Description Here's a summary of responsibilities: The Strength & Conditioning Coach develops and delivers athlete-centered physical preparation services for elite athletes and National Governing Bodies (NGBs) as part of the Applied Science team. Working within an interdisciplinary performance model, the role designs and implements integrated, sport-specific strength and conditioning programs and physical performance strategies that enhance athlete development, readiness for training and competition, and long-term performance progression across USOPC training centers, NGB training environments, national team camps, and competition settings.
The Strength & Conditioning Coach contributes to athlete profiling, performance diagnostics, and data-informed planning processes, translating insight into measurable performance outcomes. In addition to direct athlete support, the role helps build sustainable and repeatable performance environments through cross-disciplinary collaboration, applied learning, and alignment with Games preparation priorities.
Here's how you'll have an impact: Performance Delivery
- Design and implement integrated, sport-specific strength and conditioning programs aligned to athlete performance plans and NGB objectives through effective coaching.
- Deliver high-quality physical preparation services across USOPC training centers, NGB environments, national team camps, and competition settings in alignment with Sport Performance plans.
- Lead physical preparation delivery within assigned sport environments, ensuring alignment between daily training, camp demands, and competitive readiness.
- Provide technical coaching in strength, power, speed, and movement development, ensuring safe and effective execution of training programs.
- Collaborate with sport coaches and performance staff to integrate physical preparation into overall training design and performance plans.
Performance Insights
- Contribute to athlete profiling processes through performance testing, monitoring, and diagnostics. Collect, validate, and interpret performance data to inform short- and long-term planning and decision-making for athletes, NGBs, and across service providers.
- Apply testing and monitoring outcomes to inform program adjustments that enhance athlete readiness and mitigate injury risk.
- Partner with physiology, sports medicine, performance innovation, and other disciplines to ensure an integrated approach to athlete development, including measured improvements in athlete readiness, robustness, and preparation for competition.
- Contribute to cross-sport learning by sharing applied insights and performance trends within the Applied Science team.
Performance Capability & Environment
- Support the development of cohesive physical preparation standards across training centers and partner environments.
- Contribute to the planning and execution of physical preparation strategies for major international competitions.
- Assist in maintaining high-performance training environments, including equipment oversight and safe facility operations where applicable.
- Provide mentorship to interns, fellows, and developing practitioners as assigned.
- Foster productive and collaborative working relationships with NGBs, coaches, interdisciplinary performance staff, and internal divisions to enhance system-wide service delivery.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Here are the skills and experience you'll need to be effective: - Bachelor's degree in Sport Science, Exercise Science, or related field
- Master's degree in Sport Science, Exercise Physiology, or related field preferred
- Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) or equivalent professional certification
- 5+ years of experience delivering strength and conditioning services to national and/or international level athletes
- Experience applying sport demands analysis and performance profiling to inform physical preparation programs
- Experience selecting, administering and interpreting physical performance assessments to inform programming
- Experience working within multidisciplinary performance environments, including working collaboratively with coaches and support staff
- Experience coaching & supervising strength, power, speed, agility, conditioning, and movement-based training sessions with athletes.
- Experience supporting national team camps, elite training environments, or major international competitions preferred
- Experience using athlete monitoring technologies or sport science data systems preferred.
- Experience educating or mentoring other practitioners preferred.
- Ability to design and deliver structured strength, speed, change-of-direction and fatigue-resistance training programs
- Ability to coach and correct barbell, machine, and field-based movement patterns
- Strong understanding of human morphology and physiology applied to physical preparation
- Ability to interpret athlete testing and monitoring data to inform physical preparation decisions
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build productive relationships with athletes, coaches, and high-performance staff
- Excellent coaching and communication skills
- High level of organization and attention to detail
- Commitment to ongoing professional development and applied learning
- Ability to critically reflect on coaching practice
Here are the tools, equipment, & conditions: - Strength and conditioning facility and equipment
- Must be able to lift up to 50 kilograms several times a day
- Must be able to lift up to 25 kilograms overhead or at least 6 feet high several times a day
- Standard office equipment
- Microsoft Office applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
- Indoor and outdoor training and testing environment
- Prolonged standing and physical activity
- Non-traditional work hours on occasion, including early morning, late evening, weekends, holidays, and extended hours
- Regular attendance at work is an essential job function
Here's where you'll work: Colorado Springs Olympic & Paralympic Training Center
Here's some more information you need to know: - Hiring pay range $94,000 - $100,000 per year.
- This Full-Time, Exempt position is intended to work 40 hours per week.
- Bonus: This position will be eligible for the Annual Incentive Award Program, which has a 15% target. The USOPC may change or eliminate this program at any time at its sole discretion.
- Benefits: This position will be eligible for USOPC benefits. You can view a summary here .
This job posting will close 12:00pm MT on 11/1/2026
