Full time sport science and strength and conditioning support of youth team (U17's and 18's) as well as support to U9's up to 16's within the academy.

Hands on fitness testing and strength and conditioning support of academy players from under 9's up to under 16's.

• Provide strength and conditioning support of hands on coaching and screening procedures to 26 regional level (as well as multiple national level) youth basketball players for summer camp training in support of national level basketball coaches in their training of squad members.

Assisting a highly experienced head strength and conditioning coach in coaching strength and conditioning based training sessions for various sports including Rugby Union and Basketball for the ages of 16-18 years old.

• Developing strength and conditioning and sport science support program for the club for the first time in their history • Providing programming for the club to provide support for youth development and EPPP auditing• Working hands on in strength and conditioning based training for players ranging from 11-15 years old• Some experience in working with youth level players in gym based training, shadowing the head of strength and conditioning and sport science for 16-18’s• Screening and assessing of players in preparation of for implementing strength and conditioning based training• Currently creating a development plan for the club for future use with academy players of all ages.

Responsibilities• Working with youth squad of 35 15 and 16 year old elite rugby league players• Designing warm up procedures including movement skills, movement preparation, mobility/flexibility sequences and speed and agility skill development.• Coaching of gym based training including rehabilitation, prehabilitation/corrective exercise, strength training including major movements such as pressing, squatting, deadlifting and other movements, postural restoration, soft tissue based and mobility based training, landing skills and plyometric exercises. • Hands on experience in screening athletes for movement and postural dysfunction and compensation patterns and the role of these findings in training prescription. • Other key areas including hands on experience working with athletes rehabilitating a variety of injuries such as Osgood schlatters, ACL rupture, shoulder impingement, spinal fracturing, and ankle sprains as well as others adapting exercise to their capabilities.• Observing wrestling based conditioning by technical coaches and its implementation in to the physical and technical preparation of rugby league players.• Implementation field based speed and agility conditioning.• Assistance of head strength and conditioner in designing home based conditioning programs and nutritional recommendations.