Organisation Portsmouth Community Football Club Limited Salary £27500 - £29500 per annum Location 442 Copnor Road Portsmouth PO3 5EW Contract type Permanent (Full time) Closing date 12 January 2026 Job Description Job title: Academy Lead Strength and Conditioning Coach
Hours of work: Full-time; 37.5 hours/week
Reports to Academy Manager
Remuneration: £27,500- £29,500 per annum
Join Our Team – Be Part of Pompey’s Future
We are Pompey — proud of our past, passionate about our future, and powered by our people. We’re a club that values honesty, unity, and hard work. Now, we’re looking for someone who shares those values to join our academy.
This is a great opportunity for someone who takes pride in their work, is hands-on, and wants to be part of something bigger –developing and supporting the Strength and Conditioning department.
Role summary
This is a full-time position within the Portsmouth FC Academy. The Academy Lead Strength and Conditioning Coach will be the primary person responsible for the tracking and monitoring of training and physical development for the entire academy (U9-U18). The holder of the position will oversee and manage the testing, monitoring, and recording of player physical development markers, whilst ensuring that a strategy is in place to develop and improve physical competency, health and nutrition for all players.
In addition, they will work daily with the U18 Professional Development Phase (PDP) as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Player training and game load will need to be monitored through GPS equipment with any interventions to their load, advised to the Professional Development Phase Lead Coach.
Individualised body conditioning programmes will need to be created and managed for all PDP players, along with monitoring of player body composition measurements to ensure players are physically capable and robust to meet the demands of a full-time training and games programme.
You will have line management responsibilities and will oversee a small team of casual staff and interns, who will support the functionality of the department.
Your responsibilities will include:
Support player wellness checks and deliver a planned daily programme of physical activities to the U18 squad to ensure they are prepared for training.
Execution of physical testing procedures, data collation and analysis, including player reviews and relevant intervention prescriptions for all 3 academy phases.
Collaborate with the Lead Academy Physio to ensure injured player return to play programmes are created and managed.
Create, monitor and refine bespoke gym programmes and supervise the delivery of these for all PDP players and YDP ‘day release’ players.
Devise and monitor an annual S&C curriculum for Foundation and Youth Development Phase players.
Work with the Head of Education to contribute to scholar player S&C related education.
Manage part-time S&C staff and a team of interns and support their development, whilst organising their involvement in the wider academy S&C delivery.
Create, deliver and participate in academy specific or wider club wide CPD events.
Liaise with First Team S&C Lead on benchmarking to advise U18 player targets
Your Skills & Experience:
The appointed coaches must have:
Degree in Sport Science or Strength and Conditioning (completed)
Previous experience within a professional sports academy setting.
Experience using GPS tracking software (preferably Catapult) and compiling evidence-based reports
FA Safeguarding Children certificate
Strong verbal and written skills
IT Skills (FIP/ My Concern systems preferable)
Desirable qualifications & Skills:
Master's Degree in Sport Science or Strength and Conditioning
Body Composition Accreditation
Experience in VALD testing
Staff management experience
EFAiF (Emergency First Aid in Football) certificate
Guidance to consider
Please consider the below before applying:
Given the training locations, having a driving licence and frequent access to a car is essential and living within a daily commutable distance from Portsmouth is required
You currently have Right to work in the UK and will be subject to an enhanced DBS check
The hours of work for this position will include a blend of weekday, evenings, and weekend work
Ready to lead the way
The Club will not consider applications via third parties.
To apply send your CV and cover letter to Lina Small – no later than 5pm on the 12th January, 2026
If you don’t hear from us within 7 days of the closing date, please consider that your application was unsuccessful.
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