Academy Assistant/sport Scientist Bursary

3 weeks ago

Wolverhampton, United Kingdom Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Full time

**MSc Strength and Conditioning Bursary with**

**Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Academy
**Applicant Pack
**MSc Strength and Conditioning Bursary funded by the Wolverhampton**

**Wanderers FC Academy
We are offering applicants of our MSc Strength and Conditioning programme the opportunity to apply

for a bursary to covering course fees funded by WWFC Academy.

**Closing Date: Midnight Friday 31st May 2024**

Interview Date**:Friday 14th June 2024, Walsall Campus**

Start Date: MSc Strength and Conditioning Course Welcome Week - Monday 16th September

2024

**Bursary details**

The bursary will cover the UK home course tuition fee costs for the MSc Strength and Conditioning

and in exchange the successful applicant will undertake an applied work placement within the sports

science support team at WWFC academy supporting youth players in their physical development.

**MSc Strength and Conditioning**

This exciting and applied course will develop your scientific knowledge and skills in delivering strength

and conditioning training methods within a range of contexts. The applied and practical nature of the

course will equip you with the skills required to work with athletes and clients of different ages,

abilities and demographics in designing and implementing bespoke training programmes to enhance

athletic performance and health and wellbeing. For further information about the MSc Strength and

Conditioning programme, see the course webpage.

**Please note**:The bursary and associated opportunity to work with WWFC Academy is in combination

with studying the MSc Strength and Conditioning programme. Therefore, successful progress and

engagement on the MSc is a requirement of continued receipt of the bursary and work experience

offered.

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**Role Description**

**PLACEMENT TITLE**:Academy Assistant/Sport Scientist Bursary (MSc Strength & Conditioning)

**DEPARTMENT**:Medical and Exercise Science

**REPORTS TO**:Head of Sport Science / Academy Manager - Football

**LOCATION**:Sir Jack Hayward Training Ground, additional travel may be required

**HOURS**:24 hours per week from September - September (2024 - 2025)

**We are Wolves. Progressive, determined, bright, unified and humble. A pack that is hungry for success. Wolves**

**is one of the fastest growing professional football clubs in the UK, and also boasts one of the richest histories in**

**the beautiful game.**

Formed in 1877, Wolves was a founder member of the Football League, and was one of the country’s most

successful sides in the fifties and sixties. During a two decade spell the Black Country’s most decorated side won

three First Division titles and one of its four FA Cups.

Fast forward 70 years and Wolves are back amongst football’s elite. In the past six years we have celebrated

promotion to the Premier League, back-to-back 7th placed finishes and a Europa League quarter-final campaign.

Now, we will be competing in the Premier League for a sixth successive season.

But at Wolves it is all about what we will do, not what we have done. We don’t simply look to the future, we seize

it.***

**We take seriously our commitment to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults and to ensuring that**

**Wolves is free from discrimination and harassment.**

**Placement description**

To aid in the delivering and monitoring (GPS/Heart rate) of on-field physical conditioning and gym
- based Strength and Conditioning support services to youth players at Wolverhampton Wanderers

Football Club. This placement is to support university study towards a postgraduate qualification in

Strength and Conditioning working in partnership with the University of Wolverhampton.

**Key responsibilities **

Delivery of pitch and gym based athletic development sessions

Create session plans to be delivered across YDP and FDP alongside reviews with the staff

Internal and External load monitoring using GPS & RPE

Learn to interpret and collate GPS data using relevant software in order to provide objective reports to

coaching staff and wider MDT

Provide match day support that includes warm up and cool downs

Assist in the formulation and delivery of injury prevention programmes** **

Assist and lead in the physical testing in line with the Premier League as well as inhouse testing** **

Conduct research to compliment the work being completed as part of placement and in support of

study towards qualification.

Attend regular internal CPD and complete a coaching competency framework to ensure development

targets are met

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**General responsibilities **

Compliance with Club policies

Compliance with the Club’s health and safety procedures

Compliance with the Club’s safeguarding policies

To promote the Club’s values

To work consistently to embed equality & diversity into the Club

To undertake such other duties as may be reasonably expected

To maintain professional conduct at all times

**Safeguarding **

This role carries a specific safeguarding

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