THE JOB
Reporting to the Scientific Conditioning Manager and the Senior Scientific Conditioning Coach, the Scientific Conditioning Coach will be responsible for the following duties :
- To develop and implement safe and effective training programmes for athletes;
- To supervise injured athletes’ training in cooperation with the Sports Medicine Centre;
- To coordinate scientific testing in cooperation with the Scientific Assessment team and TID team;
- To perform fitness and field-testing on athletes for monitoring training progress;
- To collaborate with other disciplines of the Scientific Conditioning Centre and other Centres as appropriate to the biopsychosocial operational model;
- To provide both local and overseas on-field support to elite sports teams;
- To centralize and maintain a database for all training records;
- To assist in administrative tasks and supervise junior staff;
- To organize, implement and assist in educational workshops and lectures for athletes, coaches and / or NSAs;
- To monitor the maintenance of the fitness area and equipment; and
- To keep abreast of the current trends of Strength and Conditioning for peak performance.
THE REQUIREMENTS
A university degree in Strength and Conditioning, Sports Science or a relevant discipline;A minimum of 4 years’ relevant working experience in strength and conditioning. Experience in elite training is a definite advantage;Holder of a certified Strength and Conditioning specialist certification or a related qualification;Holder of valid first aid, CPR and AED certificate;Excellent command of both spoken and written English. Ability to speak Cantonese and Putonghua is a definite advantage;Proficient in MS-Word and Excel; andAwareness / knowledge of Child Protection in sport and equal opportunity issues in the context of Hong Kong are an added advantage.