At a glance
- Location
- Thousand Oaks · Soccer House
About the role
- The Physical Performance Coach supports the Director of Performance in creating a high-performance culture driven by an individualized, player-centred approach.
- This role is responsible for delivering high-quality on-field physical preparation, speed development, and recovery in alignment with the team's periodisation model.
- Working within a multidisciplinary Performance and Medical team, the coach contributes to training delivery, athlete management, and performance planning.
Responsibilities
- In collaboration with the Director of Performance, deliver high-quality coaching across on-field physical preparation and training sessions, ensuring exercises are delivered with appropriate technical detail, intent, and coaching standards.
- Work closely with the Director of Performance to support the delivery of the on-field periodization plan, using training load, monitoring, and performance data to inform session delivery and adapt training.
- Collaborate with the High Performance team to develop players' movement quality, speed, acceleration, deceleration, and change-of-direction capabilities through targeted on-field interventions.
- Contribute to the collection, interpretation, and application of performance data to inform athlete development.
- Collaborate with the High Performance team to support the design, delivery, and monitoring of individual physical development programmes, including off-season programs.
- Assist the Strength and Conditioning Performance Coach and Return-to-Play Performance Coach with the delivery of gym-based strength and conditioning programmes.
- Support the planning and delivery of performance strategies during travel and competition periods, including travel preparation, recovery implementation, player monitoring, and schedule adjustments.
- Actively support community, commercial, and club initiatives where appropriate.
- Demonstrate a commitment to continuous professional development and the ongoing advancement of applied performance practice.
- Enforce team standards, policies, and league regulations applicable to players and staff.
Requirements
- Strong understanding of soccer-specific periodization principles and the ability to interpret GPS and performance data to inform coaching and performance decisions
- Experience working with performance data systems, including GPS (e.g., Catapult), athlete management systems, and force/strength diagnostics (e.g., VALD)
- Proven experience working in an elite or high-performance sport environment, ideally within professional female football or comparable team sports, for more than 3 years.
- Proven experience delivering high-quality on-field physical preparation, including conditioning, speed development, warm-ups, within an elite team sport environment.
- Demonstrated ability to coach and develop movement quality, acceleration, deceleration, speed, and change-of-direction capabilities within a performance programme.
- Experience supporting match day performance operations, including pre-match preparation, warm-up delivery, player readiness activities, and post-match recovery and conditioning implementation.
- Certified Performance and Sport Scientist (CPSS) or the ability to get the accreditation within the next 6 months.
- Strong understanding of football game models, sports science, and related disciplines, including their impact on athletic performance
- High level of organization and attention to detail, with the proven ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, high-performance team environment.
- BSc/BA in Exercise/Sports Science (or a related discipline)
Preferred qualifications
- Experience of working within the NWSL
- Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) qualification
- Demonstrated commitment to continuous professional development and innovation.
- Experience of working with AMS (e.g., Kitman)
- Strong interpersonal skills, including empathy and the ability to build positive relationships with athletes.
- Strong commitment to personal development and training
- MSc in Strength & Conditioning, Sports Science, Data Science, or a related discipline (strongly desired)
- CPSS and/or CSCS or UKSCA or equivalent
Benefits
- Fully funded comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 401K plan
- Flexible PTO policy
- Paid Parental Leave
- Catered breakfast, lunch, snacks, and beverages
- Complimentary tickets to home games
Skills
- Catapult
- VALD
- GPS
- Kitman
- AMS
- UKSCA
- CSCS
- CPSS
