What are the responsibilities and job description for the Performance Specialist position at Angel City?
At Angel City, we are building a world-class organization that uses sport to drive to equity. Our vision is to create engaging and unique experiences that bring the purpose-driven mission of this Club to the world.
We are stronger together, have more impact together, and have more fun together!
The Performance Specialist will support the Head of Sport Science in the creation of a high-performance culture driven by a player-centric approach and a focus on individual and team development. This role is responsible for implementing and delivering best-practice strength and conditioning provisions for Angel City FC players. This individual will lead, deliver, and enhance the club's strength and conditioning approach to ultimately prevent injury and enhance individual and collective athletic performance.
Serving within a multi-disciplinary medical & performance team, the individual will be expected to effectively communicate daily with other high-performance staff regarding physical programming and target performance goals required to improve the profile, reduce the risk of injury occurrence, and maintain on-field performance, and lead long-term athletic development pathway of Angel City players. All of the above should be guided by the objective use of data, research, and the use of various technologies to monitor progress & performance.
This role reports to the Head of Performance.
Responsibilities :
- Support the Head of Performance and High Performance Director in the design and delivery of a clear, transparent, and collaborative culture and soccer operations model for the franchise.
- Oversee the delivery of monitoring, profiling, and evaluation of all first-team players to ensure strength and conditioning programs are in place for all and that each player's physical development requirements are tailored to their specific needs and priorities.
- Lead the delivery of individual and group strength and conditioning programs, including indoor and pitch-based strategies.
- Work closely with medical staff members to deliver individualized return-to-play programming in the gym and on the pitch.
- Liaise daily with the medical department regarding player status and wellness.
- Design and / or enhance existing evidence-based protocols for return to train and return to play processes, and collaborate on the transition process in conjunction with the medical department.
- Ensure the latest clinical, scientific, and technical innovations for applied practice are implemented while maintaining the highest level of care.
- Develop and deliver enhanced analysis and reporting on Strength and Conditioning performance and outcomes to ensure the club's approach is insights-led.
- In collaboration with the Medical Team and Head of Sport Science, create and monitor off-season training programs.
- Educate and support players, as well as produce appropriate visuals, on all performance and recovery-related strength and conditioning themes.
- Collaborate with the Director of Medical & Performance and Head of Sport Science to ensure all players receive individual physical programs, monitoring, and management to track long-term player development.
- Establish a healthy working relationship that includes open and frequent communication, collaboration, and trust with colleagues across technical and operations staff.
- Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to deliver excellent outcomes in an elite performance environment.
- Enforce team rules and league rules applicable to players and coaching staff.
Requirements :
Qualifications
ACFC Perks & Benefits
Compensation
In addition to the benefits above, this role has a pay range between $80k to $85k.
Angel City believes in building a safe place for creative expression and celebrating that which makes us who we are; welcoming unique and personal backgrounds and experiences. We're proudly building an inclusive Angel City team.
Salary : $80,000 - $85,000
