Reporting to the Coach Learning & Development Manager, the Coach Mentor will be a key member of the Performance Development Team.

The role will provide high quality, coach-centred mentoring to support the development of coaches across England. This includes observing practice, guiding reflective learning, supporting planning and delivery, facilitating communities of practice, and helping embed consistent standards aligned with the Player Development Framework.

The Coach Mentor will play a vital role in building a sustainable, skilled, and confident coaching workforce that supports long-term participation, talent development, and performance success.

Table Tennis England is committed to building a world-class, inclusive coaching system that supports players and coaches at every stage of their development. Our new Coaching Development Framework places mentoring, place-based learning, and professional growth at the centre of how we support coaches.

We are now seeking eight Coach Mentors to play a key role in developing the future coaching workforce across England. These mentors will support coaches across multiple environments, including community environment, clubs, talent environment, performance programmes and schools, ensuring coaching practice is aligned with the Player Development Framework (PDF).

Mentors will deliver up to 200 hours of support, tailored to regional needs and the strategic aims of Table Tennis England. This role is critical for building a sustainable, skilled and confident coaching workforce that supports long-term participation, talent development and performance success.

MENTORING AND COACH SUPPORT

• Provide individualised mentoring to a cohort of coaches across the Coach and Head Coach qualification
• Conduct on and off table observations using the Coach Development and player development frameworks to guide feedback to learners
• Facilitate reflective discussions that supports thinking skills and adult learning principles
• Support coaches to plan, deliver, review and adapt sessions based on the environment, context and player needs

ASSESSMENT

• Undertake assessment of coaches completing role-specific qualifications
• Ensure assessments are consistent, fair and aligned to the Table Tennis England coach development standards
• Provide clear actionable feedback that enables safe, inclusive and developmentally appropriate coaching practice

COACH DEVELOPMENT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT

• Help to embed coaching behaviours and standards across local and regional coaching environments
• Work with different coaching environments to ensure player development is aligned to the Player Development Framework
• Contribute and support Table Tennis England’s Coach CPD programme
• Support in the upskilling of coaches within the community, talent and high-performance clubs

REGIONAL CAMPS

• Support in delivery of regional camps and training
• Observe coaching practice in performance environments
• Provide real-time feedback to coaches
• Support the development of coaching teams within regional programmes
• Ensure coaching delivery aligns with the Player Development Framework

CULTURE AND VALUES

• Model the Table Tennis England & TTE coaching behaviours
• Champion Inclusion, well-being, safeguarding and player welfare
• Promote positive, safe and development environments for coaches