Lead Academy Strength & Conditioning Coach

Colchester United; Colchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Colchester United Football Club seeks a Lead Academy Strength & Conditioning Coach to join the Academy Sports Science department. You will lead S&C across U9-U21, deliver age-appropriate programmes, and provide athletic development sessions as part of the Sports Science and Medicine/Performance Support Programme.

You will also deliver fitness testing, monitor loads with Kitman Labs, support CPD for coaching staff, and uphold safeguarding at all times.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Sports Science or related discipline.
• BASES accreditation held or in progress.
• FAiF (First Aid for Sport) qualification.
• UKSCA accreditation or equivalent.
• FA Safeguarding Award and DBS check.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver the Academy Athletic Development Plan across U9-U21.
• Deliver age-appropriate strength and conditioning programmes across FP, YDP and PDP.
• Deliver athletic development sessions to U9-U16 players.
• Provide sports science support to U18 players, including prehab, warm-ups and athletic development sessions.
• Ensure the department's philosophy and objectives are followed.
• Use Kitman Labs to record and monitor data across squads.

Skills

Athletic development

Strength & conditioning

Data monitoring

Safeguarding awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Sports Science or related discipline

BASES accreditation

First Aid for Sport (FAiF)

UK Strength and Conditioning Association accreditation

FA Safeguarding Award and DBS check

Full UK driving licence

Tools

Kitman Labs

Job description

Colchester United Football Club is looking for a dynamic and driven Lead Academy Strength & Conditioning Coach to join our Academy Sports Science department. The successful candidate will support the physical development of Academy players from U9 through to U21, delivering appropriate strength and conditioning, athletic development and monitoring as part of the Academy's Sports Science and Medicine/Performance Support Programme. Athletic Development & Strength and Conditioning

• Support the delivery of the Academy Athletic Development Plan across U9-U21.
• Deliver age-appropriate strength and conditioning programmes across the Foundation Phase (FP), Youth Development Phase (YDP) and Professional Development Phase (PDP).
• Deliver athletic development sessions to U9-U16 players.
• Provide sports science support to U18 players, including prehab, warm-ups and athletic development sessions.
• Ensure the department's philosophy and objectives are consistently followed.

Testing, Monitoring & Data

• Plan and deliver fitness testing, gym testing, movement screening and maturational monitoring across FP, YDP and PDP age groups throughout the season.
• Implement data-monitoring systems for U16-U21 players to analyse training and match loads.
• Provide coaches with daily feedback relating to physical training objectives.
• Ensure all relevant data is accurately recorded using Kitman Labs.

Player & Staff Support

• Provide athletic development feedback as part of Academy six-weekly player reviews.
• Plan and support CPD for coaches, parents and players across key areas of sports science.
• Provide nutritional education to Academy players when required.

Safeguarding & Wider Responsibilities

• Maintain accountability and responsibility for safeguarding at all times.
• Undertake any reasonable duties required by the Club's Senior Management Team. Hold at least a Bachelor's degree in Sports Science, or another relevant discipline, from a recognised university.

Qualifications

• Hold, or be working towards, British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) accreditation.
• Hold a current Basic First Aid for Sport qualification, EFAiF or equivalent/higher qualification.
• Hold, or be working towards, UK Strength and Conditioning Association accreditation, or equivalent workshops run by an equivalent body.
• Hold an FA Safeguarding Award and an up-to-date DBS check.
• Hold a full UK driving licence.