2024-2025 Coach Recruitment for Baseball5 Elite Training Programme - Youth

Hiring Baseball5 Coach for 2024/25 Baseball5 Regional Squad Elite Training Scheme – Youth

(Preparation and/or participation for Youth International Baseball5 Tournaments)

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Posted on 3 May 2024

The Baseball Association of Hong Kong, China is looking for Part-time B5 Coach, to prepare for and/or participate in the Youth International Baseball5 Tournaments:

  • Youth U18 Baseball5 Asia Cup - Qualifier for World Cup 2025

  • Youth Baseball5 World Cup


Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Promote Baseball5 to local community;
  • Provide technical and tactical support to the Baseball5 Team of Hong Kong, China (the Team) in preparing and implementing Team Hong Kong, China training on and off the field;
  • Supervise the Team to keep their best physical and psychological conditions throughout the training and games periods for the tournaments;
  • Evaluate and select the best performing athletes into the Team, fine-tuning the training program and formulating game strategies for the games;
  • Coordinate with the Strengthen & Conditioning Coach (if any) and respective directors on the scope of work;
  • Complete an evaluation form on team preparation and performance within 14 days after finishing the tournaments.

Qualifications and Requirements:

  • Must hold the qualification of Baseball5 Coach and must be a registered Baseball5 Coach of BAHKC;
  • Relevant coaching experience at national team, professional team level or high-performance team is preferred;
  • Good track record of coaching experience at the international competition level;
  • Good knowledge in formulating game strategies, evaluating the performance of athletes and complying with the anti-doping regulations;
  • Good communication and organizing skills;
  • Good command of written and spoken Chinese and English.

Terms and Conditions for the Employment:
Appointed B5 Coach provide the coaching service as a self-employed person and has to comply with the Notes to Coaches and Code of Conduct; to implement the preparation effectively and lead the representing team to achieve the set performance goals.

The coach are legally responsible for his/her negligence in causing property damage or personal injury of a third party; must insure for Professional Indemnity X General Liability Insurance (專業責任保險及公眾責任保險) during the coaching period.

The coach have to complete and submit a tax return in accordance with the Inland Revenue Ordinance and fulfil the Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) Schemes Ordinance to enroll himself/herself as a self-employed person.

Servicing Period:
Year 2024-25 / upon completion of the International Baseball5 Tournaments.

Pay Rates:
Preparation allowance is HK$341 per hour, and participation allowance is HK$1,300 per day.

Application Method:

Interested parties, please apply through email office@hkbaseball.org with completed Coach Recruitment Form, training proposal and relevant Certificate by 7 May 2024. The Association will contact the short-listed candidates for an interview. Interview may be conducted by 2 stages: online interview and/or practical assessment.

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