Academy- Assistant Performance Coach PT

Nashville Soccer Club•Nashville, TN

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About The Position

The part-time Assistant Performance Coach for the Nashville SC Academy supports the club by providing an integrated High-Performance Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) program for Academy players, aligned with the Club and Performance department philosophy. The role works closely with the Academy Director, Academy Performance Coach, and Academy Medical Department to develop team- and player-specific programs and deliver them on the field and in the gym for developing youth athletes. The position reports directly to the Head of Performance for the First Team and collaborates with the Academy Director, Academy Performance Coach, Academy Athletic Trainer, and other coaches and staff. The successful candidate should have prior playing and/or coaching experience, be comfortable facilitating soccer-centric programs, and have a formal educational background in exercise physiology or a similar field, including knowledge of load management across metrics relevant to youth soccer athlete development. The position is 15–20 hours per week, with night and weekend availability required.

Requirements

Undergraduate bachelor’s degree from a four-year accredited university in a related field, such as Kinesiology, Exercise Science, Sport Science, Biomechanics, Strength & Conditioning, or a similar field.
NSCA-CSCS (Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist).
CPR Certification.
Prior playing and/or coaching experience.
Comfort facilitating soccer-centric programs.
Formal educational background in exercise physiology or a similar degree, and load management across a variety of metrics related to developing youth soccer athletes.

Nice To Haves

Graduate master’s degree from an accredited university in a related field.
2–3 years of experience working with youth soccer in the United States.
XPS-EXOS Performance Specialist.
Functional Movement Screening (FMS) Certified Level 1/2.
Bilingual in Spanish and English.

Responsibilities

Assist with and manage or direct on-field warm-up and cool-down sessions, strength training, prehabilitation, and individual sessions for targeted or rehabilitating players in conjunction with medical staff.
Distribute player devices and process data into club systems daily; conduct wellness monitoring and testing; collect, compile, analyze, and report RPE data.
Use monitoring software, tools, and technologies to report on player performance and injury prevention.
Direct or assist with scientifically based recovery strategies after training and matches.
Help develop and implement individual and team off-season programs.
Build strong interpersonal relationships with players and staff to effectively administer programs.
Help produce educational materials that guide players toward best practices in sport performance development and optimization.
Organize and maintain field and gym equipment.
Survey literature and best practices for future implementation.
Contribute to and advance LTAD programming and curriculum, data collection, testing, analytics, and reporting to develop high performance in youth players.
Travel occasionally with the team to games and events.