Minor League Strength & Conditioning Specialist

Full Time Job
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Summary Provides overall supervision/implementation of the strength and conditioning program for minor league players. Evaluates, motivates, and educates athletes in all aspects as it relates to performance enhancement and durability. Assists with nutritional evaluation for players at the assigned minor league affiliate club.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Other duties may be assigned.

Spring Training:
• Supervise all strength & conditioning workouts
• Assist major league staff and Coordinator - Minor League with all performance testing and supervision of strength and conditions programs for major league and minor league players
• Give assisted, individual stretches
• Make sure workout logs are completed
• Assist athletic trainers and physical therapist with rehabilitation programs, as needed
• Conduct team stretches, warm-up, agility, weight lifting and running programs
• Keep weight room clean and organized at all times
• Assist with rotator cuff program

In-Season:
• Implement and oversee strength and conditioning program as designed by Coordinator – Strength & Conditioning
• Set aside time to work individually with players who need assistance
• Supervise all workouts at all times, no exceptions
• Make sure workout cards are completed
• Report any problems/injuries to athletic trainers, coaches, coordinator
• Communicate daily with manager, coaches and athletic trainer
• Assist athletic trainers with rehab programs as needed
• Organize and set-up team weight lifting times on the road
• Provide NSF educational information and updates to players
• Provide proper nutritional counseling to any players in accordance with the Milwaukee Brewers Nutritional Guidelines
• Report and record any supplement abuse (steroids, recreational drugs, etc.) immediately to the Coordinator - Strength & Conditioning
• Keep attendance log up to date, no exceptions
• Report to Coordinator - Strength & Conditioning weekly giving summary of overall program issues
• Conduct team weigh-ins every 2 weeks
• Responsible for monthly player reports to Coordinator - Strength & Conditioning
• Keep weight room clean and organized at all times
• Monitor the nutritional value of meals/snacks provided in the clubhouse
• Assist with implementation of rotator cuff program
• Provide corrective exercise programs for players based on spring training assessments and continuous evaluations of players' deficiencies
• Mandatory attendance is required for the following:
• All meetings by Coordinator - Strength & Conditioning, Manager or Front Office Personnel

Off-Season Camps:
• Bi-monthly off-season phone calls to players, with recording to the Brewers off-season website
• Implement and supervise training sessions at the Arizona Maryvale Complex during off season programs
• Create and implement video content on the strength & conditioning website
• Provide educational information for the strength & conditioning website
• Assist in any research projects as assigned by the Medical Department
• Monthly webinar/Skype projects with strength and conditioning staff to develop new policies/procedures, ideas, philosophies, research articles as it relates to professional baseball

Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
• Must possess the ability to motivate and inspire high level athletes
• Must possess the skills necessary to evaluate the athlete's levels of physical preparedness, movement efficacy, and effort levels
• Must possess the critical thinking skills and knowledge necessary to develop and modify programs for athletes
• Must possess sound communication skills

Education
and/or Experience
• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Must have CSCS credentialing from the NSCA, as well as RSCC if working at the AAA or AA level (as it pertains to professional baseball)
• CEU Credits are required to keep certification current and must be approved by Dir-Medical Ops prior to registration of CEU courses

Computer Skills

To perform the job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft office software including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, and Internet Explorer. Other computer capabilities required to update websites, submit online reporting and other basic computer related tasks.

Other Skills and Abilities
• Requires ability to adjust and adapt on the fly in a timely and professional manner
• Need to be a motivator to all players
• Need to be able to find ways to get the most physically out of all players

Language Skills

Bi-Lingual a plus (Spanish, English). Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 100 pounds. In specific instances, the employee must be able to move and/or spot athletes moving up to 500 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions, which may include heat, cold and various forms of precipitation. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Requires travel as assigned for all road games, meetings and seminars.

Work Hours

In addition to in-season availability, must also be available for Arizona Offseason Programs or early spring training reporting at the direction of the Dir-Medical Ops, the Major League Strength and Conditioning Coach and/or the Minor League Strength & Conditioning Coordinator.