Sports Performance Coach/Trainer Intern
About The Position
Under general supervision, performs a variety of tasks to support the growing needs and demands of the Health Performance Institute (HPI). Provides training programs to Health Performance Institute clients ranging from youth, adolescents, adults, athletes, teams, and elite professionals. Looking for several interns interested in working 3–4 evenings per week training our hockey athletes. This could potentially be a dual-location internship between our Mount Prospect and Rosemont locations, providing experience working with athletes across multiple facilities. Ideal candidates are motivated, reliable, and interested in gaining hands-on experience in sports performance training, coaching, and athlete development.
Requirements
- Currently working towards a Bachelors Degree in either of the following fields: Kinesiology, Exercise Science, Pre-Physical Therapy Studies, Athletic Training, and/or Biology
- Working towards NSCA, ACSM, ACE, EXOS, ISSA and/or NASM certification(s)
- CPR/AED certification
- Basic computer skills
- Ability to follow instructions using standard office systems
- Strong willingness to learn
- Good communication skills
- Positive attitude and professionalism
- Reliability and punctuality
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Stand or sit for extended periods of time
- Willingness to work with all ages including sports performance and personal training
- Ability to physically demonstrate an activity by breaking the task down into a sequence
- Ability to adapt to the needs and interests of the group or individual participant
- Ability to make decisions based upon current developments and science-based research in athletic training, nutrition, fitness, and sports psychology
- While performing the essential functions of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, run, jump, use hands and fingers to handle and/or feel, arms to reach, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crawl, crouch, or lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, speak, and hear
- While performing the essential functions of this job, the employee is occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 100 pounds
Responsibilities
- Producing personalized training programs
- Planning and conducting programs of activities for groups and/or individuals
- Maintaining records of participant performance
- Evaluating performance and providing suitable feedback, balancing criticism with positive, and motivating
- Assessing strengths and weaknesses in a participant's performance and identifying areas for further development
- Demonstrating and communicating activities to clients
- Encouraging participants to gain and develop skills, knowledge, and techniques
- Ensuring that participants train and perform to a high standard of health and safety at all times
- Developing knowledge and understanding of fitness, injury prevention, sports psychology, nutrition, and sports science
- Acting as a role model, gaining the respect and trust of co-workers
- Liaising with other partners in performance management, such as physical therapists, doctors and athletic trainers
- Working to a high legal and ethical standard at all times, particularly in relation to issues such as child safeguarding and health and safety requirements
- Fostering relationships with schools and athletic organizations
- Maintain a clean and safe work environment
- Other duties as assigned
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- life and AD&D insurance
- long and short term disability
- 401k program with company match
- profit sharing
- wellness program
- health savings accounts
- flexible savings accounts
- ID protection plan
- accident benefits
- critical illness benefits
- hospital benefits
- paid holidays
- paid time off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Intern
