Soccer Performance Coach - Strength & Conditioning

Community Action, Inc.; Foxborough (MA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

New England Revolution seeks a Sports Performance Associate to assist in on-field performance operations, conditioning programming, and athlete monitoring. You will work with academy and staff to promote development, optimize performance, and aid return-to-play processes.

Responsibilities include wellness tracking, data analysis, and education on conditioning, recovery, and nutrition. Some travel within MA may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science, Kinesiology or related field (Or in pursuance of).
• 2-4 years of related experience.
• Professional, collegiate, or elite youth soccer playing experience, or equivalent experience supporting soccer operations, coaching, or performance within a high-performance environment preferred.
• Experience using Catapult GPS and Vald Testing System (preferred).
• Experience implementing strength and conditioning programs for youth level athletes.
• Knowledge in strength training, Olympic lifts, plyometrics, speed development, conditioning, flexibility, injury prevention, nutrition, and equipment.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Flexible work schedule with evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays if required by team schedule.
• Ability to travel within Massachusetts on weekends, with occasional out-of-state travel opportunities.
• Ability to work a minimum of 15 hours per week in alignment with team and training schedules.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and maintain player wellness, training-load, match-demand, and S&C data.
• Execute daily warm-up and physical preparation activities.
• Develop and administer individualized pre-training activation and post-training strength protocols.
• Implement on-field and gym-based strength, conditioning, speed, mobility, and recovery programs.
• Coordinate with Sports Medicine for return-to-play programming.
• Conduct physical-performance testing and maintain testing records.
• Collect, validate, analyze, and report readiness, wellness, training-load, fatigue, testing, and match-performance data.
• Deliver education on conditioning, injury prevention, recovery, nutrition, and off-season programming.
• Maintain compliance with MLS medical policies and procedures.
• Special projects and assignments as business dictates.
• Maintain confidentiality of PII and comply with privacy standards.

Skills

Soccer operations support

Strength training knowledge

Movement & conditioning knowledge

Flexibility and schedule adaptability

Travel readiness

Education

B.S. in Exercise Science or Kinesiology

CSCS certification

CPR/First Aid certification

Other relevant certifications

Tools

Catapult GPS

Vald Testing System

Job description

New England Revolution seeks a Sports Performance Associate to assist in on-field performance operations, conditioning programming, and athlete monitoring. You will work with academy and staff to promote development, optimize performance, and aid return-to-play processes.

Responsibilities include wellness tracking, data analysis, and education on conditioning, recovery, and nutrition. Some travel within MA may be required.