twitter.
The changes are as follows:
Luke Hobbs changed from Interim Academy manager to Assistant Academy manager
Marcel Lucassen named as Head of Coach and Player Development
Darren Hawkes moved from u11 Head Coach to u13 Head Coach
Adam Burchill moved from Assistant foundation phase coach to u12 Head Coach
Ryan Garry moved from Head foundation phase coach to u23 Assistant Coach
Simon Copely moved from u13 coach to u14 Head Coach
Greg Lincoln moved from u14 coach to u15 Head Coach
Freddie Ljungberg has been added as u23 Head Coach
Andy Woodman has been added as Head of Academy goalkeeping/u23 Goalkeeping Coach
Ameesh Manek has been replaced as Head of Academy Operations by Lee Herron
Josh Smith added as the u11 Head Coach
Paul Barry added as the u10 Head Coach
Alex Nichols added as u9 Head Coach
Chris Tercou added as u15–u18 Goalkeeping Coach
Seb Barton added as u9–u14 Goalkeeping Coach
Joe Sutton added as Pre-Academy director
James Krause added as a Football Analyst
Colin Blackburne added as Interim Lead Academy Physiotherapist
Aaron Clarke, u9s Head Coach, gone
Jordan Reece, lead academy physiotherapist, gone
Serge van den Ban, u9-u16 Head Goalkeeping coach, gone [td_smart_list_end]
Please note these details only reflect the changes on Arsenal.com and do not indicate if people have left the club.
Arsenal have also promoted Per Mertesacker to their executive team:
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