Strength And Conditioning Coach

Performance Dynamics; Sandyford; On-site; EUR 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Performance Dynamics in Sandyford, Dublin, is hiring Strength & Conditioning Coaches to join our youth, senior, and rehab programs. Shifts include mornings and evenings, with Saturday and bank holiday coverage on a rotation.

You will coach in gym and on the pitch for a range of athletes, write 20–30+ weekly programs, manage your athlete list, and stay in touch with athletes and parents. You’ll use VALD tools and assist rehab with our physio, contributing to program growth and facility upkeep.

Qualifications

• Degree in strength & conditioning, sports science or similar.
• 3+ years coaching athletes.
• Able to run a session from start to finish.
• Organised enough to manage 20–30+ athletes and their programs.
• Comfortable on the phone and following up without reminders.
• Able to communicate with diverse personalities.
• Comfortable using technology daily.

Responsibilities

• Coaching sessions in gym and on the pitch for athletes across sports.
• Writing 20–30+ individual programs weekly from testing data and observation.
• Managing your own list of athletes and tracking progress.
• Regular contact with athletes and parents via calls/messages.
• Performing testing with VALD gear to shape training.
• Rehabilitation coaching with our physio.
• Supporting program growth and maintaining gym facilities.

Skills

Session coaching

Athlete management

Phone & parent communication

Tech aptitude

Vald systems

Timing gates

CPD in speed development

Education

Degree in strength & conditioning or sports science

Tools

VALD systems

Timing gates

Job description

We're growing across our youth and senior performance programs, and our brand-new rehab program. We’re hiring Strength & Conditioning Coaches to join our team.

The shifts

• Mornings: 6:30am to 2pm
• Evenings: 1pm to 8:30pm

Tell us which shifts you’re available for. You'll need some flexibility to cover the other shift now and then, plus Saturdays and bank holidays on rotation (about one in every three or four).

What you'll be doing

Coaching sessions. In the gym and on the pitch, for athletes from a wide range of sports and stages of development.

Writing individual programs. For 20 to 30+ athletes a week, based on interpretation of performance testing data and observation.

Managing your own list of athletes. Knowing where every athlete on your list is in their program, what's coming up for them and who needs attention.

Staying in contact. Phoning and messaging athletes regularly: check-ins, missed sessions, progress and program updates. For younger athletes, that includes their parents. You need to be comfortable on the phone.

Performance testing. You'll use VALD force plates, dynamometers and timing gates to profile athletes, and use what you find to shape their training.

Coaching athletes back from injury. Working alongside our physio, you'll take athletes through the later stages of their rehab and back to full training.

Building relationships and growing the programs. As well as coaching, you'll play a part in bringing in new athletes, onboarding them properly and looking after the relationships that keep our programs full. If you only want to coach in your bubble, this isn't the role.

Looking after the facility. Help maintain the equipment and keep the gym an environment our athletes are excited to walk into.

What we're looking for

• A degree in strength and conditioning, sports science or similar
• 3+ years coaching athletes
• Able to run a session on your own, from start to finish
• Organised enough to manage a list of 20 to 30+ athletes and their programs
• Comfortable on the phone, and in the habit of following up without being reminded
• Able to communicate well with a wide range of personality types
• Comfortable using technology and software every day
• Able to obtain Garda vetting
• Experience with VALD systems and timing gates
• CPD or coaching experience in speed development

What good looks like

After three months, you're comfortable running your own sessions, managing your own list of athletes from start to finish, and contributing to the wider coaching team.

Every athlete on your list has an up-to-date program built on their testing data, updated and released every week. You have logged each athlete’s sport schedule and you know major competition dates.

Athletes and parents hear from you regularly, not just when something goes wrong.

Your athletes are turning up, improving and staying with us.

You'll be coaching athletes who get tested regularly with force plates and other sports science tools and trained on individual programs built from that data.

You'll join a small, tight team of coaches who care about their athletes and back each other up. There's autonomy, room to grow, and support to keep developing as a coach.

The details

• Pay: €19 to €22 an hour, depending on experience
• Hours: 32-38 hours a week, morning or evening shift
• Location: Sandyford, Dublin
• Education: Degree in strength and conditioning, sports science or similar
• Experience: 2+ years

Don't apply if

• You think coaching the basics is beneath you
• You want to follow a template instead of thinking about the athlete in front of you
• You go quiet when things get busy
• You’re uncomfortable on the phone

Do apply if

• You're organised and you follow up without being chased
• You can keep 20 to 30+ athletes moving forward at once
• You want to work somewhere that tests, measures and takes athletic development seriously