Sr. Director, Athletic Performance

This is a Full Time Job

Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE), located in Washington, D.C., is one of the largest integrated sports and entertainment companies in the country with one of the most diverse partnership groups in all of sports. MSE owns and operates five professional sports teams: the 2019 WNBA Champion Washington Mystics, the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Champion Washington Capitals, NBA's Washington Wizards, NBA G League's Capital City Go-Go, and NBA 2K League's Wizards District Gaming. The company is also co-owner of aXiomatic, which has controlling interest in global esports franchise Team Liquid, and owns and operates Capital One Arena in DC. MSE also manages MedStar Capitals Iceplex, the state-of-the-art training facility for the Capitals and EagleBank Arena on George Mason University's campus. In conjunction with the District of Columbia and Events DC, MSE is a partner in a new sports and entertainment facility in Southeast DC on the St. Elizabeth's East campus that opened in September 2018. Facility highlights include MedStar Wizards Performance Center, the brand-new training facility for the Wizards, Go-Go and Mystics, and a 4,200-seat arena which serves as the new home of the Mystics and Go-Go. MSE also co-owns and operates Monumental Sports Network (MSN) with the NBC Sports Group. MSN is the mid-Atlantic region's top destination for exclusive fan experiences and original sports content across desktop, tablet, mobile and OTT streaming devices. Visit www.monumentalsports.com.

MSE proudly promotes its core values for all those that interact with the company. As a member of our team:
• You will provide first-class customer service and value for our fans.
• You will champion a double-bottom line that engages, unifies and gives back to the community we serve.
• You will work tirelessly to build generationally exceptional teams that compete for championships year after year and create lifelong memories for our fans.
• You will measure performance with specific objectives and metrics and our analysis and decisions are compelled by data.
• You will prize leadership, but you should value teamwork and collaboration and transparency even more. We treat each other with respect. We act with honesty and integrity. We remain humble.
• You will innovate. We are nimble and first to market. We are not averse to risk.
• You will have fun. We are in the business of happiness.

Position Overview: The Sr. Director, Athletic Performance will lead the production and delivery of evidence-based athletic development and injury prevention programs for the Washington Wizards NBA team. They will also have the opportunity to contribute to performance initiatives across Monumental Basketball.

Are you an accomplished and versatile practitioner who has specialized in the preparation and development of top performing athletes? We'd love to hear from you!

Responsibilities:

• Develop, coordinate, and track personalized strength and conditioning plans aligning with players' specific needs and goals.
• Manage and develop S&C coaches across Monumental Basketball.
• Lead the assessment and monitoring of player athletic performance.
• Lead the implementation of nutrition strategies in coordination with the Team Nutritionist/Dietitian.
• Collaborate on the development and delivery of corrective, rehabilitation, and return-to-play programs.
• Contribute to the evaluation of player movement performance and proficiency.
• Contribute to sport science initiatives – including the monitoring and management of player workloads and the delivery of internal performance science research.
• Motivate and lead athletes to achieve elite levels of conditioning that support the psychological as well as physical preparation of the athlete/team and are highly integrated with the technical coach and sport specific training.
• Demonstrate and communicate exercise techniques to athletes and effectively improve athletes' exercise execution with a variety of coaching tactics and skills across the range of exercises required for varied and comprehensive weight room delivery.
• Acquire robust assessment data across a wide range of strength, power and conditioning assessments, effectively using equipment and software as required; manage and monitor athlete training and assessment data.
• Assist in developing and managing performance training and sport science facilities.
• Assist in developing and delivering player performance strategies, policies, and procedures.

Minimum Requirements:
• Postgraduate degree in sport science, exercise science, or strength and conditioning required; physical therapy preferred but not essential; doctorate preferred.
• 10 years of experience working as a strength and conditioning coach; experience with NBA, intercollegiate or national-level basketball players preferred.
• Certified as a strength and conditioning coach (CSCS, or international equivalent).
• Nationally recognized accreditation or certification in sport science preferred (such as BASES or ACSM).
• Experience implementing physiological and biomechanical assessments.
• Experience of having contributed to applied sports performance research and development initiatives.
• Experience as a practicing Physical Therapist or Athletic Trainer preferred.
• Outstanding organizational skills, with the ability to balance multiple projects at the same time and to adapt to changing priorities.

All applicants for employment at Monumental Sports are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to commencing employment. Applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment will be required to produce proof of vaccination status prior to their first day of employment. Monumental Sports will evaluate requests for reasonable accommodations for applicants unable to be vaccinated due to a religious belief, disability or pregnancy on an individualized basis in accordance with applicable laws.