ABOUT ATLANTA UNITED FC

Atlanta United joined Major League Soccer in 2017 and won the 2018 MLS Cup in just its second season, the earliest an expansion team has won the title since 1998. The club has set multiple league records including season tickets sales (36,000-plus), single-season average (53,002) and total home attendance (901,033). Owned by Arthur M. Blank, Atlanta United plays its home matches at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

OUR MISSION:

Unite & Conquer is our vision, mission, promise to our ethos. It is the filter for everything we do. These two words provide a bold and unapologetic foundation for all that we embody.

Atlanta is a city where unity is found in diversity - the things that make individuals different are what makes this city stronger as whole. Atlanta United is powered by that same principle; this is our call for fans to bring their voices together-to create a force more powerful than any one human could be on their own.

In doing so, we will work to become the best and most passionate club in the world. UNITE & CONQUER represents our promise to our fans and our city - to entertain & unite Atlanta. We will ALWAYS give our best and represent ATL in a manner that is honest, authentic, and proud.

JOB OVERVIEW:

The head of IDP is a new position created to cope with the demands of the modern game. Every position on the field is played differently and every player in that position has a unique profile. For this reason, it will be crucial to understand and identify the key areas of improvement for each player and connect them with our player profiles core characteristics.

The Head of IDP has the responsibility to enhance the performance of individual players within a team context. To accomplish this task will be essential to offer continuous support to individual players, teammates around the player and staff involved in the player’s development.

Self-management, leadership and a positive attitude to build strong relationships with players and staff will be essential to complete the tasks assigned for this role.

INDIVIDUAL WORK:

• Identify individual needs during game for players in the second team and the U18s, U16s and U15s in the academy.
• Create individual, position and unit (2, 3, 4 players) training sessions to focus on a specific position and area of the field.
• Build training sessions and IDP programs aligned with the Atlanta United FC curriculum, style of play and player profiles. 
• Deliver meaningful individual/unit training sessions after the team training and/or in a separate time slots at a different time of the day.
• Create weekly and monthly plans to have a clear mid and long-term development vision. 
• Evaluate and monitor the development of the players.
• Quantify performance and compile minutes played by each player in each team in the academy to build comprehensive databases (including U14s and U13s).
• Coordinate the mid-season and end of the season individual reports for each team
• Strengthen the scouting network and player selection strategy to recruit high-quality players who can contribute to Atlanta United's success.
• Assisting other head coaches in team training sessions.

TEAM-WORK:

• To lead, manage and inspire coaches, assistant coaches and performance staff for the ATL UTD 2, U18s, U16s and U15s teams to implement the methodology and Atlanta United style of play.
• Work in collaboration with the Director of Methodology to deliver the academy soccer program with the technical position specific skills required for players at Atlanta United.
• Assist teams in the academy during specific training sessions, games and tournaments.
• Formulate opinions and create evaluations based on facts and share these evaluations with the head coach and staff for each specific team.
• To ensure that the staff in the academy live the academy standards and behaviors both, on the field and off the field.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

• USSF B license or equivalent required.
• 5 years of experience in an academy of a professional soccer club.
• Computer literate with good knowledge of MS Office and Apple Software.
• Experience using key industry software (Wyscout, Hudl and Sportscode).
• Bachelor’s degree in sport sciences (desirable).
• Spanish and other languages is a plus.