Strength and Conditioning Coach Employment Contract UK

Responsibilities reflected in the contract

• Design evidence-informed strength and conditioning programmes.
• Deliver coached gym and field sessions safely.
• Test physical qualities using approved methods.
• Monitor training load readiness and response.
• Maintain equipment data and session records.
• Coordinate progression with coaching and medical staff.

A realistic working scenario

Performance drops alongside pain during a loaded movement. The coach stops the exercise and refers to the medical team rather than coaching through it.

Outputs to agree

• periodised training plans
• safe coached sessions
• interpreted performance data

Records and evidence

• Programme and load.
• Test results.
• Attendance and response.
• Injury referral.
• Work records.
• Handover notes.

Reporting relationship

Typically reports to Line Manager or Department Manager. Confirm the employer's actual reporting structure in the builder.

Authority and escalation

• The coach programmes performance within competence; clinical diagnosis and rehabilitation clearance require healthcare professionals.
• Obtain approval before committing expenditure, changing contractual commitments or making regulated or staffing decisions outside the assigned role.

Tools and systems

• Care planning systems.
• Mobility equipment.

Workplace context

• Practice reception, clinical administration areas and approved patient-facing areas.

Training and certification

• Complete employer-required safeguarding training.
• Complete employer-required health and safety training.

Contract priorities

• coaching qualification
• load data
• gym safety
• medical-team boundaries

Information the employer should prepare

• the teams ages and performance level
• the training sites calendar and travel
• the testing and programming systems
• the equipment inspection responsibilities
• the athlete-data access and reporting rules
• the rehabilitation and coaching boundaries