Middlesbrough Football Club are looking to recruit a full time driven PDP Physical Performance Coach (U21) to join our team based at the Rockliffe Park Training Ground in Hurworth, near Darlington.
The successful candidate will contribute towards the long-term athletic development of academy players (specifically the under-21 squad), by delivering an elite level service as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team (MDT), designed to prepare academy players for a future career in professional football.
THE OPPORTUNITY:
Lead on the planning and practical delivery of all athletic development training units (field and gym based), for the under-21s squad.
Perform physical profiling on all under-21s players over the course of the season, in line with EPPP requirements and club protocols.
Plan and implement gym-based strength and power development programmes, specific to an individual’s needs based in line with the club’s athletic development framework.
Work closely with coaching staff to structure the training cycle/week and design training sessions to meet the physical development needs of all under-21 players.
Collect, analyse, report and feedback all training load and response to load information for the under-21 squad to the wider MDT.
Contribute to under-21s players individual learning plans (ILPs), ensuring all players have appropriate physical ILPs.
Travel to all under-21s fixtures to ensure optimal pre-, during and post-match provision to support optimal performance and recovery.
Work with the wider MDT to design and support the delivery of individual rehabilitation programmes for under-21s players.
Work with the club’s Loans Manager to monitor and support the physical development of academy players undertaking loan periods away from the club. This to include the provision of Loan Player athletic development programmes, the recording of loan match minute exposure and the tracking of training load data from the loan club where appropriate/possible.
To contribute towards research projects, both in house and as part of ongoing research projects with external institutions, to advance the department’s current practices regarding players’ physical development.
Work collaboratively with medical staff to facilitate end stage rehabilitation and strength and conditioning provision for injured PDP players.