Head of Physical Performance

**JOB DESCRIPTION**

**JOB TITLE**:Head of Physical Performance**
**DEPARTMENT**:Performance
**REPORTS TO**:Head of High Performance
**LOCATION**: Sir Jack Hayward Training Ground, Compton
**HOURS**:Full-time 37.5 hours per week (flexibility will be required due to the nature of this

role)
**DATE**:November 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 Premier League for an
eighth successive season; but now we compete as a sports and entertainment business across
multiple brand verticals. As a challenger club, Wolves dare to be different, which is why creating
world class propositions in esports, fashion and music are all part of our ambitious plans.

At Wolves, we don’t simply look to the future, we seize it.

**We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and**
**adults at risk. We expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment. This means that**
**safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk**

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**Job purpose**

We are seeking an exceptional individual to lead our physical performance delivery across the club.
This role will develop and oversee the sport science framework across the club in all aspects of
physical performance. The post-holder will support the Head Coach and 1st team coaching staff in
session planning and delivery and will lead the 1st team sport scientists on a daily basis to ensure
optimal physical preparation for all of our first team players.

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**Key responsibilities -**
- To communicate clearly and effectively with the Head Coach to provide comprehensive

detail in relation to the physical status of all 1st team players.
- To have excellent working relationships and communication pathways with the medical staff
to ensure absolute clarity in relation to each player’s status in order to be able to provide
the required detail to the Head Coach.
- Work alongside the Director of Performance to develop the club-wide philosophy from a
field-based loading and gym based strength and conditioning perspective.
- Work alongside the rest of the MDT to ensure the players are optimally prepared for the
demands of Premier League Football from a physical standpoint.
- On a daily basis, to plan and lead athletic development sessions that include a speed, agility
or plyometric element in line with the coaching theme of the day in both a team and
individual setting.
- Oversee the implementation of systematic physiological (laboratory and field-based) and
anthropometric testing protocols and analyse the data and provide feedback to the
multidisciplinary team members and individual player.
- Travel to all 1st Team matches, tours, tournaments etc.
- Plan and implement player-specific conditioning programs.
- Assist in the formulation and delivery of injury prevention programmes.
- Provide regular verbal and written reports at appropriate meetings associated with the
physical status of players (athlete programme design, athlete attendance and adherence,
test and monitoring reports, programme overview, review and updates).
- Initiate and contribute to special projects that are part of the wider development of the
medical and exercise science department at the football club.
- To complete multi-disciplinary reviews for each player, providing short, medium
- and long
- term action points throughout the season when necessary.
- Oversee and provide mentorship to the strength and conditioning coaches and data
analysts.
- Develop a comprehensive, periodised training plan in line with the philosophy of the Head
Coach.

**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 involves working with children and/or adults at risk in a Regulated Activity (or in
close proximity to children and/or adults at risk). This means that the post-holder is required
people
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**Key relationships**
- Director of Performance
- Head Coach
- Head of Medical
- The 1st Team MDT
- Head of Academy Sport Science and Medicine
- Football Administration Department