Strength and Conditioning Coach NF4

U.S. Marine Corps•Quantico, VA

About The Position

The Strength and Conditioning Coach supports Semper Fit’s Warrior Athlete Readiness and Resilience Program (WARR), improving Marine readiness and resilience by providing physical performance services to Marines, families, and authorized users. The coach develops evidence-based, periodized programs in strength, power, speed, agility, conditioning, and recovery for units, individual Marines, athletes, and authorized patrons. These programs aim to improve performance, reduce musculoskeletal injuries, and align with Marine Corps Total Fitness policies. The coach provides instruction, assessments, demonstrations, and reconditioning in mobility, speed, agility, conditioning, strength, power, and nervous-system regulation. The role involves working with commands, athletic trainers, performance specialists, and other subject-matter experts, and delivering Headquarters Semper Fit courses and performance sessions at unit spaces, fields, performance centers, classrooms, schoolhouses, and field sites. The coach uses athlete-management software to program and track performance and safeguards records in accordance with Marine Corps Order 5210.11 and HIPAA. The position also supports family, youth, school, community, and open-training programs; provides safety guidance and customer service; reports hazards and incidents; follows equal employment opportunity and harassment-prevention standards; and performs other assigned duties. A valid driver’s license is required, and a SOFA license is required for OCONUS positions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in exercise science, physiology, human performance, kinesiology, biomechanics, physical education, or a related field.
One year of relevant experience.
Current NSCA-CSCS or CSCCa certification.
Understanding of tactical strength and conditioning, unit-readiness planning, biomechanics, anatomy, metabolism, sport psychology, and periodization.
Experience coaching groups of 15–50, conducting performance testing, adapting programs to competition or deployment cycles, and working on interdisciplinary performance teams.
Ability to teach and evaluate warm-ups, speed, agility, strength, power, conditioning, injury prevention, corrective exercise, and recovery.
Ability to design general and sport-specific programs, counsel participants, and refer contraindications to medical or support services.
Familiarity with athletic training, mental skills, nutrition, and sleep support.
Ability to apply strength-and-conditioning standards, emergency procedures, and installation policies in military, first-responder, high-school, or collegiate settings.
Valid driver’s license; a SOFA license is required for OCONUS positions.

Nice To Haves

USA Weightlifting Level 1 or Level 2 certification.
Collegiate or high-school athletic experience.

Responsibilities

Design evidence-based, periodized strength, power, speed, agility, conditioning, and recovery programs for units, individual Marines, athletes, and authorized patrons.
Provide coaching, assessments, demonstrations, and reconditioning in mobility, speed, agility, conditioning, strength, power, and nervous-system regulation.
Collaborate with commands, athletic trainers, performance specialists, and other subject-matter experts.
Deliver Headquarters Semper Fit courses and performance sessions at unit spaces, fields, performance centers, classrooms, schoolhouses, and field sites.
Use athlete-management software to program and track performance.
Safeguard records in accordance with Marine Corps Order 5210.11 and HIPAA.
Support family, youth, school, community, and open-training programs.
Provide safety guidance and customer service, report hazards and incidents, and follow EEO and harassment-prevention standards.
Perform other assigned duties.