U21's Fitness Coach

U21's Fitness Coach 

We have an exciting opportunity for an individual to join our Liverpool FC team as our U21’s Fitness Coach To deliver, manage and develop, sport science, strength & conditioning, and monitoring strategy to the U21’s age group whilst aligning with the academy sport science and medical department.  You will ensure that the Academy (and the club) is seen as a leading provider of the best possible approaches to player fitness and conditioning.  Contribute to the maintenance and development of a world class high performance environment at the Academy.

What will you be doing?

• Co-ordinate multi-disciplinary player development plans in order to enhance performance in line with club philosophies. 
• Develop, design and implement an individualised football-specific fitness program for academy players. 
• Manage and monitor all aspects of u21 player fitness, strength and overall conditioning.
• Implement injury prevention, conditioning and rehabilitation programs for youth players as part of a team with other medical, fitness and coaching staff.
• Conduct or assist in any physical examinations, fitness testing, or similar in conjunction with the medical, fitness and coaching staff. 
• Develop and implement programs and technologies to monitor players’ adaptation to training and playing loads. 
• Manage the logging of all player training/S&C exposures and testing data utilising the club’s AMS platform in line with club philosophy.
• Co-ordinate collection and interpretation of player testing and monitoring data.
• Attend match day to assist/implement on-field warm-ups and post-game recovery (including substitutes).
• Assist coaches in training design in line with club periodisation philosophies, considering physical content and player IDPs.

Who are we looking for?

To be successful in this role you will have previous experience of working within an elite Academy environment within a Physical Performance role.  You hold a degree in Sport Science or equivalent discipline, ideally a postgraduate degree within Sport Science or equivalent.  A current Strength and Conditioning qualification UKSCA or NSCA accredited, ideally CASES accredited.  Along with the knowledge of the physiological demands of football including monitoring and evaluating training loads especially in young and developing adults.

Why should you apply?

This is a full-time permanent role working 35 hours per week. Your main base will be our Academy Training Centre.

Please note, this vacancy may close early if we receive a high volume of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

To reward your hard work and commitment we offer a competitive salary, 25 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays and the option to purchase up to an additional 5 days) and access to our benefits kit bag which includes but not limited to:

• Contributory pension scheme matching up to 5.5%
• Life Assurance Cover
• Free financial guidance and mortgage advice
• Car salary sacrifice scheme for affordable driving
• Cycle to Work scheme to keep you active
• Purchase season ticket loans for easier commuting
• Exclusive shopping discounts & cashback with top retailers
• Will Writing Service for future planning
• Employee Assistance Programme for confidential support
• Medicash Health Cash Plan for everyday healthcare needs
• Volunteering opportunities to give back to the community
• Special LFC perks – retail discounts, partner offers, free LFCTV GO access, and priority tickets for matches, events & concerts

…and much more! LFC Benefits.pdf

At Liverpool Football Club, we have an unwavering commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and are always looking to making a positive difference in the communities that we operate within. We are proud of our achievements in this area; maintaining the Premier League Equality Standard Advanced Level, becoming a founding signatory of the Football Association’s Football Leadership Diversity Code and being recognised as a leader in this important area on and off the pitch. We take our responsibilities in this area seriously and through the work being done across the club, we are committed to increasing the diversity of our people and becoming an increasingly inclusive workplace for all. We are committed to hiring great people representative of diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills across our entire business. If you share our enthusiasm and passion for inclusivity, then we want to hear from you.

Liverpool FC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all Colleagues and Volunteers to share this commitment. This role is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.

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