Try Tag Rugby (TTR) offers regular participation in Tag Rugby for people aged 18-60+ across a diverse, welcoming, and inclusive community of players and supporters UK wide.
The Sports League Coordinator is responsible for the delivery and culture of assigned leagues within Try Tag Rugby. They will ensure high-quality weekly experiences for players, manage referees and Venue Supervisors (VSs), while driving retention and growth of leagues through excellent operations, customer service, and community engagement.
They are the first point of contact at their leagues, accountable for building strong relationships with players, referees, team organisers, and partner pubs. This role requires a balance of hands-on venue delivery, administrative efficiency, and people leadership.
The SLC is a very sociable job, mixing both office and outdoor work. Our ideal candidates will be extremely organised, with strong admin & communication skills, and a strong love of sport.
This is a full-time, fixed-term contract until 03/09/2027, starting as soon as possible. We are keen to recruit someone who could become a long-term member of the Try Tag Rugby team, with the potential to move into a permanent role if a suitable opportunity is available.
Start Date: ASAP
Contract End Date: 3rd September 2027
Salary: £27,000–£29,000 (based on skills & experience), plus performance-based bonus
League Delivery & Admin
- Venue supervise 4 leagues per week and administer 1–2 additional leagues
- Manage day-to-day league admin: fixtures, emails, duty reports, cancellations, injury reporting, turn-up & play sessions, and compliance
- Monitor registrations and capacities (awareness; RM holds overall accountability)
- Uphold rules and regulations, applying common sense when required
- Lead execution of debt chasing for assigned leagues, escalating to RM when unresolved
- Build strong relationships with team organisers and players; proactively support retention
- Foster a positive league culture and handle disciplinary issues appropriately
- Manage pub relationships, ensuring a healthy post-league social scene
- Deliver end-of-season presentations at league pubs
- Promote upcoming leagues, events, and socials to players at venues
- Undertake basic first aid when needed and elevate serious incidents appropriately
- Provide excellent customer service to all league participants
Community Marketing & Growth
- Contribute to community marketing: posters, flyers, WhatsApp, Facebook groups, and social media content
- Deliver and administer free taster sessions; assist with new league launches
- Convert interested players into paying registrations
Referees & Venues
- Recruit referees for assigned leagues; manage, mentor, and provide feedback
- Support VSs with guidance, feedback, and as their first point of contact
- Work with the referee scheduler on appointments; step in when required
- Referee games occasionally to ensure smooth league delivery
- Conduct venue health & safety checks and elevate issues as needed
Events & Wider Business
- Assist with event and tournament preparation leading up to major events Work at 3–5 major events annually
- Support delivery of social or corporate events as required
- Take on 1–2 London office accountabilities in addition to league duties
Development
- Act up as Regional Manager (RM) to cover leave when required
This position would ideally suit a recent graduate with an interest in rugby or a sports enthusiast looking for a change of career. Current Tag Rugby players or referees are also encouraged to apply.
The ideal person will be/have:
- Extremely organised and proactive with an efficient work ethic
- Strong attention to detail & excellent administration skills
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Confidence using IT systems and ability to quickly learn internal sports management systems
- A strong interest in sport
- A willingness to learn to referee Tag Rugby
- Welcoming and personable, enjoys working as part of a sociable team
- Reasonable fitness, to be able to carry a kitbag and referee Tag Rugby games
- Good sense of humour and ability to have fun
Nice to have:
- Degree qualification in sport, business or a related field
- First aid certificate
- Hold a driver's license and able to drive in the UK
Working Arrangements (hours, location, salary & benefits)
- Weekly hours: 35 hrs, made up of league delivery, administration, and office/project
- work
- Leagues: Expected to run 4 leagues per week (when not on leave)
- Leave: 28 days statutory leave annually (includes public holidays) + 5 company leave
- days
- Time in lieu: Available for shifts worked outside normal hours (per policy)
Core Hours – Venue (Weeknights)
- Typically 6:30–10pm depending on league/venue
- Occasional later finishes for end-of-season presentations
- Regular post-match social venue visits are expected
- If a league is cancelled, other work should take place or hours made up elsewhere in the
- week
- Some SLCs will be responsible for weekend leagues
- Hours generally 10am–4pm Saturday or 1–5pm Sunday
- Occasional later finishes for presentations or socials
Core Hours – Office/Admin
For those running weeknight leagues: approx. 1–5pm for office/admin work, with 3–4 hrs Friday for admin/project work
Entitled to 1 hr unpaid break daily if working 6+ continuous hours (minimum 30 mins encouraged)
Typical Weekly Pattern
- Normally 7.5–8 hrs per day across Mon–Thurs
- Friday often used for TOIL or admin work
Location
- Try Tag Rugby office (Elephant & Castle, SE1)
- Hybrid/WFH allowed where agreed with manager
- Salary: £27,000–£29,000 (based on skills & experience), plus performance-based bonus
- Overtime/Refereeing: Cover shifts & paid refereeing opportunities (TBC); refereeing bonus applies when refereeing 2+ games in a night as SLC
- Expenses: Travel reimbursed when attending league venues from office/home (per policy, with TFL statement). Pub drinks as per current policy.
Other Benefits:
- Free access to TTR services (per current policy)
- Free Employee Assistance Program
- Office social events & team building activities
Try Tag Rugby Core Values
- Infectious passion - We are deeply committed to the benefits we provide to our communities. We have an infectious passion for making a difference.
- People matter - We get to know our community on a first name basis, build relationships and bring people together. We provide high quality customer service with a personal touch.
- Work hard to create fun - We roll our sleeves up, work hard & have fun as a team. We never forget that our customers are there to have fun!
- Accountable - We take accountability seriously. We work with discipline and integrity. We take pride in our work to drive growth through continuous improvement.
- Can do - We are fearless in tackling challenges and won’t take no for an answer. We are proactive thinkers who initiate action. We have a can-do attitude.
What makes a great League
- Fun, friendly, welcoming & inclusive atmosphere. Staff uphold our core values
- Referees upholding their codes of conduct
- Players upholding their code of conduct
- Fixtures released 3 working days in advance (minimum). Season fixtures not done week to week (excluding round 1). Requests adhered to (where reasonable).
- Strong & concise communication, both electronic & in person. Open, honest, quick & regular comms where any issues arise.
- Processes & policies followed, especially regarding health & safety
- Teams are pro-actively helped to fill their squads - both for the season & week to week games
- Pride is taken in the appearance of the venue & the kit used.
- There’s a culture of all fixtures going ahead. Friendly matches are well populated
- New players & teams regularly joining, through word of mouth, local marketing & proactively following up on all leads.
- New players are welcomed & given a new player brief.
- Multi division, allowing teams to play at their level
- There’s a thriving post game social scene
- Feels like a community - with many friendships & relationships made across teams
- Create advocates through great customer service
- Uphold our core values & pro-actively enforce the referee and player codes of conduct.
- Uphold the expectations of a great league
- Manage part-time staff & referees to the best of your ability.
- Create advocates through great customer service
- Reply to urgent messages / emails daily, less urgent emails / messages within 2 working days.
- Good knowledge of other ways to get involved in TTR; joining another nearby league, tournaments or events, venue supervising, refereeing, franchising etc
- Take ownership of your leagues, be accountable for the success of your leagues and fulfil the expectations.
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