Elite Strength & Conditioning Coach

United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 94,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee in Colorado Springs seeks a Strength & Conditioning Coach to design and deliver athlete-centered physical preparation for elite athletes and NGBs. You’ll develop integrated, sport-specific programs to improve development, training readiness, and competitive performance across USOPC centers and camps.

The role includes performance profiling, data-informed planning, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and mentoring interns, with alignment to Games

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience delivering strength and conditioning services to national and/or international level athletes.
• Experience applying sport demands analysis and performance profiling to inform physical preparation programs.
• Experience coaching & supervising strength, power, speed, agility, conditioning, and movement-based training sessions with athletes.
• Ability to interpret athlete testing and monitoring data to inform physical preparation decisions.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement integrated, sport-specific strength and conditioning programs aligned to athlete performance plans.
• Deliver high-quality physical preparation services across USOPC training centers, NGB environments, national team camps, and competition settings.
• Lead physical preparation delivery within assigned sport environments, ensuring alignment between daily training, camp demands, and competitive readiness.
• Provide technical coaching in strength, power, speed, and movement development, ensuring safe and effective execution of training programs.
• Collaborate with sport coaches and performance staff to integrate physical preparation into overall training design and performance plans.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Coaching & communication

Programming design

Movement analysis

Strength & conditioning coaching

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Sport Science / Exercise Science

Master’s degree preferred

CSCS certification

Tools

Athlete monitoring tech

Sport science data systems

MS Office

Excel/PowerPoint

Job description

United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee in Colorado Springs seeks a Strength & Conditioning Coach to design and deliver athlete-centered physical preparation for elite athletes and NGBs. You’ll develop integrated, sport-specific programs to improve development, training readiness, and competitive performance across USOPC centers and camps.

The role includes performance profiling, data-informed planning, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and mentoring interns, with alignment to Games