Para Physical Performance Coach The FA

The FA's Para Division are looking for two Physical Performance Coaches; one to support the development of physical performance for men's Cerebral Palsy (CP) team and one to support the men's Deaf team, inclusive of on- and off-camp delivery.

These will be Casual contracts, initially running until 31st July 2027, with an anticipated circa. 30 days/100 hours of work per full season. The contract is home based, however national and international travel will be required.

First stage interviews will be held week commencing the 11th May, online. Second stage practical assessments will be held on camp on 31st May.

What will you do?

• Provide individualised strength and conditioning programming to players based on game, position and individual development demands
• Weekly connection with players around training progression
• Regular connection to squad multi-disciplinary team
• Develop game-format-specific profiling measures to evidence progress in relevant areas whilst maintaining a database on physical profiling of players
• Provide on-camp and in-tournament support in relation to warm-up and recovery processes, and lead physically orientated training sessions (attend min. 10/15 camps each season)
• Lead the delivery of travel strategies for overseas competition with the squad's medical team
• Lead recovery and wellness monitoring
• Work with the Rehab Physical Performance Coach, Rehab Physio, Squad Lead Physio and Squad Lead Doctors around return to play strategies for rehabbing players
• Contribute to players' individual development plan process
• Work with the Nutritionist to inform players' fuelling demands
• Provide educational sessions to players & coaches on areas relevant to physical development
• Support additional physical performance areas across Para Football squads when needed
• Attendance of mandated training (i.e. EMAiF, UKAD Introduction to Clean Sport, CRC check, Safeguarding).
• Execute additional tasks as required to meet the FA's changing priorities.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and well-being can be maintained.
• As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, successful candidates will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role. Casual work is conditional upon receipt of a satisfactory DBS check result, which will be fairly considered on a case-by-case basis, in line with legislation and government guidance.

What will you need?

Essential for the role:

Knowledge

• Undergraduate degree in sport performance related subjects
• Strength and conditioning accreditation (e.g., UKSCA, NSCA, ASCA)
• UKAD Introduction to Clean Sport

Experience

• Excellent in-gym and on-pitch coaching skills and experience as a physical performance / strength and conditioning coach in elite sport
• Experience leading strength and conditioning programming to athletes
• Experience developing profiling measures to match sport-demands
• Experience working with remote athletes
• Demonstrable history of enacting behaviour change to promote physical development

 Technical Skills

• Experience with internal and external training load monitoring (e.g., heart rate or GPS)
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office
• Strong data analysis and visualisation skills

Beneficial to have:

Knowledge

• Postgraduate degree in sport performance related subjects

Experience

• Working as a physical performance / strength and conditioning coach in elite sport
• Working in elite football
• Working with deaf athletes or athletes with cerebral palsy
• Working with developmental athletes
• Working with student-athletes
• Developing profiling batteries and return to play metrics
• Delivering at international competition

Technical Skills

• Experience using Kitman Labs
• Experience with online training platforms (e.g., Teambuildr)
• Experience using force frames/plates (Vald or similar)
• Experience with isokinetic dynamometry