4 Sports Science jobs

Description Who are we? As part of the City Football Group, Melbourne City FC’s ambition is to develop the best footballing talent, to deliver an exciting and attacking game style and to increase participation in football on and off the field. By achieving these ambitions, we are growing a sustainable and socially responsible organisation. Melbourne City FC competes in the major Australian domestic competition, the A-League, the top tier of women’s football, the W-League,  the National Youth League and the Football Victoria NPL. About City People City people are entrepreneurial, innovative, open-minded and team-oriented.  Our team members are humble and hardworking, challenge our thinking and have a will to win. They combine genuine understanding of the importance of our local communities with a global approach. Key Responsibilities Design, prescription and delivery of the individualised gym strengthening programs for the playing group; Supervision of team gym sessions; Data analysis for Academy players; Produce reports on day to day training outcomes; Ensure wellness is completed and produce a report for the human performance morning meeting; Run pre-activation each game and training session; Distribute GPS when available; Collect RPE's and hydration samples when necessary; Produce a sports science report encompassing wellness, RPE, and GPS data; Conduct analysis and reporting of screening and testing data; Maintain records of all player strengthening programs and specific sessions; Implementation of GPS analysis of NYL/NPL or WL training. Monitoring of WL players throughout the off-season _________________________________________________________­_ Skills and Experience Tertiary qualifications in Sports Science, Physiotherapy or other health science discipline; Establish and maintain systems for the collection of information of players to assist in injury prevention and assessment; Played or coached football at a suitable level in Australia or in another semi-professional competition preferred; Knowledge of youth conditioning programs and youth football (in Victoria preferred). Capacity to provide advice to coaching staff on player well-being; Advanced computer skills, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Keynote; Capacity to use software for match analysis preferred; Coaching accreditation and coaching experience preferred. ___________ ______________________________________________­_ Personal Attributes Highly Motivated Enthusiasm and willingness to be flexible in approach to achieve desired outcomes working along side highly qualified colleagues; Demonstrated integrity and intelligence; Honest and reliable Exceptional work ethic; Demonstrated team player; High work commitment with a willingness to perform all tasks required to ensure NPL program is of an elite standard in all facets from coaching to operations; _________________________________________________________­_ Key Performance Indicators Development of Academy player physical capacity, measured from physical testing; Improvement in movement mechanics of development players, measured by season to season screening data; 100% completion of loaded data and wellness measures; Improved player availability than previous seasons for games an Essential Requirements Relevant Tertiary Qualification Human Movement/Exercise/Sports Science Degree National Police Check Working with children check Desirable Criteria Sports Medicine/Allied Health Degree Qualified Strength & Conditioning Coach  

Description SCOPE: Your Ph.D. research project will focus on the general discriminatory ability of physical capacities between competition levels in competitive American youth athletes. Your scientific training will include formal learning in epistemology, logic, statistical software (R programming), data science tooling, and data analysis. Your practical training will include formal learning in progressive strength and conditioning, youth coaching, and long term athlete development. You will be guided throughout this educational process by world-class practitioners and scientists. Unlike in many industry Ph.D. situations, your applied research is not a “side deal” or something “you do on your own personal time”. Here, you have dedicated time for desk and study work, data collection, etc. Your employment is built around doing the research and coaching and we take our internal R&D extremely seriously. After your first employment term as a Junior Sport Scientist/S&C Coach you will be eligible for employment as a Senior Scientist which includes many more incentives. In this experience you will have a place to work, access to the needed data, quality housing covered, full health insurance covered, and a rewarding coaching experience. Although you, the student-employee, are responsible for your own food/entertainment/etc. money we believe this opportunity is still better than the majority of Industry-Embedded Ph.D / graduate-student situations in existence. LOGISTICS: If you are reading this then the position is still available. Therefore, do not contact us asking if it’s still available The position begins as soon as the individual can relocate to Silicon Valley (Redwood City, California, USA) 3-4 Year full-time employment For International applicants: Immigration Work Visa fees will be paid for by the company and sponsored by the company For International applicants: Should a renewal of the work visa be needed it will be paid for entirely by the company along with the attorney renewal fees Office space, work laptop and computers, and any other relevant research equipment costs are fully covered by the company Full health insurance coverage is provided by the company Annual compensation is $35,000 USD to fully cover housing and local travel costs REQUIREMENTS: Masters degree with thesis research (USA) or Honors Degree or equivalent PhD-program entry post-graduate qualification (International). Must be a former high school athlete, though former college-level/sub-elite athlete is preferred. Youth athlete coaching experience (with suitable/relevant certification). Satisfy eligibility requirements for admission to an Australian university Ph.D. program (because these are the schools we’ve partnered with and enrollment is not fixed to certain times of the year). The student-employee is responsible for only 1 year of school fees (note AUS citizens do not have any course fees given AUS law). Desirable Criteria Human Movement/Exercise/Sports Science Degree Physical Education Degree Qualified Strength & Conditioning Coach Attachments Junior Sport Scientist - S&C Coach (TW) Junior Sport Scientist - S&C Coach (LI) Junior Sport Scientist - S&C Coach (IG) Junior Sport Scientist - S&C Coach (FB) Junior Sport Scientist - S&C Coach (8.5x11)  

An exciting opportunity has arisen at the Bolton Wanderers Academy for a Sports Scientist. Reporting to the Head of Academy Sports Science, the purpose of the role is to ensure the optimum fitness potential of Academy players (U9-U16). MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES - Improve the fitness of Academy players (U9-U16) using safe and effective procedures that will help to prevent injury from occurring and improve performance. - Responsible for monitoring long-term athletic development. - Assisting the medical team in prescribing and delivering rehabilitation programmes for all Academy players (U9-U16). - Update the Academy player management system with all relevant fitness training information. - Continual personal development training as required, including attending courses, seminars, conferences, workshops, and forums. - Report to the Academy Manager and relevant coaches as necessary with regards to updates on player profiles. - Design and deliver effective warm up and conditioning protocols for specific training sessions and matches, incorporating specific fitness components for appropriate sessions. - Liaise with Academy part-time coaches to ensure appropriate fitness content is being filtered through to schoolboy training sessions. - Deliver the fitness test battery to all Academy players including regular testing, analysis, presentation of results and follow up tests as required. - Organise and oversee Academy (U9-16) resistance training sessions, promoting small group work and additional sessions. - Coordinate nutritional requirements including general dietary strategies, performance-related nutrition, and optimal fluid intake (including away trip preparations and other venues). - Plan and arrange the delivery of fitness/resistance sessions to schoolboy groups and monitor progression of these sessions. QUALIFICATIONS & KNOWLEDGE - Relevant Degree - Working towards BASES qualification, and/or UKSCA Accreditation - Experience of working in an elite football environment - Understanding of long-term athletic development and periodisation in youth football This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure. How to apply To apply, please email  to request an application form.  

Interested in tutoring others through our Coach Education series? From leadership workshops to Level 3 coaching qualifications, we provide a range of opportunities for people to better understand the rules, skills and tactics behind our sport. We are recruiting tutors for the following areas: West Midlands England / South West England / South Wales Must be available to work on weekends and on some weekdays on a casual basis. For further information visit: https://britishdodgeball.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Tutor-JD-PS.pdf How to apply To apply, please rad the Job Description & Person Specification and fill out the form on the British Dodgeball website: