Strength and Conditioning Company is a sports science company bringing together a team of professionally qualified and experienced sports science coaches, dedicated to providing athletes and sporting clubs with access to high performance strength and conditioning programs.
Strength & Conditioning Company is looking for 2 passionate and motivated Strength and Conditioning / Sports Science Coaches to join our team. Under the guidance of the Managing Director, these coaches will be responsible for the planning, implementation and delivery of our high performance strength and conditioning programs to Strength & Conditioning Company clients.
Eligible candidates must have experience coaching large groups, a background working with junior and senior team sport athletes, and, must have a sound knowledge of exercise and sports science.
Job Description:
Successful applicants will be required to commit to a temporary contract period, where S&C Co. will delegate and appoint you to a club and/or team. You will work in collaboration with that sporting club/team and clubs’ coaches to coordinate and deliver our high performance programs to their sporting athletes on specified training nights for the contract period.
As a Strength and Conditioning Company coach, you will drive our values of integrity, passion, excellence and collaboration, through a strong and disciplined professional world-class standard. You will strive to develop strong, positive professional working relationships with club coaches, staff and athletes, as well as encourage and influence athlete elite standards of behaviour.
For coaches involved with our junior athletic development programs, it will be your responsibility to also develop trusting and respectful relationships with the parents of your junior sporting athletes, providing a platform of education for parents explaining why exercise and sports science participation is critical for our younger generations.
Coaches will be required to drive to session locations, and will be provided with all the equipment necessary to run the programs. These positions are also paid positions under the S&C Co. employment contract agreement
Key Responsibilities:
- Developing sport specific movement programs that optimize athletic movements translating to sporting performance
- Developing running mechanics and gait cycle technique, incorporating movement rhythm, coordination and proprioceptive awareness
- Developing efficient and effective progressive acceleration and deceleration programs
- Development of individualised athlete strength training programs
- Utilizing knowledge of energy system development and coordinating and implementing specific conditioning protocols
- GPS data analyses and managing player loads
- Planning and periodising athlete rehabilitation and return to play programs
- Conducting performance tests
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor of Exercise Sports Science (or equivalent)
- ASCA Level 1 Qualified
- 3+ Years Coaching Junior Elite / Semi-Pro / Professional Athletes
- Experience Designing and Implementing Strength & Conditioning Programs
- Experience Designing and Implementing Athletic Development Protocols
- Experience with Designing and Implementing Rehabilitation Programs
- Experience in GPS and Load Monitoring
- Excellent Interpersonal and Communication Skills
- Demonstrated Leadership Skills
Desirable:
- Post-Graduate Degree in Exercise Sports Science or High Performance Sport
- ASCA Level 2 Qualified
- 5 Years Coaching Junior Elite / Semi-Pro / Professional Athletes
- Experience Working with Soccer Athletes
Essential Requirements:
- Current Working With Children’s Check
- Current First Aid and CPR
- Current Drivers License
- Australian Business Number (ABN)
Position Information:
The roles advertised will require:
- 1 successful applicant to provide the high performance program for the 2020 season of a State League 1 Soccer Club, residing in Sunshine, VIC. Positions will require a commitment of 10 – 14 hours per week
- The other role is for a coach to provide the high performance program for the senior squad of a State League 1 Soccer Club based in Clifton Hill, VIC. Positions will require a commitment of one evening’s coaching per week. Candidate must be available Monday & Tuesday evenings for this position.
