Post Title
Academy Physical Performance Coach (Under 9s – Under 16s).

Department/Location
Huddersfield Town AFC Academy, the Millers Oils High Performance Complex.

Reports To
Academy Manager.
Academy Lead Physical Performance Coach.

Purpose of the Role
Predominantly, but not exclusively, working with the U13-U16 age group, the post holder will be responsible for designing and delivering the athletic development strategies for the group as a whole and for designing specific programmes to suit the needs of each individual player.

Functional Links

Internal: Academy Manager.
Strategic Advisor – HTAFC Academy.
Sporting Director.
Football Administration Manager.
Performance Services Team.
Academy Coaching Team.
Staff and Managers throughout the Club and Foundation.

External: Other Clubs’ Performance Services Staff.
Premier League and English Football League.
Football Association (FA).
League Managers Association (LMA).
Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA).

Key Performance Indicators

• Demonstrable improvement in players’ strength & power markers.

• Demonstrable improvements in GPS markers on the pitch (increase in maximum speed, increase in ability to hit high-speed metres in matches).

Role Specific Responsibilities

(Predominantly but not exclusively with the Youth Development Phase and Foundation Phase players.)

The post holder will:

• Lead in the delivery of physical development sessions both in the gym and on the pitch with the Youth Development Phase squads.

• Attend and support Academy fixtures, both home and away, as required.

• Assist in managing testing databases and reporting systems.
• Assist in delivering all Academy testing and screening strategies.

• Assist in delivering the Academy performance nutrition strategy.

• Manage gym areas in conjunction with other members of the Academy Physical Performance staff team to ensure an appropriate and safe working environment.

• Assist in the daily education of physical performance.

• Ensure all sessions and targets are recorded correctly using FiP, enabling individual programmes to be monitored, discussed in End of Cycle Meetings, and developed as necessary.

• Contribute to all IDP meetings for U9-U16 players.

• Lead in the physical assessment of all U9-U16 trialist players that enter the Club.

• Assist in writing and continually updating the department’s standard operating procedures.

• Execute additional tasks as required to meet the Club and Academy’s changing priorities.

This job description is not intended to be exhaustive, and the post holder is required to undertake any other duties as may reasonably be required by the Academy Manager, Lead Academy Physical Performance Coach, and/or any other senior leader within the Club.