Technical Lead - Hockey Sports

About Roundglass Sports:

Roundglass Sports offers children and youth across India access to international-standard coaching, academics and residential facilities in football, hockey and tennis in Punjab. Guided by the principles of Wholistic Wellbeing, we promote a culture of sports participation at grassroots level and empower individuals to realize their athletic potential. In 2023, our professional team, Punjab Football Club made history by being the first club to be promoted to the ISL.

Learn more: http://roundglasssports.com

About the role: Position Title: Assistant Technical Lead, Grassroots.
You will be responsible for improving, executing, and monitoring the conceptual framework of setting up the Grassroots program of the Hockey unit for the Sports business unit. You will leverage the capabilities of the functional constituents of Roundglass Sports and engage with schools, local community centers, sporting institutions, and related stakeholder groups to develop the foundation from which players of the future emerge.

This role is an opportunity for a passionate sports professional to contribute to the technical development of young hockey athletes and enable the penetration/adoption/popularity of the sport at the grassroots level, and join a novel journey of wholistic wellbeing to develop self, society, community, and nation!

What youll do:

• Implement the Grassroots program operations to broad-base the hockey sport and increase its participation at the grassroots level
• Utilise partnerships with sports training academies / academic institutions / other external entities/stakeholders critical to the development and activation of the grassroots program
• Create the infrastructure and capability development plan for the grassroots operations and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure the readiness and availability of required resources
• Execute the identification, acquisition, and integration processes of Technical coaching staff, stakeholders, athletes, and related resources for the program, and drive the continuous development of technical capabilities in the partnering grassroots entities
• Implement standardized coaching methodologies, assessment tools, program analytics/database, and development pathways for young athletes spanning diverse age groups in the program
• Program the execution of competitive and professional playing opportunities for Grassroots participants; plan and implement leagues, tournaments, and events to further the program agenda
• Report success factors for the Grassroots & Development program and establish a review rhythm for its progress monitoring
• Drive and steer athletes and external stakeholders engagements and relationship management to build a positive and compelling image of Roundglass Grassroots program of Hockey in the external environment
• Provide operational updates on a regular basis to the Roundglass Sports management team of key updates that directly impact the program operations.

Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelors education with proficient level Coaching certification in hockey sport
• 8+ years of professional technical coaching experience in the domain of
• High degree of emotional intelligence to engage with multiple stakeholders and drive a collaborative culture that inspires passion for achieving results; able to proactively sense and resolve conflicts
• Superior communication skills to influence a diverse set of internal and external stakeholders
• Leadership orientation and style to organize and scale-up in a multistakeholder environment and develop Talent
• An authentic passion to engage in long term value creation through a socio- commercial business venture in the emerging space of holistic Wellbeing