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Men's Pathway Physical Performance Coach
Unite the Game and Inspire the Nation through Winning England Teams.
We are looking to recruit a full time Pathway Physical Performance Coach to oversee physical performance for the England pathway (specifically MU15-17 age groups). We're looking for someone with exceptional coaching skills, who has extensive experience within the Academy environment, working with adolescent athletes and has expertise within a specific domain of physical performance. They must have coached in a full-time team professional sport environment and have led a physical performance programme.
Our vision is to Develop, Empower and Connect with players so that they are physically capable to meet the demands required to win major tournaments.
This is achieved through collaboration with the MDT and clubs to deliver the PPMN strategy.
We are a group of Physical Performance Coaches, Doctors, Physiotherapists, Nutritionists, and Soft tissue therapists. We positively impact the behaviours of England Players through delivery of inter-disciplinary strategies that are bespoke to international football. We collaborate with the MDT and positively interact with clubs in service of the outcome -WINNING ENGLAND TEAMS.
What You'll Do?
The successful candidate will work closely with the Lead PPC to deliver the physical performance strategy for the England development pathway and develop a YDP specific strategy. The successful candidate will also have a delivery role to one of these teams and support delivery to other youth national teams as required (max of 80-100 days on camp). Being a critical member of a multidisciplinary support team will require you to work closely with coaches, physiotherapists, team doctor's and team operations managers both on and off camp to deliver exceptional physical performance support.
When not delivering to a team you will be based at St Georges Park (SGP). You will be expected to attend a minimum of 3 days a week at SGP, with 2 days a week working from home, or on the road visiting clubs.
DELIVERY
* Inspire & influence players through outstanding physical performance coaching to one of the teams in the YDP. This includes team and individual pitch-based warm-ups, S&C, individual rehab/conditioning, and recovery sessions.
* Contribute to the team's performance plan through collaborating with and complimenting all functions within performance services, to ensure an integrated team with clarity of the plan and shared understanding of solutions.
* Delivery & development of the FA PPMN curriculum, which includes
o Insights (player wellness / health and wellbeing / physical insights)
o Solutions (periodisation / training solutions / The other 22 hours)
o Camp Preparation (club comms / annual planning / camp review)
* Closely liaise with the MDT and the coaching staff of that team to ensure optimal management of player's health and fitness throughout the camp.
* Support the performance medicine team in their delivery of the PPMN curriculum when required.
* Attend all training sessions and matches, along with regular PPMN, coaching and multidisciplinary meetings throughout any camp.
* Foster close working relationships based on collaboration and sharing data with peers in professional clubs to enable the best management of players into and out of international camps.
LEADERSHIP
* Create, lead, and maintain the operational delivery for physical performance across the YDP (15-17) which encompasses best practice in all aspects of planning, preparation, recovery, travel, and load management for international football via the PPMN Curriculum.
* Work closely with the Lead PPC to deliver the strategic objectives for the Pathway.
* Develop and maintain close working relationships with the full time and consultant PPMN staff to ensure aligned delivery of physical performance across the Men's Pathway.
* Embed a process of plan-do-review to drive learning and development through the team.
* Help support the annual, camp planning heat mapping process which quality assures curriculum delivery and measures impact.
DEVELOPMENT
* Help further develop physical insights to contribute to the identification and development of talent and support the player's physical development and their robustness throughout their international careers.
* Contribute to the development and delivery of projects aimed at supporting winning England Teams. There is a clear focus on gaining performance insights on players from the data and observations we collect as well as how to affect player behaviour and contribute to player development off camp.
* Contribute to Senior Men's Euro and World Cup tournament projects.
* Delivery of FA PPMN CPD/training days throughout the year.
Executes additional tasks as required in order to meet FA Group changing priorities. Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and wellbeing can be maintained. As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.
What You'll Need?
Essential for the role:
* Excellent coaching skills and extensive experience as a team PPC in elite sport.
* Extensive experience within Professional Football Academy setting.
* Track record of successfully integrating into established and developing medical and performance teams.
* Strategic & operational leadership within a physical performance department (accountable for the PPC provision within a department, or team).
* An understanding of the physical performance needs of high-performance athletes / players.
* Relevant physical performance accreditation (BASES/NSCA/UKSCA/ASCA).
* Under-graduate qualifications in sports performance related field.
Beneficial to have:
* Post-graduate qualifications in sports performance related field.
* Expertise within a specific domain of physical performance.
* Experience travelling abroad with teams.
* Experience in International or Club Football.
* Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams.
What's in it for you?
We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles, in order to achieve this we have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English Football. We are also delighted to offer a world-class, Elite Performance Centre, St. George's Park in Staffordshire which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high-performing England teams and leaders.
We pride ourselves in offering a competitive salary as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role. But that is not all; we also have a range of exciting benefits, some of which can be found below:
* Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium, alongside a host of regular internal events throughout the season, encouraging you to connect and learn with your colleagues and look after your mental health and wellbeing.
* Free, nutritious lunches, at Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park.
* Free private medical cover.
* A contributory pension scheme.
* An additional Thank You days leave, volunteering days as well as 25 days annual leave.
* A hybrid working model offering greater flexibility.
For more information on what it is like to work at The FA, please visit our FA Careers page,
Our Organisation
The Football Association [The FA] is the not-for-profit governing body of football in England. It is responsible for promoting and developing every level of the game, from grassroots through to the professional game, and generates significant revenue to support investment into English football each year.
The FA oversees England international teams across men's, women's, youth and disability football, as well as running the National League System and FA Competitions including the Emirates FA Cup and Women's Adobe FA Cup, and the world-class facilities of Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park, all with a purpose to Unite the Game and Inspire the Nation.
Football is a game for all, where anyone can change the world.
That might seem a bold claim. But we know it is true. Just look at how football steps up when times are tough. It provides education and empowerment, escapism and enjoyment. Promoting health and well-being, and the power of teamwork. And with our new strategy for 2020-2024, we have a plan for all. Positively impacting every community across the country. Everyone can win if we build on the progress made over the previous four seasons.
Football has the power to bring people together, remove barriers and be a force for good.
Our current equality, diversity and inclusion strategy will run until 2024 and forms an integral part of our long-term commitment to using our influence across English football to create a game free from discrimination.
Our three commitments,
* LEAD THE CHANGE - By actively tackling discrimination on and off the pitch.
* BE THE CHANGE - By building a diverse workforce from the inside out.
* INSPIRE THE CHANGE - By promoting an inclusive and united game which is for all.
Football Your Way – Disability Plan
We have an ambitious new three-year plan titled Football Your Way, to help develop, improve and raise awareness of Disability Football in England.
The new plan is the first of its kind and covers seven key areas, demonstrating our commitment to ensuring that as part of the equality, diversity and inclusion strategy, disabled people have the opportunity to engage and participate in football their way, from grassroots all the way to the elite end of the game. The plan comes under the umbrella of the broader equality, diversity and inclusion strategy, which is about creating A Game For All .
The launch of the three-year plan, from 2021-2024, outlines our intentions to create a more diverse and inclusive workforce from inside the FA and out, and from top to bottom, whilst also growing participation, increasing the number and quality of coaches, developing an inclusive and diverse talent pathway, increasing support for elite players and raising the profile of disability football at every level.
Football Your Way will allow us to create and sustain a culture across the sport where disabled people have access to all opportunities and feel they truly belong, both on and off the pitch.
The seven pillars of focus are:
• Our People and FA Culture : Build full-scale awareness of what we have to offer disabled people while increasing understanding within the organisation around what it means to have a disability. Enhancing this understanding and creating an increased culture of inclusion will help increase disability declaration and representation within the organisation from 3.3 per cent to ten per cent.
• Participation : A focus on recovering and returning to pre Covid participation levels and then increasing the number of disabled people taking part in football, whether that be simply for fun or for competition across schools, clubs and the community.
• Talent Pathway : Ensure that disabled people understand what is available and how they can grow as athletes and showcase how sustainable and inclusive the pathway is. By 2024 the forecast is an increase of 25 per cent of players coming up through the Talent Pathway into England Para teams.
• National Teams : Provide world-class coaching and support services for six senior England and associated U21 teams with the aim of every Para team challenging for podium success by 2024. Football Your Way also commits to establishing two new blind and cerebral palsy England Women’s teams by 2024.
• Coach Development : Focus on recruiting and developing a great number of quality coaches that can nurture and grow future football players. By 2024, personalised support will have been delivered to all coaches in the talent and international pathway.
• Marketing and Communications : Embedding disability into everything that we do. This will range from ensuring disabled people are represented when we showcase our football offerings, to ensuring that we proactively increase the promotion of disability football. This will include driving awareness of opportunities available for disabled players, coaches or administrators and will be about working to challenge stereotypes and change perceptions.
• Partnerships : Ensuring sustainable funding is allocated to the future of disability football by securing two additional purpose-led partners.
Football can only become what we choose to make it.
Football means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. For some it’s dreams of elite excellence, for others it’s a way of connecting with their community and levelling the playing field. Both are true. For us, we’ve all got our own dreams and ambitions for how football can adapt, how it’s perceived, who it will reach and whose worlds it will change. Transport yourself ten years into the future, what does football look like?
That’s for you to decide.
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU
Lifestyle
* Pension Scheme
* Subsidised Onsite Gym
* Cycle to Work Scheme
* Life Assurance
* Season Ticket Loan
LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT
At The FA, we are dedicated to developing our people both professionally and personally. We focus on business needs identified from our business planning process as well as the learning needs identified from our performance and development reviews.
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