Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Develop individualized and team-based strength, conditioning, movement, recovery, and performance programs for all contracted players, including periodization of pre-season, in-season and post-season plans.
  • Conduct appropriate baseline and periodic performance testing and use results to guide programming without exceeding scope of practice.
  • Coordinate daily with the Athletic Trainer regarding player availability, restrictions, rehabilitation goals, symptoms, workload tolerance, and modifications.
  • Participate in return-to-performance planning and implement physician- and athletic trainer-approved progressions from rehabilitation into unrestricted training.
  • Display a familiarity with Sports Science technology, and the ability to perform functionality and basic assessments using appropriate devices.
  • Monitor workload, wellness, fatigue, and recovery using approved methods and communicate clinically relevant concerns to the medical team.
  • Provide direct supervision for team-organized strength and conditioning sessions and maintain safe technique, appropriate progression, and emergency readiness.
  • Be present at practices and matches, according to organizational standards and MLV policies.
  • Maintain safe, clean, and organized training facilities and inspect equipment for hazards.
  • Provide players with education on training, recovery, sleep, hydration, nutrition and performance habits within professional scope.