
Basketball Coach - The University of Portsmouth (Sport and Recreation)
The University of Portsmouth Basketball Club are recruiting a coach to lead their Men’s 2nd team for the 2025/26 season. The team currently competes in the British University and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Tier 2 South East league.
The successful candidate will be required to deliver weekly training sessions from September - April, and attend fixtures.
Training sessions take place on Mondays, 6.30am - 9am (1st & 2nd team) and Tuesdays, 6.30am – 9am (2nd team) at Ravelin Sports Centre, with fixtures occurring on Wednesday afternoons (time and locations vary).
Main Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the student club committee and other coaches to deliver the club’s pre-season programme, and trials at the start of the season
- Lead on the planning, delivery and evaluation of weekly training sessions
- Select the match day squad, communicating with players and team captain
- Attend fixtures and manage the match day squad
- Lead on performance team meetings where relevant, working with other support service staff to set goals, expectations and analyse results