- Physical Performance Coach Barnsley
- Barnsley FC in Barnsley, , United Kingdom
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- 1 month ago
jobs description
Role Summary
We are recruiting for a new Physical Performance Coach to join the team at Barnsley FC. The Physical Performance Coach will play a vital role in optimising both player availability and athletic performance to positively impact Barnsley FC’s First Team squad. We are seeking an experienced practitioner with strong delivery skills who has previous experience working in elite sport, and understands the level of commitment, proficiency and consistency required in an elite environment.
Responsibilities
• Work alongside the Head of Performance to help ensure consistency and alignment in the delivery of the first team physical performance programme.
• Practical delivery of on and off the pitch physical training required to develop the speed, agility, strength, power and metabolic fitness to compete in professional football.
• Implementation of the clubs monitoring, fitness testing, rehabilitation, and recovery strategies, alongside the collection, management, and analysis of performance data.
• Engage with the medical and wider interdisciplinary team to deliver on and off pitch rehabilitation for injured players.
• Engage in team discussions/meetings on developing future approaches to improve the physical development and availability of players.
• In conjunction with other members of the performance and medical department, liaise daily with the coaching staff about optimal workload for all first team players.
• Monitor & evaluate physical performance using tracking technology for both training and games, and provide feedback to the performance, medical coaching staff.
Qualifications
Essential:
• Undergraduate degree in Strength and Conditioning, Sports Science, Physical Education, or related subject.
• Previous experience working in an elite sporting environment
• UKSCA ASCC (or willingness to work towards)
• BASES Accreditation in Sport Performance (or willingness to work towards)
• Full UK driving license.
Desirable:
• Postgraduate qualification in Strength and Conditioning, Sport Science, Physical Education or related discipline.
• Previous experience working in a sporting environment
• Coaching Qualification (Level 2)
• Experience in using tracking technology to monitor and assess performance
• Ability to analyse data in order to drive decision making processes, including excellent skills with Power BI and Excel.
Barnsley United Kingdom