Tag Archive for: Jobs

Chris McCormick

A guide to hiring good coaches

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Hiring coaches, like coaching itself, is an art and science. Just as we do in training, you need to have a process that not only helps to hire a candidate (recruit) but also evaluates (assessment) them once they have worked for you to develop them into better coaches (preparation and performance). When we think of coaching excellence we often only thing about this last step, but the hiring process is just as critical. With that in mind, what makes a coach a “good” hire?

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Martin Bingisser

GAINcast Episode 200: The first hurdle (with Steve Ingham)

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What are the hurdles we face in sports performance? What hurdles do we face in getting a job, in supporting athletes, and in moving profession forward? Steve Ingham has looked closely at all of these questions as both a sports physiologist and consultant. On this week’s episode he joins us to share how he approaches these issues, as well as his new book and online community. Read more

Warren Young

So you want to be a strength and conditioning coach?

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As a university professor, I often ask students who are undertaking a degree in Exercise and Sport Science if they want to work with elite athletes. Typically, about a half of the class put their hands in the air. This isn’t really surprising when you consider the glamorous image of being involved in elite sport, either professional or Olympic sports. However the stark reality is that, by its very nature, elite sport doesn’t provide enough jobs for the vast number of students graduating with a bachelor’s degree. Read more

Vern Gambetta

So, you want a coaching job?

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In the course of my fifty years of coaching I have been fortunate to have had great mentors, influences and role models. I learned very early that I was not entitled to anything I had to pay my dues and earn the right to move forward. I constantly had to prove my competence and continue to improve. Read more