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Loughborough Sport
Part time (0.5 FTE, 2.5 days per week) and fixed term until June 2026
Loughborough University are the current National BUCS Champions, receiving back-to-back titles in 2025. As our First Team Coach, you will assist with the planning, organisation, and coaching of the team and be working in one of the most successful university netball programmes in the country.
Additionally there may be further opportunity to assist in our Loughborough Lightning NXT Gen Academy.
Loughborough University is looking for a coach with excellent technical and tactical knowledge of the game who can add value to a performance-based environment.
The successful candidate will be expected to work alongside professional staff, performance athletes and within an interdisciplinary staff coaching team (IDT). The successful candidate will be expected to work as necessary in line with training and competition schedules. These will largely be outside of normal office hours and at weekends.
For more information on the role please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.
Contact for informal enquiries: Josie Pointon, Franchise Pathway Lead, j.pointon@lboro.ac.uk
Closing date: 14th September 2025
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