Recruitment of Part-time Coach for Men’s National Team (Head Baseball Coach)

Posted on 26 January 2024

Re: Part-time Coach for Men’s National Team (Head Baseball Coach)

For the programme of:
  • 2024 Development Programme for Team Sports–National Squad (Feb 2024 – Dec 2024); and
  • 2024-25 National Squad Training Programme for Men (Apr 2024 and Mar 2025)
Total Weekly Coaching Hours: 15 hours; additional hours may be requested but not more than 17 hours a week

Hourly rate: HK$ 501 per hour


The Baseball Association of Hong Kong, China (BAHKC) is a national sports association to provide baseball promotional programme to the public, offer elite training programme to talented players be the representatives of Team Hong Kong, China, and organize local international events to promote Hong Kong as a centre for major international sports events.

The suitable candidate will be appointed as Head Baseball Coach for Men’s National Team and is required to coordinate with full-time and part-time coaching staff to ensure the following duties are effectively conducted and motivate the team to achieve next level in the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.


Job Highlights
  • To provide systematic training programmes for national squad and junior squads
  • Utilize and integrate scientific, medical services
  • Assist with the administration and coordination

Duties and responsibilities:

Reporting to the BAHKC Board of Directors, the Head Baseball Coach will be responsible for the following duties:
  • To coordinate, design, and implement training programmes for elite athletes in Hong Kong;
  • To fully utilize and integrate scientific, medical and other athlete support services into the elite training programme to enhance elite training outcomes;
  • To monitor athlete performance through comprehensive, multi-method assessment and regular evaluation;
  • To provide timely and critically analyzed progress reports to the BAHKC;
  • To be responsible for administrative matters related to local and overseas squad training and competitions;
  • To supervise full-time and part-time coaches;
  • To assist the BAHKC with coach education programmes; and
  • Perform any other appropriate duties as assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications:
  • University degree or its equivalent;
  • Holder of a valid coaching certificate issued by the relevant governing body;
  • A minimum of 5 years’ professional coaching experience and proven record of achievement in coaching baseball athletes at national level or its equivalent;
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
  • Good command of written and spoken Chinese OR English; and
  • Awareness/ knowledge of Child Protection in sport and equal opportunity issues in the context of Hong Kong are an added advantage

Application Method:

Interested parties please send in their full resumes with photos and suggested training plan to The Baseball Association of Hong Kong, China by email (SG@hkbaseball.org) before 4 February 2024. Selected candidates will be invited for an interview online.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for written test and interview.

* All applications will be treated in strict confidence and used for employment and related purposes only.