The Role

We are looking for an Academy Physical Performance Coach to be responsible for the athletic development of players within the Professional Development Phase (PDP), including diligently planning, delivering, and evaluating both on-pitch and gym based athletic development.

In this exciting role, you'll be entrusted to optimise player potential by enhancing availability, maximising physical performance, and mitigating the risk of injury; you'll be imbedded in a multidisciplinary team and will collaborate with a multitude of colleagues to optimise health, physical capacity and on-pitch application of our Academy players.

Who we are

We are one of the most famous clubs in world football, with a rich heritage and history of success – read more about our history, here.

Beyond that, we are passionate about our local community and, behind the scenes, we have a wide variety of opportunities and career paths for all. We have a very defined purpose: to act for a winning team, culture and community. We achieve this by ensuring we are courageous in the pursuit of progress, we champion our community and each other, and that we do the right thing (even when no one is looking).

Your day-to-day

• Oversee and track key preparations - you'll design and lead individual and team pre-training preparation and you'll individualise and periodise gym programming, as well as track and monitor gym exposure and volume loads

• Prioritise physical profiling and athletic development - you'll eagerly plan, conduct and report on physical profiling, and you will periodise, prepare and deliver on on-pitch athletic development

• Operate as a key part of a multidisciplinary team - you will collaborate with colleagues to develop physical profiles and individual development plans (IDPs)

• Provide vital support on matchdays - you'll take pride in leading our strength and conditioning matchday provision

• Assist with critical reviews and sessions - you will contribute to micro, meso, and macrocycle reviews and you'll support with neuromuscular fatigue monitoring, and you will deliver recovery sessions and assist with rehabilitation when requested

• Demonstrate a forward thinking mindset - you will proactively stay up to date with best practices in athletic development, youth-to-senior transitions, injury prevention and applied performance data analytics to support continuous program evolution through ongoing research and development

• Act as an ambassador for our club - you'll adhere to a strict code of confidentiality in respect of any information relating to our club and its operations, and you will proudly maintain our club standards in line with the code of conduct, ensuring compliance to safeguarding, health & safety and equal opportunity 

What we are looking for

• Extensive experience within elite football - you're equipped with vast experience working in academy football at an elite level and a proven track record of implementing athletic development services in an elite sport setting

• Credible expertise - you hold an MSc in Strength and Conditioning (or equivalent) and you have UKSCA accreditation

• Experience working as a specialist within a multidisciplinary team - you're proud of your history of playing an impactful role within diverse performance support teams

• Best-in-class communication skills - you're easily able to build professional relationships to influence and motivate change and you can communicate complex information in a simple and relevant way

• Exceptional team player - you can integrate and collaborate in a team environment and you act with humility, discipline and respect

• Forward-thinking mindset - you demonstrate flexibility and adaptability to respond to the demands of elite football and you take a proactive and versatile approach to achieving successful outcomes

• Exceptional attention to detail and professionalism - you are highly organised, detail-oriented and proactive in managing multiple responsibilities simultaneously and you're skilled in producing clear, concise reports and maintaining professionalism, discretion, and confidentiality

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Why choose us

At Arsenal, we want everyone to feel a sense of trust and belonging, so we are proud of both our club values and also what we offer to our employees. As one of our Gunners, you will receive:

• An exciting reward and recognition scheme

• Generous holiday allowance which increases with your length of service

• Great internal learning and development programmes

• Priority access to apply for match tickets

• A competitive health and wellbeing benefits package

• A leading Employee Assistance Programme

• Great discounts with some of our Partners

Discover why ‘Our Gunners’ are proud to be part of our team - view their stories here.

Arsenal for Everyone

Arsenal for Everyone is our commitment to promoting and embracing equality, diversity and inclusion, so that everyone connected to the club feels like they belong to the same Arsenal family. We believe that diversity of background, skills and experience drives our success on and off the pitch. 

Disability Confident Leader

We are a Disability Confident Leader. We actively welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities and long-term health conditions. If you need disability-related adjustments to the recruitment process, please indicate this in your application.

If you are likely to meet the definition of being a ‘disabled person’ according to the Equality Act 2010, you may be eligible to apply for an interview via the Disability Confident Scheme - please indicate this in your application form below. The information you share with us about your health or disability will not be used in recruitment decisions.

Our Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed to ensuring that our environments for children, young people and adults at risk remain safe and inclusive. We therefore require successful candidates to complete a DBS check and other essential background checks prior to starting their employment. Depending on the responsibilities of the role, a DBS will be either a basic, standard, or enhanced check.

Application Closing Date - Sunday 4th January 2026

Please note: we reserve the right to close the position early if application volumes are particularly high. We encourage you to get your application in sooner rather than later.

Updates on the status of your application will be sent via email, please routinely check your spam and junk folders, as occasionally emails sent via the Teamtailor platform will find themselves there.

Good luck!