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Lead PGA Physical Performance Coach (Women's)
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur is a world-famous football club based in London. On the pitch, the Club competes in the upper echelons of the English Premier League and is a regular participant in marque UEFA club competitions.
Job Posted- 13 Oct 2025
Status- Full Time
Location- England
Closing date- 20 Oct 2025
The Role
We’re currently recruiting a Lead Physical Performance Coach within our Professional Girls Academy to lead in the development and implementation of the physical performance strategy, aligned with the Women’s first team.
About You
- Lead the provision of an integrated physical performance service programme in the PGA, assisting with duties in the Women’s first team when required.
- Work alongside the Women’s First Team PPCs to align the PGA with the first team and ensure streamlined performance support provision throughout all age groups.
- Evaluate and assess Women’s PGA players to ensure they are meeting the physical requirements of the next level.
- Collaborate with the injury management team to deliver S&C programmes that contribute to the rehabilitation of injury and return to play.
- Monitor the growth and maturation of the players in the PGA squads.
- Plan and deliver field and gym-based sessions for PGA players, including multi-sport exposure, ensuring a high standard of service.
- Collect, analyse and report daily, weekly, monthly, and seasonal performance data of all PGA players.
- Display evidence of continued professional development and utilise this to provide ideas of research-based innovative, practical strategies that are tailored to elite footballers.
- Any other adhoc duties as deemed necessary by the Lead physical performance coach.
What you will bring
- BSc in a Sport Science discipline.
- A post-graduate qualification in Strength and Conditioning or Sport Science. Degree programmes must have included aspects related to physical preparation for sporting performance (e.g. physiology, kinesiology, anatomy, biomechanics and nutrition).
- UKSCA, NSCA or BASES Accreditation (or achievable within 6 months).
- First Aid Qualification.
- Experience of working within an MDT in a professional sport environment.
- A thorough understanding of the various sports science disciplines and their impact on the training and performance of elite athletes.
- Extensive experience in delivering physical performance coaching in elite sport, ideally with youth athletes.
- Experience handling and analysing performance data.
- A good understanding of scientific methods of trialling and validating assessment, monitoring and evaluation equipment and protocols.
- Excellent academic and applied knowledge of contemporary practice in physical performance development.
Desirable
- Experience of having worked within multiple professional sports.
- UEFA C Licence (or ability to achieve within 6-12 months). (Interesting addition – coaches thoughts on this)
How to Apply
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