Kendall began his coaching career in 2010 when he was appointed academy goalkeeper coach at then
Championship side Sheffield United, where he linked up with fellow Welshman
Gary Speed who was manager at
Bramall Lane. In 2012, Kendall then made a return to one of his former clubs,
Cardiff City, to undertake the role of head academy goalkeeper coach. On 24 May 2013, Kendall was appointed first team goalkeeper coach at
Bristol City following recommendation from former Bristol City goalkeeper
Tom Heaton who previously worked with Kendall at Cardiff City. On 24 January 2014, Kendall was appointed as
England women's national football team goalkeeper coach signing a four-year contract. Kendall was a key member of the coaching staff when the team won Bronze at the Women's World Cup 2015 in Canada and Euro 2017 semi finals. In December 2017 Kendall took up the full-time position as Head Coach of the University of South Wales Men's Football team. Kendall led the team to a National title in 2018-19 season going a whole season undefeated. This was the only time in the history of BUCS competition that a University Men's Premier Football team had gone a whole season without losing a single match in league and cup. Kendall also had a National semi-final 2017-18 and quarter-final 2019-20 as Head Coach at USW. Alongside his role Kendall acts as a Goalkeeping coach for The Football Association of Wales, covering Men's National Youth Teams, a role he started in May 2018. In June 2019 he also covered a Wales Men's Senior camp in Cardiff. He is a coach educator at UEFA A Goalkeeping and Outfield level for the Football Association of Wales. Kendall holds UEFA A Licences in Goalkeeping and Outfield coaching, FA Advanced Youth Award. Kendall also has a BSc in Sport Coaching and a Masters in Performance Coaching. In February 2020 Kendall was accepted on the UEFA Pro Licence and completed June 2021. Kendall was appointed Head of Goalkeeping at
Fleetwood Town on 28 June 2021. He left the club after only one season due to family reasons. On 12 May 2022 Kendall joined one of his former clubs Barry Town United as Assistant Manager. On 1 June 2022 Kendall was named Head of Football at Cardiff and the Vale College alongside his role at Barry Town United. On the 6th November 2022 Kendall was appointed Barry Town United Manager. Kendall went on to lead Barry Town United to the Cymru South title and the Welsh Blood Service regional and national cup finals. On 25 July 2023, Kendall resigned as manager after just nine months in charge, despite previously signing a two-year contract with Barry following their promotion back to the Cymru Premier. In November 2024, Kendall was appointed caretaker manager of
Bath City, where he had been goalkeeping coach since September. Following the appointment of
Darren Way as manager in December, Kendall remained at the club as assistant manager. In May 2025, Kendall was appointed head of goalkeeping at League Two club
Newport County. In April 2026 Kendall was announced as Cardiff City Head of Academy Goalkeeping. == Personal life ==