ROLE DESCRIPTION

Women’s First Team Physical Performance Coach
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JOB DESCRIPTION

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Job Title

Women’s First Team Physical Performance Coach

Business

Birmingham City Women Football Club

Location

The Knighthead Training & Academy Grounds

Reports to

Women’s Technical Director

Department

Women and Girls Football

Purpose of the Post

To prepare and optimise performance through a comprehensive physical preparation programme.

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SCOPE OF DUTIES AND PERSON SPECIFICATION:

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“A proactive and diligent individual with experience of leading, developing and delivering physical performance programmes within the Women’s game”

Lead, deliver and enhance the Women’s sports science provision in line with the Club’s strategic objectives – to prevent injury and to enhance individual player and squad athletic performance.
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SCOPE OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
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To design, develop and deliver a holistic sports science programme that maximises performance capability of players and the squad whilst ensuring player availability and benchmarking against the best in the Women’s game.
To provide real time feedback to coaches and medical department on individual player capability, loadings and readiness data daily.
To work collaboratively with coaches and medical staff to develop weekly, monthly and seasonal plans.
To lead on the monitoring of player workload, wellness and readiness to inform training programmes, in and out of season and support decision making.
To ensure that player/team data is input into athlete management systems to support ongoing tracking of player status.
To work with the Lead Physiotherapist to develop a comprehensive screening and testing programme for the squad informed through injury surveillance and analysis.
To plan, programme and coach individualised strength/power and conditioning sessions informed through profiling, needs analysis, injury surveillance, testing, monitoring and player need to maximise performance and availability to train.
To plan and coach position specific football actions which develop movement capabilities for football performance.
Encourage an interdisciplinary approach by working with the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) to design and deliver a comprehensive programme to optimise player and squad performance.
Support technical staff to input, create and deliver the players IDP from a physical perspective, aligning position specific requirements with technical elements.
Ensure compliance with all the Policies and Procedures contained within the Staff Handbook, paying particular regard to the Equal Opportunities Policy and Health & Safety Policy and procedures at all times.
To lead and manage anti-doping whereabouts system.
Any other duties as deemed necessary by your Line Manager or Head of Department within the scope of the role.
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PERSON SPECIFICATION
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ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

DESIRABLE REQUIREMENTS

QUALIFICATIONS

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BSc in Sports Science or a related field.
Hold a UK Strength & Conditioning Association (UKSCA) Accredited Strength and Conditioning Coach (ASCC) credential
Hold FA Level 2 Emergency Aid in Football (EFAiF) qualification
Be a UK Anti-Doping Clean Sport Advisor
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An MSc in Strength and Conditioning or postgraduate related
Additional S&C related qualifications (e.g. NSCA, BWLA)
To be a BASES Accredited Sports Scientist
Hold a UEFA B Licence in Coaching (FA Level 3)
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SKILLS & ABILITIES

An ability to produce verbal and written reports.
A willingness to work flexibly.
A strong desire to work as part of a team and to put the team's needs ahead of your own.
Understanding of Health and Safety and its application to a sporting environment.
Energy and enthusiasm, with the ability to enthuse and inspire inexperienced and experienced players.
Evidence of sound administrative, organisational and prioritisation skills.
Experience of working collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team.
PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS

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Tenacity, ability to adapt to a constantly changing work environment
Demonstrate the ability to mix with different departments effectively communicating and distributing information
Self-starter with high integrity and ethical behaviour
Empathetic
Highly organised
TERMS OF APPOINTMENT

37.5hours a week including evenings and weekends
Pension scheme
Life Assurance
Holiday entitlement of 20 days plus bank holiday
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SPECIAL CONDITIONS

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Applicants will be required to undertake a DBS check, (previously a CRB check)
Employment offer will be subject to a medical clearance process
Applicant must be prepared to work evenings and weekends as part of this role, including traveling with teams to matches, tours and trips
Applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK
Applicants must hold a full and clean driving licence