They are talented and committed men and women whose aim is to encourage and help enhance the interest and capabilities of our members. They facilitate the development of our players technical skills and abilities and provide an environment in which they are enabled to work cooperatively with their teammates.

Our managers and coaches are also exemplars of the Club ethos and foster the high standards of conduct and positive attitudes that we want to inspire in our members.

Our managers and coaches are overseen by a Senior Coach, Nathan Grant, who reports to our Operations Director whose role is to ensure that our teams run efficiently and that our managers and coaching teams are our achieving all our objectives. We keep our processes under review and our managers and coaches are themselves supported to enable their own continued education and development.

Our coaching framework sets out specific capabilities that manages and other staff are expected to enhance and develop within our young people during their time at Dulwich Village F.C. including:

✔ Social Skills: Understanding and communicating well with others
✔ Communication: I can listen and am able to tell others what I am thinking in a way that is appropriate and that they can understand
✔ Teamwork: I value my teammates and I work well in a team
✔ Leadership: I set a great example and can understand and motivate others
✔ Thinking Skills: Being able to find solutions to problems, learn from experience and plan for success
✔ Problem Solving & Creativity: I can understand problems and find solutions to those problems
✔ Self-Reflection: I understand how to learn from my own experiences and how I can be better next time
✔ Planning: I can set goals for the future and understand what I need to do to achieve them
✔ Emotions: Having the personal tools to succeed
✔ Confidence: Having the confidence and motivation to do well
✔ Determination: Keeping going even when things don’t always go my way, pushing myself to succeed
✔ Self-Discipline: I can control my emotions and am able to organise myself to make the most of my time
✔ Physical Ability: Have the sporting skill and physical fitness required to succeed in the sport
✔ Agility, Balance and Co-ordination: Constantly developing the skills that underlie success in any sport or physical activity
✔ Fitness: Constantly developing physical fitness, making sure I have the stamina to compete in sport
✔ Sporting Skill: Constantly developing the skills I need to succeed in the sport and knowing when to use those skills.

We encourage our players to enjoy football and at the same time set for themselves realistic targets for personal footballing development. Our managers will provide direct feedback to each player after assessing their achievements against the above framework and the personal targets discussed with the managers.