Physical Performance Coach (Blind Football)

Complementary Training; Tamworth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading sports organization in the UK is seeking a Physical Performance Coach for blind football. The role requires developing and delivering strength and conditioning programs for elite players. Essential qualifications include an undergraduate degree in sport performance and relevant accreditation. The position is casual with a commitment of up to 30 days per season, with expectations of travel and training attendance. Competitive pay and growth opportunities are offered in a diverse workplace dedicated to inclusion.

Benefits

Competitive rate of pay

Opportunities for development

Access to top facilities

Qualifications

• Required experience in coaching elite athletes in physical performance.
• Degree related to sport performance is essential.
• Knowlege of strength and conditioning principles.

Responsibilities

• Develop individualised strength and conditioning programming for players.
• Connect with local strength and conditioning coaches.
• Attend mandated training and comply with company policies.

Skills

Coaching skills

Strength and conditioning

Experience with training load monitoring

Proficiency with Microsoft Office

Education

Undergraduate degree in sport performance

Strength and conditioning accreditation

Tools

Microsoft Office

Kitman Labs

Job description

Physical Performance Coach (Blind Football)

The FA’s Para Division are looking for an experienced Physical Performance Coach to support the development of physical performance for elite blind men’s and women’s players, inclusive of on- and off-camp delivery.

This is a casual contract initially running until 31 July 2026, with an anticipated commitment of up to 30 days per season, including duties that may require travel outside the UK.

Please include a cover letter with your application that clearly explains your interest in the role and demonstrates how your skills and experience align with the stated criteria.

1st stage interviews are scheduled to be held circa week commencing 19th January 2026. For successful candidates, a second stage practical interview will be held on Friday 6th February 2026 at The National Football Centre, St. George’s Park.

Please note the squad’s upcoming camp dates that we would expect that the successful candidate be able to attend:

• 20‑21 Feb
• 20‑21 Mar
• 24‑25 Apr
• 29‑30 May
• 12‑13 Jun
• 10‑11 Jul

What Will You Be Doing?

• Provide individualised strength and conditioning programming to players based on game, position and individual development demands
• Connect with local (e.g., TASS) strength and conditioning coaches to inform face‑to‑face delivery
• Weekly connection with players around training progression
• Regular connection to squad multi‑disciplinary team
• Develop blind football‑specific profiling measures to evidence progress in relevant areas whilst maintaining a database on physical profiling of players
• Provide on‑camp and in‑tournament support in relation to warm‑up and recovery processes (attend min. 10/15 camps)
• Lead the delivery of travel strategies for overseas competition
• Work with Rehab Physical Performance Coach, Rehab Physio, Squad Physios and Squad Doctors around return to play strategies for rehabbing players
• Contribute to players’ individual development plan process
• Work with the Nutritionist to inform players’ fuelling demands
• Provide educational sessions to players & coaches on areas relevant to physical development
• Support additional physical performance areas across Para Football squads when needed
• Attendance of mandated training (i.e. EMAiF, UKAD Introduction to Clean Sport, CRC check, Safeguarding)
• Executes additional tasks as required to meet the FA’s changing priorities
• Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and wellbeing can be maintained
• As part of the FA’s commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance

What Will You Need?

Essential for the role:

Knowledge

• Undergraduate degree in sport performance related subjects
• Strength and conditioning accreditation (e.g., UKSCA, NSCA, ASCA)
• UKAD Introduction to Clean Sport

Experience

• Excellent coaching skills and extensive experience as a physical performance / strength and conditioning coach in elite sport
• Expertise within a specific domain of physical performance
• Experience leading strength and conditioning programming to athletes
• Experience developing profiling measures to match sport‑demands
• Experience working with remote athletes

Technical Skills

• Experience with internal and external training load monitoring (e.g., heart rate or GPS)
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Beneficial to have:

Knowledge

• Postgraduate degree in sport performance related subjects

Experience

• working with visually impaired athletes
• developing profiling batteries and return to play metricsworking with student‑athletes
• delivering at international competition
• working with female athletes

Technical Skills

• using Kitman Labs
• online training platforms (e.g., Teambuildr)
• using force frames/plates (Vald or similar)
• with isokinetic dynamometry

What’s in it for you?

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive rate of pay as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role.

We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles, and by doing this, we offer top‑of‑the‑range facilities across two core business locations. We have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English football. We are also delighted to have a world‑class Elite Performance Centre, St. George’s Park in Staffordshire which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high‑performing England teams and leaders.

We are a diverse workplace, aspiring to represent football across the country. The Football Association actively promotes inclusion and diversity, encouraging you to be the best version of yourself at work.

We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application.