Netball Head Coach


Company:	Cardiff Metropolitan University
Salary:	£29,588
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Cardiff, CF23 6XD
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	11 Aug 2026
Closing date:	24 Aug 2026

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Summary

Cardiff Met Sport is at the heart of sport, physical activity, health & wellbeing in Wales’ Capital City. Our mission is clear – ‘to profoundly enhance the lives of our communities, making them healthier and stronger as an outcome of engaging with us’.

We work in partnership with a range of local, regional and national partners to develop and manage high quality sport facilities including, the National Indoor Athletics Centre, Tennis Centre and Archers Arena on our Cyncoed Campus along with a number of 21st Century Schools across the City.

To continue to achieve all of this, we need people who bring fresh ideas, creativity and commitment to making a difference, who want to make a positive and lasting impact on people’s lives, in Wales and beyond.

We're now seeking a Netball Head Coach to lead the planning and delivery of the Netball programme inclusive of the 1st and 2nd BUCS teams. You'll be a key point of contact between Head of Sport System, the Students’ Union, Club Committee and Performance Services Team in the development and support of the performance programme and it’s connection to the wider club.

This is an exciting opportunity for a coach with experience of working at a performance level to work within a programme competing at the top of university structure. You will be working with student athletes competing across university, representative and pathway programmes and be supported by established support services and approaches through our performance sport environment.

You’ll play a key role in:

Performance Programme Planning: Lead the day-to-day planning and delivery of the Netball performance programme, ensuring training, competition and player preparation align with BUCS demands and contemporary coaching practice.

Netball Preparation and Match Performance: Plan, coach and manage all aspects of netball preparation, including weekly training cycles, game models, tactical frameworks, opposition analysis, competition planning and match-day delivery.

The current training and match commitments for the coach including the following. There is limited flexibility but if you would like to discuss before applying, please contact us.

Mondays 5-6.30pm

Friday 7-9am

Wednesday matches (10 league matches + cup) – start time will vary but will likely be afternoon/evenings.

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