 On 8 November 2011 Croudson mixed his coaching and playing duties with being appointed as the club's kitman replacing Mike Bielby who had been at the club since the early nineties.On 9 May 2014 it was announced that Croudson had departed Grimsby in order to become the academy goalkeeping coach of Premier League side Hull City.On 12 December 2019 Lincoln City appointed Croudson as their goalkeeping coach.