Goalkeeping Coach
Job Description
Location:AIFF-FIFA-Odisha Talent Academy, Bhubaneswar
Reports To: Lead CoachEmployment Type: Full-time | Fixed-Term (FIFA TDS Project)
Contract Duration: 12 months
Role Overview
The Goalkeeping Coach will be responsible for the planning, delivery, and monitoring of all goalkeeper-specific training at the AIFF-FIFA-Odisha Talent Academy. The role involves technical and tactical development, fitness coordination, and psychological preparation of goalkeepers across youth age groups, in line with AIFF's player development philosophy and the FIFA Talent Development Scheme (TDS).
Key Responsibilities- Goalkeeper Training & Development
- Design and implement a structured, age-appropriate curriculum for goalkeeper development in line with AIFF's national standards.
- Conduct daily training sessions focusing on goalkeepers specific actions and communication.
- Customize training plans based on individual strengths, improvement areas, and progression levels.
- Match Preparation & Performance
- Prepare goalkeepers tactically and mentally for matches, including opposition analysis and game scenarios.
- Support goalkeepers during games with warm-ups, coaching cues, and post-match feedback.
- Collaborate with analysts and coaches for video review to prepare IDP.
- Monitoring, Assessment & Feedback
- Maintain goalkeeper-specific performance data and progress reports.
- Provide regular technical and psychological feedback to players in a supportive, constructive manner.
- Track physical workload and coordinate with the S&C coach and medical team to optimize readiness and reduce injury risk.
- Collaboration & Integration
- Work closely with the Lead Coach, Assistant Coaches, Sports Scientist, and Physiotherapist to align training methodology and schedule.
- Engage in holistic player development, supporting education, discipline, and personal growth aspects.
Essential
Qualifications & Experience:
- AIFF Goalkeeping License (Level 2 or above) or equivalent international certification (UEFA, AFC, etc.).
- Minimum 3 years of experience in coaching youth goalkeepers, preferably in a structured academy or professional environment.
- Strong understanding of youth development principles and goalkeeper-specific coaching methods.
- Experience in residential academy settings or with elite youth programs.
- Video analysis and performance tracking experience.
- Playing background as a goalkeeper at a competitive level.
- Language ( English and Hindi ), Odiya is an advantage
- Mind set and Interaction
- Staff are expected to uphold gender sensitivity, inclusion, and safeguarding at all times.
Safeguarding & Wellbeing
The candidate must uphold the highest standards of player safety, welfare, and integrity, ensuring a positive and respectful training environment at all times.
Application Deadline: 5 July 2026
How to Apply
Please fill in the Google form link below to send the applications in soft copy and also email them to [Confidential Information].
Google form link: https://forms.gle/ZEoYGLrGfzB3ZnSw9