Women’s Football Performance Lead — S&C & Wellbeing

Sportsmith; Sunderland; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Sunderland AFC is seeking a Women’s First Team Lead Physical Performance Coach to play a central role in the physical development, performance and wellbeing of the Women’s First Team players.

You will design, deliver and monitor gym-based and on-field S&C programmes, work closely with coaching, medical and performance colleagues, and lead daily sport science monitoring including GPS data, testing and records.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering S&C in elite sport environments.
• Knowledge of GPS data and training-load metrics.
• Strong communication with coaching and medical staff.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver gym-based and on-field S&C programmes.
• Monitor daily sport science data and communicate findings to the team.
• Collaborate with coaching, medical and performance staff to optimise player outcomes.
• Support nutrition, sleep, recovery education and wellbeing initiatives.

Skills

Strength & conditioning

GPS data interpretation

Performance monitoring

Team collaboration

Job description

Sunderland AFC is seeking a Women’s First Team Lead Physical Performance Coach to play a central role in the physical development, performance and wellbeing of the Women’s First Team players.

You will design, deliver and monitor gym-based and on-field S&C programmes, work closely with coaching, medical and performance colleagues, and lead daily sport science monitoring including GPS data, testing and records.