Lead Coach, Performance Strength and Conditioning

**Type of Position**:_Full Time Employee_
**Location**: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
**Department: High Performance**
**Reporting to: Director, Men’s Rugby Performance**

**Rugby Canada **is the national sport organization for rugby union committed to delivering life
- long, inclusive rugby experiences that cultivate participation and inspire excellence from
community to club to country. Our organizational values include integrity, passion, solidarity,
discipline, and respect.

Based in Toronto or select remote locations, the **Lead Coach, Performance & Strength &**
**Conditioning (Eastern Canada)** is responsible for leading the day-to-day strength programming
coaching, medical and analytical staff to monitor players and provide feedback for selection
purposes to senior head coaching staff.

Working in close collaboration with selected players participating in Major League Rugby will
be a crucial part of the role as Rugby Canada looks to enhance its men’s rugby presence on the
world stage.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Produce well-conditioned athletes for the demands of high performance and
- professional rugby- Plan, design and deliver appropriate training sessions for all targeted players both in a
- centralized and decentralized environment- Support national and regional coaching staff through use of data tracking (GPS /
- Wellness Technology), and other best practice sports science- Support players with nutrition, recovery and self-management programs as needed
- Liaise with analysts to provide effective & timely feedback to players on performance
- and recovery- Monitor, track and identify RC qualified players world-wide, and support with quality
- strength and conditioning programs- From time to time (as directed by the Director, Men’s Rugby) assist / support Rugby
- Canada national team senior and age grade programs- Support national team head coaches with player performance reviews

**REQUIRED SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS**




- Recognized degree in physical education, human movement or exercise and sports

science
- A minimum of five years of experience in high-performance sport
- Experience working in performance rugby would be preferable
- High level of knowledge of profiling and screening of athletic qualities
- Injury prevention skills (relative to the demands of High-Performance Sport) and return
- to play/perform criteria (relative to different injury types)
- Programming skills around the development of plyometric ability, linear speed

(sprinting), multidirectional speed (COD/Reactive Agility), and Rugby specific
movement skill integration
- Sports science experience especially the collection and management of GPS data
- Sports science experience especially player monitoring and workload management
- Recognized certification in Strength & Conditioning related competence (e.g., NSCA,
- UKSCA, ASCA, etc.).
- Recognized First Aid and CPR certification (desirable)
- Excellent computer literacy skills

**PERSONAL ATTRIBUTE QUALIFICATIONS**:

- _Results-oriented, able to set priorities and deliver consistently to a high professional _
- standard _
- _Exceptional relationship management skills and proven leadership capabilities _
- _A collaborative team member who can establish strong working relationships with _
- external stakeholders and with colleagues within the organization _
- _Excellent decision making/problem solving skills _
- _Strong organizational skills, time management and attention to detail _
- _Exceptional verbal and written communications and presentation skills _
- _Ability to learn quickly and adapt new skills _
- _Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and ever-changing work environment_**_ _**:

- _Desire to be part of a team_**_ _**:

- _Enthusiasm and passion for growing the sport of rugby_**_ _**:

- _Willing to be flexible regarding work schedules and work long hours to ensure success _
- of all programs_**_ _**