Strength and Conditioning Coach

Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics, a Division I and Big Ten Conference Institution, is seeking two Athletic Performance Coaches to cultivate a positive training environment that encourages team building, accountability, discipline, work ethic and mentally and physically healthy student-athletes

Responsibilities:

• Design, organize and supervise strength and conditioning programs at an elite level for sports assigned.
• Coordinate and collaborate with Hight Performance staff in optimizing student-athlete performance, health and wellness through the development of strategies that promote best practice within sport.
• Manage day-to-day athlete monitoring strategies that include various sport technologies (i.e., Catapult GPS, ForceDecks, NordBord, Wellness Surveys).
• Utilize Smartabase, Teamworks and Teams for information collecting, sharing, scheduling and communication across multiple departments.
• Coordinate team nutritional needs in consultation with sports nutritionist through fueling stations, meals associated with team travel and other dietary needs.
• Support education for student-athletes regarding nutrition and supplementation.
• Develop and implement strength and fitness evaluation techniques to measure student-athlete’s physical improvements across.
• Play an integral part of the on-campus recruitment of student-athletes in assigned sport.

Qualifications:

• Requires a Bachelor's Degree or higher plus 1+ years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• A Master's Degree is preferred.
• Current certification as a professional strength coach with the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association or National Strength and Conditioning Association required.
• Experience in collegiate strength and conditioning coaching preferred.