ROLE DESCRIPTION

About the job
Founded in 1882, Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is an English Premier League Club, based in North London.


Tottenham Hotspur has:
A clear strategy to develop talent from within its Academy, showcased by a strong track record of Academy players graduating to the first-team squad.
A £100m state-of-the-art Training Centre that supports the Club’s ambition to attract, develop and retain the best talent.
Commercial partnerships with globally recognised brands including AIA Group Limited (AIA), one of the world’s leading providers of life insurance services, and Nike, the world’s leading sports footwear and apparel company.
A commitment to minimizing its environmental impact across Club operations, being named as the greenest in the Premier League for the past three years. Tottenham Hotspur is a signatory of the UN Sports for Climate Action Framework, committing to halve carbon emissions by 2030 and become net zero carbon by 2040.
An award-winning Foundation that is renowned for creating opportunities to help enhance the lives of people in its local community through education, employment, health, and social inclusion programmes.


JOB PURPOSE
To assist in the development and implementation of the SS/S&C/Physical development performance strategy that will integrate into the vision and structure of the club.
Assist in the design and delivery of the women’s strength and conditioning programme in alignment with football performance strategy of the club and Women’s Head Coach.
To ensure the practical implementation of best SS/S&C practice. This will include ongoing monitoring and evaluation to assess the impact of player development and performance.


KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Apply an interdisciplinary approach of working to SS/S&C/Physical development with the other sport science and medicine disciplines within the club.
Evaluate and assess Women’s first team players to monitor the progression of the Women’s performance objectives.
Deliver exceptional physical performance provision for the Women’s 1st
To collaborate with the injury management team to deliver S&C programmes that contribute to the rehabilitation of injury and return to play.
Assist in the development and delivery of a physical performance curriculum to the Women’s first team, which encompasses all aspects of preparation, recovery, travel, and load management.
Plan and deliver field and gym-based sessions for first team players, ensuring a high standard of service.
Design and delivery of individual performance development sessions.
Collect, analyse and report daily, weekly, monthly, and seasonal physical loadings of all first team players.
Monitor other performance data, including but not limited to wellness, menstrual cycle and recovery data.
Provide high performance recovery strategies in collaboration with medical, nutrition and psychology staff.
Be involved in devising and integrating SS/S&C research projects within the football club to continually develop applied practice.
Set up/prepare all necessary equipment for each training and match day, including water bottles, GPS units, bands etc.
Display evidence of continued professional development and utilise this to provide ideas of research-based innovative, practical strategies that are tailored to elite footballers.
Develop and maintain an extensive network of organisations and individuals outside football with whom to share and develop best practice.


PERSON SPECIFICATION
Specific Experience

BSc in a Sport Science discipline.
A post-graduate qualification in Strength and Conditioning or Sport Science. Degree programmes must have included aspects related to physical preparation for sporting performance (e.g. physiology, kinesiology, anatomy, biomechanics and nutrition).
UKSCA, NSCA or BASES Accreditation (or achievable within 6 months).
First Aid Qualification.
Experience of working within an MDT in a professional sport environment.
A thorough understanding of the various sports science disciplines and their impact on the training and performance of elite athletes.
Extensive experience in delivering physical performance coaching in elite sport.
Experience handling and analysing performance data.
A good understanding of scientific methods of trialling and validating assessment, monitoring and evaluation equipment and protocols.
Excellent academic and applied knowledge of contemporary practice in physical performance development.
Desirable

Experience of having worked within multiple professional sports.
UEFA C Licence (or ability to achieve within 6-12 months).


Abilities/Skills/Knowledge

An excellent understanding of the various SS/S&C principles that relate to the physical development of elite football players.
A very good understanding of scientific methods of researching and developing assessment, monitoring, and evaluation protocols within an elite sport environment.
Excellent S&C delivery skills including gym and pitch-based environments.
Ability to conduct and evaluate appropriate assessment and monitoring procedures with teams and individuals.
Excellent delivery and communication skills that can motivate behavioural change with players and coaches to have a positive impact on performance.
Ability to develop productive relationships with other staff members, football players and their representatives.
Ability to manage high personal workloads.
Excellent problem solving and decision-making skills.
Good presentation and data visualisation skills.
A creative thinker, with good with problem solving and decision-making skills.
Extensive knowledge of latest performance software and technologies.


Personal attributes

Highly motivated with the ability to motivate others.
Enthusiasm and willingness to be flexible in approach to achieve desired outcomes.
Pro-active and engaging style.
Personal commitment to continuous personal professional development.
Highest standards of professional and personal conduct, especially confidentiality.
Ability to invoke trust and respect from others.


Safeguarding is fundamental to the success in all that we do. Successful candidates are to be reminded they would be subject to various background, DBS, and reference checks for this role.


Tottenham Hotspur Football Club welcomes applications from anyone regardless of age, disability, race, or ethnic and national origins, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.