First Team Physical Performance Coach Internship
| Posting date: | 23 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £12.21 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 02 July 2025 |
| Location: | Huddersfield, West Yorkshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | The Huddersfield Town Association Football Club Limited |
| Job type: | Contract |
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Summary
Job Description
Post Title
First Team Physical Performance Coach (Part-time and Fixed Term Internship).
Department/Location
Physical Performance, the Canalside Training Centre.
Reports To
Head of Medical and Physical Performance.
Purpose of the Role
The post holder will join our multi-disciplinary team ahead of the 2025/26 season and contribute to delivering and monitoring physical performance services to our First Team players. The post holder is required to have a strong desire to work within elite sport, in a professional football club environment, while showing an enthusiasm to learn and maintain professional standards at all times.
Functional Links
Internal: First Team Manager and Coaching Staff.
Medical and Physical Performance Staff.
First Team Players.
Academy Director.
Senior Leadership Team.
Staff and managers throughout the organisation.
External: Other Clubs’ Performance services staff.
Premier League and English Football League.
Football Association (FA).
Key Performance Indicators
• Significant contribution to a Sports Science Research project (subject area to be confirmed).
• Effective assistance with daily sports science monitoring practices across various disciplines (GPS, Strength and Conditioning, Nutrition).
• Effective assistance to the Senior Fitness Coach with daily on-field training tasks to ensure the flow of training sessions.
Role Specific Responsibilities
The post holder will be required to:
• Assist in the delivery of gym-based and field-based provision where appropriate.
• Assist the Senior Fitness Coach on-field with daily training tasks to ensure the flow of training sessions.
• Support the Senior Strength and Conditioning Coaches with daily squad preparation, gym and rehabilitation sessions.
• Assist in managing testing databases and reporting systems.
• Assist in delivering all testing and screening strategies.
• Manage gym areas in conjunction with other members of the First Team Physical Performance staff team to ensure an appropriate and safe working environment.
• Assist in the daily education of physical performance.
• Ensure all sessions and targets are recorded correctly using in-house systems, enabling individual programmes to be monitored, discussed, and developed as necessary.
• Assist in writing and continually updating the department’s standard operating procedures.
• Execute additional tasks as required to meet the Club’s changing priorities.
This job description is not intended to be exhaustive, and the post holder is required to undertake any other duties as may reasonably be required by the Head of Medical and Physical Performance, and/or any other Senior Leader within the Club.
Additional Information
CSR and Sustainability:
All employees are required to understand and support the Company's commitment to corporate social responsibility and sustainability initiatives, and to incorporate sustainable practices into daily work activities, as far as reasonably practicable, including responsible resource use, waste reduction, and energy conservation.
The post holder must also consider environmental and social impacts when making business decisions within their scope of responsibility and participate in sustainability training and awareness programmes as required, also representing the Company’s values and commitment to responsible business practices when engaging with external stakeholders.
Safeguarding:
Huddersfield Town Association Football Club (HTAFC) Ltd. is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
It is anticipated that the role of First Team Physical Performance Coach (Internship) will involve the supervision of and work with children and young people or vulnerable adults; therefore, the post holder will require an Enhanced Criminal Records Check (CRC) through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and clearance for work in football by the FA.
Applicants must disclose all previous convictions including spent convictions in accordance with the associated legislation. The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.
Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.
The post holder will also be required to undergo Safeguarding Training, to be agreed with the Senior Safeguarding Manager.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion:
Huddersfield Town AFC is a diverse environment in which we respect all characteristics under the Equality Act 2010; we want everyone to feel valued and included within the Club and to be able to achieve their full potential.
We have a zero-tolerance approach to any form of discrimination, and we are committed to the redress of any inequalities by taking positive action where appropriate. All employees are required to support and uphold this zero-tolerance approach and contribute to our ‘Terriers Together’ Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Strategy.
Post Title
First Team Physical Performance Coach (Part-time and Fixed Term Internship).
Department/Location
Physical Performance, the Canalside Training Centre.
Reports To
Head of Medical and Physical Performance.
Purpose of the Role
The post holder will join our multi-disciplinary team ahead of the 2025/26 season and contribute to delivering and monitoring physical performance services to our First Team players. The post holder is required to have a strong desire to work within elite sport, in a professional football club environment, while showing an enthusiasm to learn and maintain professional standards at all times.
Functional Links
Internal: First Team Manager and Coaching Staff.
Medical and Physical Performance Staff.
First Team Players.
Academy Director.
Senior Leadership Team.
Staff and managers throughout the organisation.
External: Other Clubs’ Performance services staff.
Premier League and English Football League.
Football Association (FA).
Key Performance Indicators
• Significant contribution to a Sports Science Research project (subject area to be confirmed).
• Effective assistance with daily sports science monitoring practices across various disciplines (GPS, Strength and Conditioning, Nutrition).
• Effective assistance to the Senior Fitness Coach with daily on-field training tasks to ensure the flow of training sessions.
Role Specific Responsibilities
The post holder will be required to:
• Assist in the delivery of gym-based and field-based provision where appropriate.
• Assist the Senior Fitness Coach on-field with daily training tasks to ensure the flow of training sessions.
• Support the Senior Strength and Conditioning Coaches with daily squad preparation, gym and rehabilitation sessions.
• Assist in managing testing databases and reporting systems.
• Assist in delivering all testing and screening strategies.
• Manage gym areas in conjunction with other members of the First Team Physical Performance staff team to ensure an appropriate and safe working environment.
• Assist in the daily education of physical performance.
• Ensure all sessions and targets are recorded correctly using in-house systems, enabling individual programmes to be monitored, discussed, and developed as necessary.
• Assist in writing and continually updating the department’s standard operating procedures.
• Execute additional tasks as required to meet the Club’s changing priorities.
This job description is not intended to be exhaustive, and the post holder is required to undertake any other duties as may reasonably be required by the Head of Medical and Physical Performance, and/or any other Senior Leader within the Club.
Additional Information
CSR and Sustainability:
All employees are required to understand and support the Company's commitment to corporate social responsibility and sustainability initiatives, and to incorporate sustainable practices into daily work activities, as far as reasonably practicable, including responsible resource use, waste reduction, and energy conservation.
The post holder must also consider environmental and social impacts when making business decisions within their scope of responsibility and participate in sustainability training and awareness programmes as required, also representing the Company’s values and commitment to responsible business practices when engaging with external stakeholders.
Safeguarding:
Huddersfield Town Association Football Club (HTAFC) Ltd. is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
It is anticipated that the role of First Team Physical Performance Coach (Internship) will involve the supervision of and work with children and young people or vulnerable adults; therefore, the post holder will require an Enhanced Criminal Records Check (CRC) through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and clearance for work in football by the FA.
Applicants must disclose all previous convictions including spent convictions in accordance with the associated legislation. The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.
Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.
The post holder will also be required to undergo Safeguarding Training, to be agreed with the Senior Safeguarding Manager.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion:
Huddersfield Town AFC is a diverse environment in which we respect all characteristics under the Equality Act 2010; we want everyone to feel valued and included within the Club and to be able to achieve their full potential.
We have a zero-tolerance approach to any form of discrimination, and we are committed to the redress of any inequalities by taking positive action where appropriate. All employees are required to support and uphold this zero-tolerance approach and contribute to our ‘Terriers Together’ Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Strategy.
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