Strength & Conditioning Coach

Strength and Conditioning Coach (Sports)

ASPIRE Academy - We are world-class in our pursuit of Sports excellence

Your expertise will help us reach our goals

At Aspire, we develop well-educated sports champions. We foster Qatar society by realizing a healthy, active lifestyle. As a Strength and Conditioning Coach, you supervise the delivery of quality strength and conditioning services for identified sports both at the Aspire facilities and off-site as deemed necessary. You collaborate with multi-disciplinary service teams to construct, supervise, and evaluate strength and conditioning programs to optimize athletic development, injury reduction, and rehabilitation.

You are: going to work within various Sports disciplines such as athletics, swimming, squash, table tennis, fencing, or paddle. You should attend to the development of the athletes by integrating with the coaching and support team, training the athlete in both group and individual sessions, and by showing excellent adherence and commitment to the long-term development of the athlete. The role resides within a science support team of between 3-6 staff alongside the sport coaches.

We are: a highly regarded team of professionals who love challenges and working under pressure in a fast-paced, highly collaborative, and athlete-focused environment.

Together we’ll be: a passionate team. We’ll synergize in Sports with a great commitment to excellence and the improvement of processes using workflows, both traditional and innovative means to deliver the best.

What will you do - Main responsibilities:

Coaching support and delivery:

• Assist in the planning, delivery, and monitoring of the strength and conditioning service to adolescent student-athletes across a range of sports within the Academy. 
• Ensure athletes are instructed in the correct techniques and methods as per the requirements of each session/program.
• Coordinate with coaches about training principles and program design to ensure optimal training prescription.
• Work within the unit and the appropriate service teams to establish and continually adapt specific athletic development plans for each sport.
• Attend and contribute to meetings, training camps, and competitions as deemed necessary by the appropriate service teams.
• Provide input into the athlete's annual training regarding S&C training, monitoring, and testing.

Testing & Monitoring

• Assist with the implementation and evaluation of testing and monitoring strategies employed by the various sports teams across the academy.
• Collect, record, and evaluate training and performance data during testing, training, and competition to aid in developing and progressing athlete development.
• Ensure the database of training and testing data is up to date.

Analysis and feedback

• Prepare basic reports and training guidelines for coaches and athletes including the interpretation of results.
• Maintain a comprehensive, indexed database of work conducted with athletes and coaches and ensure this is stored in the relevant repositories.

Professional Development

• Undertake an in-house professional development program structure as outlined by the direct supervisor and relevant senior team members. 
• Keep up to date with the scientific literature with special regard to adolescent athletic development S&C and attend relevant conferences, congresses, seminars, and workshops where possible.
• Attend workshops/seminars/conferences where appropriately aligned with the professional development program.
• Assume any other responsibilities as directed by the direct supervisor.  

Qualifications and Requirements

Essential

• Bachelor’s degree in exercise/sport science, human movement, or equivalent  
• Internationally recognized S&C accreditation (e.g. NSCA, ASCA, UKSCA), or be able to demonstrate the ability to attain this within 6 months.
• Minimum 1 year’s experience in the field of Sports Science (Strength and Conditioning), ideally in a similar position/responsibility and in a similar Industry.
• Demonstrable experience working with academy/youth/child groups in a sporting / schooling capacity.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a team as well as the ability to work independently and possess a high level of personal initiative and autonomy
• Ability to critically analyze scientific research and anecdotal evidence to conceptualize, assist, and guide innovative practical applications in S&C.
• Understanding of the principles of sports science and coaching. 
• Strong communication skills and ability to work in a culturally diverse environment. 
• Fluent in English (Oral & written).

Desirable

• Knowledge and experience in practically applying high-quality strength and conditioning services within a developmental sports setting.
• Experience using performance monitoring tools (e.g. force plates, timing gates).
• Enthusiastic, adaptable, and proactive in self-directed learning and development
• Arabic speaking