Loughborough Sport Placements

Loughborough Sport is committed to the development of aspiring coaches and practitioners through elite sport in the UK. Supporting around 500 funded athletes, scholars, and first team athletes across a range of sports and athletic disciplines, we provide a unique environment to develop a range of skills within an interdisciplinary sports program.

The successful applicant will gain practical applied experience in an elite sporting environment under the guidance of practitioners and coaches. During the placement, there is an opportunity to build a portfolio of practical expertise, enhancing your employability within the Strength & Conditioning field.

What would I be doing?

• Support the Strength & Conditioning team in providing support to University athletes and teams (e.g. Swimming, Netball and Rugby) throughout the pre-season.
• Work closely with other practitioners within an interdisciplinary team
• Assist in the programming and performance planning, delivery of training sessions and data analysis
• Gain practical coaching experience under the guidance of experienced coaches
• Exposure to working with coaches and athletes in an elite sporting environment
• Exposure to a range of sports, disciplines, and abilities
• Mentoring from practitioners and supervisors
• Support through qualifications and accreditations such as the UKSCA process
• Portfolio of CPD and practical expertise
• Enhance your employability, particularly within S&C
• Work closely with other practitioners within an interdisciplinary team
• Development of soft skills
• Develop skills such as programming and performance planning, delivery of training sessions and data analysis

What will I get out of this opportunity?

• Gain practical coaching experience under the guidance of experienced coaches
• Exposure to working with coaches and athletes in an elite sporting environment
• Exposure to a range of sports, disciplines, and abilities
• Mentoring from practitioners and supervisors
• Support through qualifications and accreditations such as the UKSCA process
• Portfolio of CPD and practical expertise
• Enhance your employability, particularly within S&C
• Work closely with other practitioners within an interdisciplinary team
• Development of soft skills
• Develop skills such as programming and performance planning, delivery of training sessions and data analysis

What is Loughborough Sport looking for?

• To undertake this role you must be a current student at Loughborough University.
• Full commitment – otherwise you won’t get much out of the placement and the support for our sports will be affected
• Due to the nature of the role, some of the experience will take place during evenings and weekends to align with sport training schedules.
• The ability to communicate well, share knowledge simply and effectively and strong attention to detail.
• Experience in delivering or assisting in the delivery of lectures, workshops and consultations.
• Innovative thinking and willingness to try things
• Professional attitude and approach, respect for others

Additional Details

• Paid stipend of £6000 over 12 months
• Variety of start dates between 1st July – 1st September
• Minimum of 30 hours per week
• 1 year duration (Including 20 days holiday and University Closure days)
• Evening and weekend work required
• Opportunity to volunteer ahead of your placement
• Diploma of Professional Studies running alongside placement year

How can I apply?

Please send a CV & Video Application to One Drive via the file request link below. It’s up to you how you choose to produce the video, the only stipulations are that it is no longer than 5 minutes and you answer all questions (with relevant detail) set out below:

1. Tell us about yourself
   1. Name
   2. Most recent experience in a sporting environment
   3. Career aspirations

2. Tell us why you want to work in Strength & Conditioning?

3. Tell us about a time that you have had success when working with someone, to elicit a performance change

4. What about you as a person would make an athlete want to engage with you?

5. Physically demonstrate, and give only the main coaching points for the following exercises (if you have access to a gym, please demonstrate with load, if not, bodyweight will suffice):
   1. Squat
   2. Romanian Deadlift/Stiff Leg Deadlift
   3. Front Plank

6. Please give us the details of your most recent references that are available to contact. 

Closing date - 19th June 2023

UK Anti-Doping is an active participant in the global fight against doping in sport - and is the national body responsible for creating a UK-wide environment of confidence in clean sport. Whether that is in competition, training or spectating, they are working for everyone who loves sport. In the UK, they make sure sports bodies comply with the World Anti-Doping Code through implementation and management of the UK’s National Anti-Doping Policy.

They are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated undergraduate student to join their team as a Data Analytics Assistant. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work across their organisation supporting a range of projects and activities linked with their anti-doping programmes.

What would I be doing?

• Contribute to the collection and analysis of data relating to core projects
• Assist with coordinating internal projects related to data analytics, covering operations such as testing, education and stakeholder engagement and ensuring that timelines and deliverables are met in a timely and effective manner
• Create and develop visualisations and reports to help communicate data insights to stakeholders, including senior management and external partners
• Contribute to internal cross-team workshops seeking to identify hypotheses that can be explored through analytics
• Collaborate with other team members to ensure data accuracy and consistency across multiple systems
• Conduct research on new techniques and technologies relating to data analytics that could be applied to anti-doping efforts
• Supporting the overall mission of the organisation by providing data-driven insights and recommendations to inform anti-doping policies and initiatives

 What will I get out of this opportunity?

• Analytical skills: Develop your skills towards collecting, organising, cleaning and analysing data to identify patterns and trends that can be used to inform anti-doping procedures
• Data Visualisation: Build experience in creating effective data visualisations, such as charts, graphs, and dashboards, to communicate data-driven insights to stakeholders
• Sports knowledge: Gain a deep understanding of the sports industry, including the rules and regulations surrounding anti-doping.
• Communication: Develop strong communication skills through being involved in several cross-team projects, sharing findings and recommendations in a clear and concise manner.
• Data Security: Learn about data privacy and governance considerations and how these apply in an anti-doping context.
• Portfolio of CPD and practical expertise
• Enhance your employability
• Work closely with other practitioners within an interdisciplinary team
• Development of soft skills
• Develop skills such as programming and performance planning, delivery of training sessions and data analysis

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and accrue one day’s annual leave for every year of service, up to 30 days
• Two days paid Sports Leave and one day paid Volunteer Leave per annual leave year
• SMART working – hybrid working arrangement between home and the office
• Flexible Start and Finish times (start between 08:00 – 10:00 finish between 16:15 – 18:15)
• Office closure, between Christmas and New Year
• Healthy Lifestyle Benefit
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Quarterly wellbeing half days each year
• Eye care vouchers
• Government Pension Scheme (LPGS) with UKAD contributing an additional four per cent pension allowance on top of your basic salary
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Family friendly leave including emergency leave and parental leave
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Interest free Season Ticket Loan
• Staff Consultation Forum
• Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Working Party

Person Specification (Essential)

• Demonstrable analytical eye for detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Highly curious with a passion for understanding the ‘why’ behind trends
• Strong planning, time management and organisational skills
• Competent with MS Office Applications (Word, Excel, and Power Point)

Person Specification (Desirable) 

• Experience of working with data sets across a range of sources, using data visualisation tools (e.g., Excel, Power BI or Tableau)
• Practical work or project experience involving use of data analysis methodologies to extract insights

Salary- £19,970 - £20,970pa

Contract LengthL: 12 months

How to apply

Please complete an online application using the link below:

• https://app.beapplied.com/apply/spzt0qlpo4

Please note a ‘Conflicts of Interest Form’ is required for your application to be considered for this role. Please download this from the online application portal, complete and add to your application on BeApplied.

Interviews will be held week commencing 15 May 2023. 

Closing date: 7th May 2023

 If you have any questions regarding the role, please contact- hr@ukad.org.uk.

Loughborough Sport is committed to the development of aspiring coaches and practitioners through elite sport in the UK. Supporting around 500 funded athletes, scholars, and first team athletes across a range of sports and athletic disciplines, we provide a unique environment to develop a range of skills within an interdisciplinary sports program.

The successful applicant will gain practical applied experience in an elite sporting environment under the guidance of practitioners and coaches. During the placement, there is an opportunity to build a portfolio of practical expertise, enhancing your employability within the Performance Analysis field.

What would I be doing?

• You will film, code, and play an integral part in the feedback process to coaches and other staff.
• Present data, learn practical analysis techniques and gain experience with the latest industry technology and software
• Focuses on management of training load and injury prevention through GPS
• Utilising Loughborough’s unique relationship with HUDL to help develop your skills.

 What will I get out of this opportunity?

• Gain practical coaching experience under the guidance of experienced coaches
• Exposure to working with coaches and athletes in an elite sporting environment
• Exposure to a range of sports, disciplines, and abilities
• Mentoring from practitioners and supervisors
• Support through qualifications and accreditations
• Portfolio of CPD and practical expertise
• Enhance your employability
• Work closely with other practitioners within an interdisciplinary team
• Development of soft skills
• Develop skills such as programming and performance planning, delivery of training sessions and data analysis

What is Loughborough Sport looking for?

• To undertake this role you must be a current student at Loughborough University.
• Full commitment – otherwise you won’t get much out of the placement and the support for our sports will be affected
• Due to the nature of the role, some of the experience will take place during evenings and weekends to align with sport training schedules.
• The ability to communicate well, share knowledge simply and effectively and strong attention to detail.
• Experience in delivering or assisting in the delivery of lectures, workshops and consultations.
• Innovative thinking and willingness to try things
• Professional attitude and approach, respect for others

Additional Details

• Paid stipend of £6000 over 10 months
• Variety of start dates between 1st July – 1st September 2022
• Minimum of 30 hours per week
• 1 year duration (Including 20 days holiday and University Closure days)
• Evening and weekend work required
• Opportunity to volunteer ahead of your placement
• Diploma of Professional Studies running alongside placement year

How to apply

Please send a CV & Video Application to One Drive via the file request link below. It’s up to you how you choose to produce the video, the only stipulations are that it is no longer than 5 minutes and you answer all questions (with relevant detail) set out below:

Tell us about yourself:

• Name
• Your experiences in a sporting environment
• Personal sporting interests and sport you would like to be involved in at Loughborough
• Your career aspirations
• What do you think you are like as a person, how would others describe you?

Tell us why you would like to join us:

• Why this placement? Why you? Why Loughborough?

Closing date: 10am 22nd March

Lightning Netball Operations Placement

Loughborough Lightning Netball is a franchise of the Netball Super League.  The NSL team train and compete at Loughborough University along with the Loughborough Lightning National Performance League that supports over 50 athletes across different age groups.  Lightning Netball also support a Lightning Experience Programme for 300 junior athletes, training and competing in the East Midlands region.  Alongside our performance pathway we run a successful commercial programme of holiday camps and bespoke coaching sessions. 

The successful applicant will gain practical experience in an elite sporting environment working with Loughborough Lightning coaches and practitioners. You will gain experience with a range of commercial and community programmes and event delivery at the Loughborough Lightning NSL match day events.

What would I be doing?

• Working alongside the netball programme manager and NSL and NPL head coaches to assist with the operations of running the NSL and NPL performance programme.
• Support the management and logistics of the Loughborough Lightning teams.
• Support the trials process at the beginning of the year
• Support match day operations
• Support the provision of marketing, media and communications across Lightning Netball
• Support the administration and running of the Lightning Experience programme
• Support the administration and running of the Lightning holiday camps and coaching packages

What will I get out of this opportunity?

• Suitable for someone looking to move into a management or marketing role in sport.
• Exposure to working with coaches and athletes in an elite sporting environment.
• Mentoring from the Programme Manager
• Support through qualifications and accreditations
• Portfolio of practical expertise across a range of performance sport and commercial programmes
• Enhance your employability
• Development of soft skills

 What is Loughborough Sport looking for?

• To undertake this role you must be a current student at Loughborough University.
• Full commitment – to get as much as possible out of the placement.
• Due to the nature of the role, some of the experience will take place during evenings and weekends to align with sport training schedules and fixtures.
• The ability to communicate well, share knowledge simply and effectively and strong attention to detail.
• Demonstration of excellent organisation and time management skills
• Professional attitude and approach, respect for others
• Innovative thinking and willingness to try things

Additional Details

• Paid stipend of £6000 over 12 months
• Variety of start dates between 1st July – 1st September
• Minimum of 30 hours per week 
• 1 year duration (Including 20 days holiday and University closure days)
• Evening and weekend work required
• Opportunity to volunteer ahead of your placement
• Diploma of Professional Studies running alongside placement year

How can I apply?

Please send a CV & Video Application to One Drive via the file request link below. It’s up to you how you choose to produce the video, the only stipulations are that it is no longer than 5 minutes and you answer all questions (with relevant detail) set out below:

Interviews will take place on the Tuesday 14^th February

Applications close Monday 6^th February 5pm

Tell us about yourself:

• Name
• Your experiences in a sporting environment
• Personal sporting interests and sport you would like to be involved in at Loughborough
• Your career aspirations
• What do you think you are like as a person, how would others describe you?

Tell us why you would like to join us:

• Why this placement? Why you? Why Loughborough?

Loughborough University is committed to the development of students & staff through sport. Supporting around 1,000 students in gaining quality experiences within sport, we provide a unique environment to develop a range of skills within a workforce development programme.

The successful applicant will gain practical applied experience in a sports workforce development environment under the guidance of Sports Development staff. During the 1- year placement, there is an opportunity to build a portfolio of Continued Professional Development (CPD) and practical expertise, enhancing their employability within the sports development field.

What would I be doing?

• Working with the Sports Volunteering Coordinator on the development of the CVA Portal to enable students to find and undertake the opportunities most relevant to them.
• Using the CVA Portal to generate reports that inform key decision making that supports the CVA Strategy.
• Coordinating and organising CVA Portal Training for Loughborough Sport Staff.
• Supporting the Head of Sport Workforce development to organise and conduct the CVA Graduate Survey
• Identifying CVA Strand-Specific volunteering, placement, and graduate opportunities and sharing them on CVA Channels
• Supporting the organisation of the annual CVA Awards Ceremony.
• Coordinating a review of the CVA Reward & Recognition Scheme including creating feedback surveys, coordinating focus groups with student volunteers, and presenting finding to the CVA Team.
• Working alongside the Sports Volunteering Officer to coordinate Logging Hours & Out & About Week Campaigns.
• Attending regular meetings with the CVA team, other key University personnel, external agencies and contribute appropriately.
• Supporting the wider Development Team with the organisation of Welcome Week Activity.
• Carrying out any other duties, that may be reasonably requested.

What will I get out of this opportunity?

• Personal Development and Mentoring support from the Sports Volunteering Coordinator
• Portfolio of CPD and practical experience
• Enhance your employability
• Development of soft skills
• Understanding of wider sporting landscape
• Personalised Coach & Volunteer Academy (CVA) kit package and Loughborough Sport Kit
• Access to the CVA’s Reward & Recognition scheme as a result of logging hours
• Work and learn alongside experienced Sports Development Staff

What is Loughborough Sport looking for?

• To undertake this role, you must be a current student at Loughborough University.
• Interest or experience in handling and processing data.
• Ability to use programmes such as Microsoft Excel to collect and analyse data.
• Full commitment – otherwise you won’t get much out of the placement.
• Due to the nature of the role, some of the experience will take place during evenings and weekends to align with programme scheduling.
• The ability to communicate well, share knowledge simply and effectively and strong attention to detail.
• Demonstration of excellent organisation and time management skills.
• Professional attitude and approach, respect for others.
• Innovative thinking and willingness to try things.

Additional Details

• Paid stipend of £6000 over 12 months
• Variety of start dates between 1st July – 1st September
• Minimum of 30 hours per week 
• 1 year duration (including 20 days holiday and University closure days)
• Evening and weekend work required
• Diploma of Professional Studies running alongside placement year

How can I apply?

Please send a CV & Video Application to One Drive via the file request link below. It’s up to you how you choose to produce the video, the only stipulations are that it is no longer than 5 minutes and you answer all questions (with relevant detail) set out below:

Tell us about yourself:

• Name
• Your experiences in a sporting environment
• Your career aspirations
• What do you think you are like as a person, how would others describe you?

Tell us why you would like to join us:

• Why this placement? Why you? Why Loughborough?

Interviews date: Thursday 8th December 

Closing date: 10am Friday 2nd December

For any informal Enquiries about the role, please contact Amber Main, Sports Volunteering Coordinator- a.main@lboro.ac.uk.

Loughborough Sport is committed to the development of aspiring coaches and practitioners through elite sport in the UK. Supporting around 500 funded athletes, scholars, and first team athletes across a range of sports and athletic disciplines, we provide a unique environment to develop a range of skills within an interdisciplinary sports program.

The successful applicant will gain practical applied experience in an elite sporting environment under the guidance of practitioners and coaches. During the placement, there is an opportunity to build a portfolio of practical expertise, enhancing your employability.

What would I be doing?

• Working alongside the hockey programme coordinator and men’s and women’s head coaches to assist with the operations of running the men’s and women’s hockey performance programme. The role would also be responsible for liaising with the AU clubs around matters of mutual interest.
• Suitable for someone looking to move into a management or marketing role in sport
• Individual will support the management and logistics needed to field multiple teams each week across BUCS and national league hockey
• Support the extensive trials process at the beginning of the year
• Support match day operations
• Support the provision of marketing, media and communications across the programme
• Opportunity to work with external hockey bodies (e.g. England Hockey) when they host external bookings at Loughborough
• Support with other areas of the Inter-Disciplinary team as required

What will I get out of this opportunity?

• Exposure to working with coaches and athletes in an elite sporting environment
• Exposure to a range of sports, disciplines, and abilities
• Mentoring from programme coordinator and head coaches
• Support through qualifications and accreditations
• Portfolio of CPD and practical expertise
• Enhance your employability,
• Work closely with other practitioners within an interdisciplinary team
• Development of soft skills

What is Loughborough Sport looking for?

• To undertake this role you must be a current student at Loughborough University.
• Full commitment – otherwise you won’t get much out of the placement and the support for our sports will be affected
• Due to the nature of the role, some of the experience will take place during evenings and weekends to align with sport training schedules and fixtures
• The ability to communicate well, share knowledge simply and effectively and strong attention to detail.
• Demonstration of excellent organisation and time management skills
• Professional attitude and approach, respect for others
• Innovative thinking and willingness to try things
• Professional attitude and approach, respect for others

Additional Details

• Paid stipend of £6000 over 12 months
• Variety of start dates between 1st July – 1st September
• Minimum of 30 hours per week 
• 1 year duration (Including 20 days holiday and University closure days)
• Evening and weekend work required
• Opportunity to volunteer ahead of your placement
• Diploma of Professional Studies running alongside placement year

How can I apply?

Please send a CV & Video Application to One Drive via the file request link below. It’s up to you how you choose to produce the video, the only stipulations are that it is no longer than 5 minutes and you answer all questions (with relevant detail) set out below:

Interviews will take place on the Wednesday 14^th December 2022.

Applications close 10am Friday 2nd December 2022.

Tell us about yourself:

• Name
• Your experiences in a sporting environment
• Personal sporting interests and sport you would like to be involved in at Loughborough
• Your career aspirations
• What do you think you are like as a person, how would others describe you?

Tell us why you would like to join us:

• Why this placement? Why you? Why Loughborough?

Loughborough Sport is committed to the development of aspiring coaches and practitioners through elite sport in the UK. Supporting around 500 funded athletes, scholars, and first team athletes across a range of sports and athletic disciplines, we provide a unique environment to develop a range of skills within an interdisciplinary sports program.

The successful applicant will gain practical applied experience in an elite sporting environment, of the recruitment of student-athletes under the guidance of practitioners and coaches. During the placement, there is an opportunity to build a portfolio of practical expertise, enhancing your employability.

What would I be doing?

• Suitable for someone looking to move into a management, recruitment or marketing role in sport.
• Individual will support the management and implementation of performance programme recruitment plans
• Support Athletic Union clubs to achieve some of their recruitment objectives.
• Contribute to the development and creation of recruitment specific marketing content, including but not limited to web pages, social media and presentations.
• Supporting selected schools and colleges visiting Loughborough Campus.
• Support the provision of recruitment specific marketing, media and communications across Performance Programmes.
• Attend sporting fixtures, competitions and events.
• Direct mentoring support from experienced programme managers.

What will I get out of this opportunity?

• Exposure to working in an operational role across an elite sporting environment.
• Exposure to working with coaches and athletes in an elite sporting environment.
• Exposure to a range of sports, disciplines, and abilities.
• Mentoring from practitioners and supervisors.
• Opportunity to attend a number of sporting events as a Loughborough Sport ambassador.
• Support through qualifications and accreditations.
• Portfolio of CPD and practical expertise.
• Enhance your employability.
• Development of soft skills.

What is Loughborough Sport looking for?

• To undertake this role, you must be a current student at Loughborough University.
• Creativity – an understanding of how to communicate to prospective student athletes.
• An interest in the development of skills and expertise creating social media graphics and content.
• Full commitment – otherwise you won’t get much out of the placement and the support for our sports will be affected.
• Due to the nature of the role, some of the experience will take place during evenings and weekends to align with sport training schedules.
• The ability to communicate well, share knowledge simply and effectively and strong attention to detail.
• The ability to bring to life a project plan.
• Experience in speaking to groups of people in both formal and in-formal settings.
• Innovative thinking and willingness to try things.
• Professional attitude and approach, respect for others.

Additional Details

• Paid stipend of £6,000 over 12 months
• Variety of start dates between 1st July – 1st September
• Minimum of 35 hours per week
• 1 year duration (Including 20 days holiday and University Closure days)
• Evening and weekend work required
• Opportunity to volunteer ahead of your placement
• Diploma of Professional Studies running alongside placement year

How can I apply?

Please send a CV & Video Application to One Drive via the file request link below. It’s up to you how you choose to produce the video, the only stipulations are that it is no longer than 5 minutes and you answer all questions (with relevant detail) set out below:

Tell us about yourself:

• Name
• Your experiences in a sporting environment
• Personal sporting interests
• Your career aspirations
• What do you think you are like as a person, how would others describe you?

Tell us why you would like to join us:

• Why you? Why Loughborough?
• Why are you interested in this role and what do you think you could bring to it?
• What skills do you have, or would like to develop, that make you a good candidate for the role?

Interview Date:

• Thursday 15^th December 2022.

Closing date:

• 10am Friday 2nd December 2022.

Loughborough Sport is committed to the development of aspiring coaches, practitioners and programme managers through elite sport in the UK. Supporting around 500 funded athletes, scholars, and first team athletes across a range of sports and athletic disciplines, we provide a unique environment to develop a range of skills within an interdisciplinary sports program.

The successful applicant will gain practical applied experience in an elite sporting environment under the guidance of the athletics programme management team and working with athletics coaches and practitioners. During the placement, there is an opportunity to build a portfolio of practical expertise, enhancing your employability.

What would I be doing?

• Working alongside the Athletics Programme Manager to assist with the operations of running the largest AU club and performance programme at Loughborough University
• Suitable for someone looking to move into a logistics or management role in sport
• The individual will support:
  • The management of the club’s performance programme, and athletes and staff within it
  • Team management at BUCS Championships and associated logistics
  • Domestic competition delivery
  • The provision of marketing, media and communications across the programme

What will I get out of this opportunity?

• Exposure of working with coaches and athletes in an elite sporting environment
• Direct mentoring support from experienced programme managers
• Exposure to a range of athletic events, disciplines, and abilities
• Portfolio of CPD and practical expertise
• Enhance your employability
• Work closely with other practitioners within an interdisciplinary team
• Development of soft skills

What is Loughborough Sport looking for?

• To undertake this role you must be a current student at Loughborough University.
• Full commitment – otherwise you won’t get as much out of the placement and the support for our sports will be affected
• An individual with a strong understanding of the sport of athletics
• Demonstration of excellent organisation and time management skills
• The ability to communicate well, share knowledge simply and effectively and strong attention to detail.
• Professional attitude and approach, respect for others
• A strong desire to help others achieve excellence

 Additional Details

• Paid stipend of £6000 over 12 months
• Variety of start dates between 1st July – 1st September
• Average of 30 hours per week. Hours may be higher or lower per week, aligned with competition preparation or activity
• 1 year duration (including 20 days holiday and university closure days)
• Diploma of Professional Studies running alongside placement year
• Due to the nature of the role, some of the placement will take place during evenings and weekends to align with the nature of the sport.
• There is an understanding that the applicant may be required to work at competitions where they otherwise would have competed at (if an athlete). Please consider this if you are a high level athlete considering applying.

How can I apply?

Please send a CV & Video Application to One Drive via the file request link below. It’s up to you how you choose to produce the video, the only stipulations are that it is no longer than 5 minutes and you answer all questions (with relevant detail) set out below:

Tell us about yourself:

• Name
• Your experiences of working or volunteering in a sporting environment
• Your career aspirations
• What do you think you are like as a person, how would others describe you?
• What can you bring to the role?

Tell us why you would like to join us:

• What interests you about the role?
• What would be your favourite element of the role?
• What do you think would be a challenging aspect of the role?

Interview date: Wednesday 14th December

Applications Close: 10am Friday 2nd December 

Loughborough Sport is committed to the development of aspiring coaches and practitioners through elite sport in the UK. Supporting around 500 funded athletes, scholars, and first team athletes across a range of sports and athletic disciplines, we provide a unique environment to develop a range of skills within an interdisciplinary sports program.

The successful applicant will gain practical applied experience in an elite sporting environment under the guidance of practitioners and coaches. During the placement, there is an opportunity to build a portfolio of practical expertise, enhancing your employability within the Performance Analysis field.

What would I be doing?

• You will film, code, and play an integral part in the feedback process to coaches and other staff.
• Present data, learn practical analysis techniques and gain experience with the latest industry technology and software
• Focuses on management of training load and injury prevention through GPS
• Utilising Loughborough’s unique relationship with HUDL to help develop your skills.

 What will I get out of this opportunity?

• Gain practical coaching experience under the guidance of experienced coaches
• Exposure to working with coaches and athletes in an elite sporting environment
• Exposure to a range of sports, disciplines, and abilities
• Mentoring from practitioners and supervisors
• Support through qualifications and accreditations
• Portfolio of CPD and practical expertise
• Enhance your employability
• Work closely with other practitioners within an interdisciplinary team
• Development of soft skills
• Develop skills such as programming and performance planning, delivery of training sessions and data analysis

What is Loughborough Sport looking for?

• To undertake this role you must be a current student at Loughborough University.
• Full commitment – otherwise you won’t get much out of the placement and the support for our sports will be affected
• Due to the nature of the role, some of the experience will take place during evenings and weekends to align with sport training schedules.
• The ability to communicate well, share knowledge simply and effectively and strong attention to detail.
• Experience in delivering or assisting in the delivery of lectures, workshops and consultations.
• Innovative thinking and willingness to try things
• Professional attitude and approach, respect for others

Additional Details

• Paid stipend of £6000 over 10 months
• Variety of start dates between 1st July – 1st September 2022
• Minimum of 30 hours per week
• 1 year duration (Including 20 days holiday and University Closure days)
• Evening and weekend work required
• Opportunity to volunteer ahead of your placement
• Diploma of Professional Studies running alongside placement year

How to apply

Please send a CV & Video Application to One Drive via the file request link below. It’s up to you how you choose to produce the video, the only stipulations are that it is no longer than 5 minutes and you answer all questions (with relevant detail) set out below:

Tell us about yourself:

• Name
• Your experiences in a sporting environment
• Personal sporting interests and sport you would like to be involved in at Loughborough
• Your career aspirations
• What do you think you are like as a person, how would others describe you?

Tell us why you would like to join us:

• Why this placement? Why you? Why Loughborough?

Interview dates: 6^th and 7^th December

Closing date: 10am Friday 2nd December

Loughborough Sport is committed to the development of aspiring coaches and practitioners through elite sport in the UK. Supporting around 500 funded athletes, scholars, and first team athletes across a range of sports and athletic disciplines, we provide a unique environment to develop a range of skills within an interdisciplinary sports program.

The successful applicant will gain practical applied experience in an elite sporting environment under the guidance of practitioners and coaches. During the placement, there is an opportunity to build a portfolio of practical expertise, enhancing your employability within the Performance Analysis field.

What would I be doing?

• You will film, code, and play an integral part in the feedback process to coaches and other staff.
• Present data, learn practical analysis techniques and gain experience with the latest industry technology and software
• Focuses on management of training load and injury prevention through GPS
• Utilising Loughborough’s unique relationship with HUDL to help develop your skills.

 What will I get out of this opportunity?

• Gain practical coaching experience under the guidance of experienced coaches
• Exposure to working with coaches and athletes in an elite sporting environment
• Exposure to a range of sports, disciplines, and abilities
• Mentoring from practitioners and supervisors
• Support through qualifications and accreditations
• Portfolio of CPD and practical expertise
• Enhance your employability
• Work closely with other practitioners within an interdisciplinary team
• Development of soft skills
• Develop skills such as programming and performance planning, delivery of training sessions and data analysis

What is Loughborough Sport looking for?

• To undertake this role you must be a current student at Loughborough University.
• Full commitment – otherwise you won’t get much out of the placement and the support for our sports will be affected
• Due to the nature of the role, some of the experience will take place during evenings and weekends to align with sport training schedules.
• The ability to communicate well, share knowledge simply and effectively and strong attention to detail.
• Experience in delivering or assisting in the delivery of lectures, workshops and consultations.
• Innovative thinking and willingness to try things
• Professional attitude and approach, respect for others

Additional Details

• Paid stipend of £6000 over 10 months
• Variety of start dates between 1st July – 1st September 2022
• Minimum of 30 hours per week
• 1 year duration (Including 20 days holiday and University Closure days)
• Evening and weekend work required
• Opportunity to volunteer ahead of your placement
• Diploma of Professional Studies running alongside placement year

How to apply

Please send a CV & Video Application to One Drive via the file request link below. It’s up to you how you choose to produce the video, the only stipulations are that it is no longer than 5 minutes and you answer all questions (with relevant detail) set out below:

Tell us about yourself:

• Name
• Your experiences in a sporting environment
• Personal sporting interests and sport you would like to be involved in at Loughborough
• Your career aspirations
• What do you think you are like as a person, how would others describe you?

Tell us why you would like to join us:

• Why this placement? Why you? Why Loughborough?

Interview dates: 6^th and 7^th December

Closing date: 10am Friday 2nd December 

Loughborough Sport is committed to the development of aspiring coaches and practitioners through elite sport in the UK. Supporting around 500 funded athletes, scholars, and first team athletes across a range of sports and athletic disciplines, we provide a unique environment to develop a range of skills within an interdisciplinary sports program.

The successful applicant will gain practical applied experience in an elite sporting environment under the guidance of practitioners and coaches. During the placement, there is an opportunity to build a portfolio of practical expertise, enhancing your employability within the Performance Analysis field.

What would I be doing?

• You will film, code, and play an integral part in the feedback process to coaches and other staff.
• Present data, learn practical analysis techniques and gain experience with the latest industry technology and software
• Focuses on management of training load and injury prevention through GPS
• Utilising Loughborough’s unique relationship with HUDL to help develop your skills.

 What will I get out of this opportunity?

• Gain practical coaching experience under the guidance of experienced coaches
• Exposure to working with coaches and athletes in an elite sporting environment
• Exposure to a range of sports, disciplines, and abilities
• Mentoring from practitioners and supervisors
• Support through qualifications and accreditations
• Portfolio of CPD and practical expertise
• Enhance your employability
• Work closely with other practitioners within an interdisciplinary team
• Development of soft skills
• Develop skills such as programming and performance planning, delivery of training sessions and data analysis

What is Loughborough Sport looking for?

• To undertake this role you must be a current student at Loughborough University.
• Full commitment – otherwise you won’t get much out of the placement and the support for our sports will be affected
• Due to the nature of the role, some of the experience will take place during evenings and weekends to align with sport training schedules.
• The ability to communicate well, share knowledge simply and effectively and strong attention to detail.
• Experience in delivering or assisting in the delivery of lectures, workshops and consultations.
• Innovative thinking and willingness to try things
• Professional attitude and approach, respect for others

Additional Details

• Paid stipend of £6000 over 10 months
• Variety of start dates between 1st July – 1st September 2022
• Minimum of 30 hours per week
• 1 year duration (Including 20 days holiday and University Closure days)
• Evening and weekend work required
• Opportunity to volunteer ahead of your placement
• Diploma of Professional Studies running alongside placement year

How to apply

Please send a CV & Video Application to One Drive via the file request link below. It’s up to you how you choose to produce the video, the only stipulations are that it is no longer than 5 minutes and you answer all questions (with relevant detail) set out below:

Tell us about yourself:

• Name
• Your experiences in a sporting environment
• Personal sporting interests and sport you would like to be involved in at Loughborough
• Your career aspirations
• What do you think you are like as a person, how would others describe you?

Tell us why you would like to join us:

• Why this placement? Why you? Why Loughborough?

Interview dates: 6^th and 7^th December

Closing date: 10am Friday 2nd December

Loughborough Sport is committed to the development of aspiring coaches and practitioners through elite sport in the UK. Supporting around 500 funded athletes, scholars, and first team athletes across a range of sports and athletic disciplines, we provide a unique environment to develop a range of skills within an interdisciplinary sports program.

The successful applicant will gain practical applied experience in an elite sporting environment under the guidance of practitioners and coaches. During the placement, there is an opportunity to build a portfolio of practical expertise, enhancing your employability within the Performance Analysis field.

What would I be doing?

• You will film, code, and play an integral part in the feedback process to coaches and other staff.
• Present data, learn practical analysis techniques and gain experience with the latest industry technology and software
• Focuses on management of training load and injury prevention through GPS
• Utilising Loughborough’s unique relationship with HUDL to help develop your skills.

 What will I get out of this opportunity?

• Gain practical coaching experience under the guidance of experienced coaches
• Exposure to working with coaches and athletes in an elite sporting environment
• Exposure to a range of sports, disciplines, and abilities
• Mentoring from practitioners and supervisors
• Support through qualifications and accreditations
• Portfolio of CPD and practical expertise
• Enhance your employability
• Work closely with other practitioners within an interdisciplinary team
• Development of soft skills
• Develop skills such as programming and performance planning, delivery of training sessions and data analysis

What is Loughborough Sport looking for?

• To undertake this role you must be a current student at Loughborough University.
• Full commitment – otherwise you won’t get much out of the placement and the support for our sports will be affected
• Due to the nature of the role, some of the experience will take place during evenings and weekends to align with sport training schedules.
• The ability to communicate well, share knowledge simply and effectively and strong attention to detail.
• Experience in delivering or assisting in the delivery of lectures, workshops and consultations.
• Innovative thinking and willingness to try things
• Professional attitude and approach, respect for others

Additional Details

• Paid stipend of £6000 over 10 months
• Variety of start dates between 1st July – 1st September 2022
• Minimum of 30 hours per week
• 1 year duration (Including 20 days holiday and University Closure days)
• Evening and weekend work required
• Opportunity to volunteer ahead of your placement
• Diploma of Professional Studies running alongside placement year

How to apply

Please send a CV & Video Application to One Drive via the file request link below. It’s up to you how you choose to produce the video, the only stipulations are that it is no longer than 5 minutes and you answer all questions (with relevant detail) set out below:

Tell us about yourself:

• Name
• Your experiences in a sporting environment
• Personal sporting interests and sport you would like to be involved in at Loughborough
• Your career aspirations
• What do you think you are like as a person, how would others describe you?

Tell us why you would like to join us:

• Why this placement? Why you? Why Loughborough?

Interview dates: 6^th and 7^th December

Closing date: 10am Friday 2nd December

The Loughborough Sport Physiology team directly supports 4 Performance Programmes (athletics, swimming, cycling and triathlon), and also has a commercial arm.  On the commercial side we provide support to a wide range of sports and athletes.  The main client groups we work with are endurance runners, triathletes, cyclists and motorsports, with athletes ranging from novices to professional sports people and world record holders.

Our team comprises of 3 staff members and a group of placement students and volunteers – as well as this full-time undergraduate placement we also have 2 part-time placement students and 2 - 3 volunteers, all on the MSc Exercise Physiology programme.

This undergraduate physiology placement is focussed on working with the commercial arm of our service.  You can find out more about what we do on our webpage.

What would I be doing?

• Assist with lab-based physiology testing.  Over the course of the placement you will gain experience and understanding so that you are able to run tests independently (under supervision).  You will also gain experience of writing reports – interpreting data and creating bespoke feedback for the individual athlete. The wide variety of athletes we work with provides you with a great opportunity to develop a deep understanding of physiology data and its application to performance, as well as how to engage and communicate effectively with different people.
• Environmental physiology. We do heat and altitude work with a range of athletes.  You will be involved in the delivery of heat acclimation programmes with athletes preparing for events such as the Marathon des Sables, and altitude work with people preparing for mountaineering expeditions.
• Educational material. The ability to communicate effectively is important, and we will give you the opportunity to produce resources on different topic areas – for example researching and writing articles on a range of physiology topics for our website or newsletter, or delivering workshops to visiting athlete groups.
• Independent projects. Over the course of the placement we will give you one or two projects to work on independently.  This might be a topic area to investigate to further develop an aspect of our support or working with an athlete to provide bespoke support over a period of time.
• CPD. We run a weekly CPD programme for our placement team, which you will be expected to engage in. This will include things like learning how to deliver presentations to a variety of audiences, presenting on and discussing projects you are working on, as well as learning from the physiology staff team and external speakers.  As well as this we have regular physiology team meetings where people share projects they are working on to debate and discuss, so you will learn about subjects outside your direct areas of work.
• Other areas. We will expect you to interact and develop good working relationships with practitioners from different disciplines, and you may have the opportunity to get involved with project work with a Performance Programme within Loughborough Sport.

What will I get out of this opportunity?

• Exposure to working with coaches and athletes in an elite sporting environment
• Exposure to a range of sports, disciplines, and abilities
• Mentoring from practitioners and supervisors
• Support through qualifications and accreditations
• Portfolio of CPD and practical expertise
• Enhanced employability
• Work closely with other practitioners within an interdisciplinary team

What is Loughborough Sport looking for?

• To undertake this role you must be a current student at Loughborough University
• The ability to communicate well, share knowledge simply and effectively and strong attention to detail
• The ability to interact and engage with a wide variety of people
• Innovative thinking and willingness to try things
• Ability to work well independently as well as with others
• Enthusiasm and full commitment to the role and your development 
• Professional attitude and approach, respect for others

Additional Details

• Paid stipend of £6000 over 12 months
• Variety of start dates between 1st July – 1st September
• Minimum of 30 hours per week
• 1 year duration (including 20 days holiday and university closure days)
• Evening and weekend work may be required
• Opportunity to volunteer ahead of your placement
• Diploma of Professional Studies running alongside placement year

How can I apply?

Please send a CV & Video Application to One Drive via the file request link below. It’s up to you how you choose to produce the video, the only stipulations are that it is no longer than 5 minutes and you address all the points set out below:

Tell us about yourself:

• Name
• Why you are interested in this placement and your career aspirations
• Relevant experience you have gained and skills/qualities you think you would bring to the role

Explain the procedures and reasons for doing a VO₂ max test – to an athlete, with no knowledge of sports science.

Interview Date: Afternoon of Wednesday 14th December

Closing Date: 10am Friday 2nd December

Loughborough Sport is committed to the development of aspiring coaches and practitioners through elite sport in the UK. Supporting around 500 funded athletes, scholars, and first team athletes across a range of sports and athletic disciplines, we provide a unique environment to develop a range of skills within an interdisciplinary sports program.

The successful applicant will gain practical applied experience in an elite sporting environment under the guidance of practitioners and coaches. During the placement, there is an opportunity to build a portfolio of practical expertise, enhancing your employability.

What would I be doing?

• 2 roles exist one for the men’s and one for the women’s Football Performance programmes.
• Working alongside the football programme coordinator and men’s and women’s head coaches to assist with the operations of running the men’s and women’s football performance programme. The role would also be responsible for liaising with the AU clubs around matters of mutual interest.
• Suitable for someone looking to move into a management or marketing role in sport
• Support the extensive trials process at the beginning of the academic year
• Support match day operations
• Support the provision of marketing, media and communications across the programme
• Direct mentoring support from experienced programme manager
• Individual will support the management and logistics needed to field multiple teams each week across BUCS and national and national leagues in football
• Opportunity to work with external football bodies (e.g. County FA, Premier League, etc.) when hosting fixtures and events at Loughborough
• Support with other areas of the Inter-Disciplinary team as required

What will I get out of this opportunity?

• Exposure to working with coaches and athletes in an elite sporting environment
• Exposure to a range of sports, disciplines, and abilities
• Mentoring from practitioners and supervisors
• Support through qualifications and accreditations
• Portfolio of CPD and practical expertise
• Enhance your employability,
• Work closely with other practitioners within an interdisciplinary team
• Development of soft skills

What is Loughborough Sport looking for?

• To undertake this role you must be a current student at Loughborough University.
• Full commitment – otherwise you won’t get much out of the placement and the support for football will be affected
• Due to the nature of the role, experiences will take place during evenings and weekends to align with the football training schedule.
• The ability to communicate well, share knowledge simply and effectively and strong attention to detail.
• Experience in delivering or assisting in the delivery of presentations.
• Innovative thinking and willingness to try things.
• Professional attitude and approach, respect for others.

Additional Details

• Paid stipend of £6000 over 12 months
• Start date can be discussed but men’s pre-season starts in June and women’s programme in July
• Minimum of 30 hours per week 
• 1 year duration (including 20 days holiday and university closure days)
• Evening and weekend work required
• Opportunity to volunteer ahead of your placement
• Diploma of Professional Studies running alongside placement year

How can I apply?

Please send a CV & Video Application to One Drive via the file request link below. It’s up to you how you choose to produce the video, the only stipulations are that it is no longer than 5 minutes and you answer all questions (with relevant detail) set out below:

Interviews will take place on the Thursday 15^th December 2022.

Applications close 10am Friday 2nd December 2022.

Tell us about yourself:

• Name
• Your experiences in a sporting/football environment
• Personal sporting interests and programme (men’s or women’s) you would like to be involved in
• Your career aspirations
• What do you think you are like as a person, how would others describe you?

Tell us why you would like to join us:

• Why this placement? Why you? Why Loughborough?

Loughborough Sport is committed to the development of aspiring coaches and practitioners through elite sport in the UK. Supporting around 500 funded athletes, scholars, and first team athletes across a range of sports and athletic disciplines, we provide a unique environment to develop a range of skills within an interdisciplinary sports program.

The successful applicant will gain practical applied experience in an elite sporting environment under the guidance of practitioners and coaches. During the placement, there is an opportunity to build a portfolio of practical expertise, enhancing your employability.

What would I be doing? 

• Working alongside the Rugby Programme Manager and men’s coaches to assist with the operations of running the men’s rugby performance programme and wider BUCS delivery 
• Suitable for someone looking to move into a management or marketing role in sport 
• Individual will support the management and logistics needed to field multiple teams each week across BUCS (including BUCS Super Rugby) and national league rugby 
• Support the extensive trials process at the beginning of the year 
• Support match day operations 
• Support the provision of marketing, media and communications across the programme along with the media team 
• Support the Programme Manager in Commercial endeavours 
• Opportunity to work with external rugby bodies (e.g. RFU and BUCS) 
• Support with other areas of the Inter-Disciplinary team as required 
• Manage operations volunteers alongside the Programme Manager 

What will I get out of this opportunity? 

• Exposure to working with coaches and athletes in an elite sporting environment 
• Exposure to a range of sports, disciplines, and abilities 
• Mentoring from programme manager and head coaches 
• Support through qualifications and accreditations 
• Portfolio of CPD and practical expertise 
• Enhance your employability 
• Work closely with other practitioners within an interdisciplinary team 
• Development of soft skills 
• Opportunities to visit, work within and alongside a variety of professional rugby clubs 
• Develop a range of contacts within rugby

What is Loughborough Sport looking for?

• To undertake this role you must be a current student at Loughborough University.
• Full commitment – otherwise you won’t get much out of the placement and the support for our sports will be affected
• Due to the nature of the role, some of the experience will take place during evenings and weekends to align with sport training schedules.
• The ability to communicate well, share knowledge simply and effectively and strong attention to detail.
• Experience in delivering or assisting in the delivery of lectures, workshops and consultations.
• Innovative thinking and willingness to try things
• Professional attitude and approach, respect for others

Additional Details

• Paid stipend of £6000 over 12 months
• Variety of start dates between 1st July – 1st September
• Minimum of 30 hours per week 
• 1year duration (including 20days holiday and university closure days)
• Evening and weekend work required
• Opportunity to volunteer ahead of your placement
• Diploma of Professional Studies running alongside placement year

How can I apply?

Please send a CV & Video Application to One Drive via the file request link below. It’s up to you how you choose to produce the video, the only stipulations are that it is no longer than 5 minutes and you answer all questions (with relevant detail) set out below:

Tell us about yourself:

• Name
• Your experiences in a sporting environment
• Personal sporting interests and sport you would like to be involved in at Loughborough
• Your career aspirations
• What do you think you are like as a person, how would others describe you?

Tell us why you would like to join us:

• Why this placement? Why you? Why Loughborough?

Interview date 13th December 

Closing date 10am Friday 2nd December 

Loughborough Sport is committed to the development of aspiring coaches and practitioners through elite sport in the UK. Supporting around 500 funded athletes, scholars, and first team athletes across a range of sports and athletic disciplines, we provide a unique environment to develop a range of skills within an interdisciplinary sports program.

The successful applicant will gain practical applied experience in an elite sporting environment under the guidance of practitioners and coaches. During the placement, there is an opportunity to build a portfolio of practical expertise, enhancing your employability.

What would I be doing? 

• Working alongside the Rugby Programme Manager and women’s coaches to assist with the operations of running the women’s rugby performance programme including Allianz Premier 15s side Loughborough Lightning and wider BUCS delivery 
• Suitable for someone looking to move into a management or marketing role in sport 
• Individual will support the management and logistics needed to field multiple teams each week across Allianz Premier 15s and BUCS (including BUCS Women’s National League)  
• Support match day operations 
• Support the provision of marketing, media and communications across the programme along with the media team 
• Support the Programme Manager in Commercial endeavours 
• Opportunity to work with external rugby bodies (e.g. RFU, Premier 15s and BUCS) 
• Opportunity to work with Loughborough Lightning’s partners Northampton Saints 
• Support with other areas of the Inter-Disciplinary team as required 
• Manage operations volunteers alongside the Programme Manager 

What will I get out of this opportunity? 

• Exposure to working with coaches and athletes in an elite and professional sporting environment 
• Exposure to a range of sports, disciplines, and abilities 
• Mentoring from programme manager and head coaches 
• Support through qualifications and accreditations 
• Portfolio of CPD and practical expertise 
• Enhance your employability 
• Work closely with other practitioners within an interdisciplinary team 
• Development of soft skills 
• Work within a professional environment with full time athletes 
• Opportunities to visit, work within and alongside a variety of professional rugby clubs 
• Develop a range of contacts within rugby 

What is Loughborough Sport looking for?

• To undertake this role you must be a current student at Loughborough University.
• Full commitment – otherwise you won’t get much out of the placement and the support for our sports will be affected
• Due to the nature of the role, some of the experience will take place during evenings and weekends to align with sport training schedules.
• The ability to communicate well, share knowledge simply and effectively and strong attention to detail.
• Experience in delivering or assisting in the delivery of lectures, workshops and consultations.
• Innovative thinking and willingness to try things
• Professional attitude and approach, respect for others

Additional Details

• Paid stipend of £6000 over 12 months
• Variety of start dates between 1st July – 1st September
• Minimum of 30 hours per week 
• 1 year duration (including 20days holiday and university closure days)
• Evening and weekend work required
• Opportunity to volunteer ahead of your placement
• Diploma of Professional Studies running alongside placement year

How can I apply?

Please send a CV & Video Application to One Drive via the file request link below. It’s up to you how you choose to produce the video, the only stipulations are that it is no longer than 5 minutes and you answer all questions (with relevant detail) set out below:

Tell us about yourself:

• Name
• Your experiences in a sporting environment
• Personal sporting interests and sport you would like to be involved in at Loughborough
• Your career aspirations
• What do you think you are like as a person, how would others describe you?

Tell us why you would like to join us:

• Why this placement? Why you? Why Loughborough?

Interview date 13th December 

Closing date 10am Friday 2nd December 

Loughborough University and Loughborough Rugby are committed to the development of aspiring coaches and practitioners through elite sport in the UK. We currently have an exciting opportunity for an aspiring performance analyst to develop their expertise via a combination of high-quality teaching on our MSc Applied Sport Performance Analysis course, and through applied experience with the Loughborough Rugby Men’s programme.

Students on our new MSc course accumulate over 450 hours experience in applied practice. The candidate will be supported with a £6000 stipend and have an opportunity to further their development with mentorship and support from our elite coaches, support staff and a dedicated placement tutor. During the placement, there is an opportunity to build a portfolio of practical expertise while learning how to operate in a modern inter-disciplinary team, enhancing your employability within the performance analysis field.

What would I be doing?

• Lead the capture and analysis of all Loughborough Rugby Men’s Div 2 games and training in line with team specific analysis templates.
• Communicate performance analysis insights with coaches, performance analysis staff and the wider support staff to develop performance.
• Help in the collection, storage and analysis of key performance data. Implementing effective processes to analyse data at key stages throughout the season.
• Lead on the sharing of video and data internally and with external organisations under league wide sharing arrangements.
• As and when requested deliver coach led projects around key areas of play.
• Be an active member of the coaching team supporting how information is translated and contribute to the overall learning environment.

Why should I apply for this opportunity?

• You will have regular exposure to working with coaches, support staff and athletes as part of an inter-disciplinary team in an elite sporting environment.
• You will have an excellent platform to develop advanced knowledge and the skills to analyse and develop performance in elite sport.
• You will have the opportunity to learn from applied practitioners, with extensive experience in elite sport, and world-renowned research active academics.
• You will have access to market-leading performance analysis hardware and software (HUDL, Catapult, Tableau and others), used in professional sports organisations.
• You will benefit from the unique internal and extern sporting partners at Loughborough to provide authentic and challenging learning opportunities.
• The opportunity to learn alongside the team which will also develop the broad skills, knowledge and experience required to deliver impactful insights to elite coaches and athletes.
• You will have a dedicated and experienced placement tutor to support your personal development and future career planning.

What is Loughborough University and Loughborough Rugby Men’s team looking for?

• 2 years relevant experience within performance analysis.
• Highly numerate with strong technical and IT skills.
• Experience in the use of performance analysis software(s) and related video production and analysis tools to feedback actionable insights.
• Understanding of the coaching process and how analysis can influence this.
• Energy and enthusiasm. Someone who enjoys interacting with different groups of people and enjoys the challenge the role brings and is committed to achieving personal and team objectives
• A pro-active individual – understands the needs of the team to be successful and is forthcoming with ideas and assistance.
• Highly organised, with the ability to work under pressure and deal with multiple tasks
• Eager to develop and progress both technically and in the softer skills of being an analyst.
• Due to the nature of the role, you will need to be available to provide support during evenings and weekends.

How do I apply?

To apply send your CV to m.webdale@lboro.ac.uk and apply for the MSc Applied Sport Performance Analysis course via the online portal https://www.lboro.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/apply/.

The application process will close 31st May 2023. Interviews will be held week commencing Monday 5th June 2023 and the successful applicant will start 1^st July 2023.

*The advertised placement is to be combined with studying at Loughborough University on the MSc Applied Sport Performance Analysis course. The successful candidate must be eligible to undertake the course with Loughborough University. More details regarding the course can be found here: https://www.lboro.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/masters-degrees/a-z/applied-sport-performance-analysis/.

For informal enquiries regarding the MSc Applied Sport Performance Analysis course please contact the Programme Director via email: d.barron@lboro.ac.uk.

Loughborough University and NFL Academy are committed to the development of aspiring coaches and practitioners through elite sport in the UK. We currently have an exciting opportunity for an aspiring performance analyst to develop their expertise via a combination of high-quality teaching on our MSc Applied Sport Performance Analysis course, and through applied experience with the NFL Academy.

Students on our new MSc course accumulate over 450 hours experience in applied practice. The candidate will be supported with a £6000 stipend and have an opportunity to further their development with mentorship and support from our elite coaches, support staff and a dedicated placement tutor. During the placement, there is an opportunity to build a portfolio of practical expertise while learning how to operate in a modern inter-disciplinary team, enhancing your employability within the performance analysis field.

What would I be doing?

• Lead the capture and analysis of all NFL Academy games and training in line with team specific analysis templates.
• Communicate performance analysis insights with coaches, performance analysis staff and the wider support staff to develop performance.
• Help in the collection, storage and analysis of key performance data. Implementing effective processes to analyse data at key stages throughout the season.
• Lead on the sharing of video and data internally and with external organisations under league wide sharing arrangements.
• As and when requested deliver coach led projects around key areas of play.
• Be an active member of the coaching team supporting how information is translated and contribute to the overall learning environment.

Why should I apply for this opportunity?

• You will have regular exposure to working with coaches, support staff and athletes as part of an inter-disciplinary team in an elite sporting environment.
• You will have an excellent platform to develop advanced knowledge and the skills to analyse and develop performance in elite sport.
• You will have the opportunity to learn from applied practitioners, with extensive experience in elite sport, and world-renowned research active academics.
• You will have access to market-leading performance analysis hardware and software (HUDL, Catapult, Tableau and others), used in professional sports organisations.
• You will benefit from the unique internal and external sporting partners at Loughborough to provide authentic and challenging learning opportunities.
• The opportunity to learn alongside the team which will also develop the broad skills, knowledge and experience required to deliver impactful insights to elite coaches and athletes.
• You will have a dedicated and experienced placement tutor to support your personal development and future career planning.

What is Loughborough University and NFL Academy Team looking for?

• 2 years relevant experience within performance analysis.
• Highly numerate with strong technical and IT skills.
• Experience in the use of performance analysis software(s) and related video production and analysis tools to feedback actionable insights.
• Understanding of the coaching process and how analysis can influence this.
• Energy and enthusiasm. Someone who enjoys interacting with different groups of people and enjoys the challenge the role brings and is committed to achieving personal and team objectives
• A pro-active individual – understands the needs of the team to be successful and is forthcoming with ideas and assistance.
• Highly organised, with the ability to work under pressure and deal with multiple tasks
• Eager to develop and progress both technically and in the softer skills of being an analyst.
• Due to the nature of the role, you will need to be available to provide support during evenings and weekends.

How do I apply?

To apply send your CV to c.baird@lboro.ac.uk and apply for the MSc Applied Sport Performance Analysis course via the online portal https://www.lboro.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/apply/.

The application process will close 31st May 2023. Interviews will be held week commencing Monday 5th June 2023 and the successful applicant will start 1^st July 2023.

*The advertised placement is to be combined with studying at Loughborough University on the MSc Applied Sport Performance Analysis course. The successful candidate must be eligible to undertake the course with Loughborough University. More details regarding the course can be found here: https://www.lboro.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/masters-degrees/a-z/applied-sport-performance-analysis/.

For informal enquiries regarding the MSc Applied Sport Performance Analysis course please contact the Programme Director via email: d.barron@lboro.ac.uk.

Loughborough Performance Sport is committed to the development of aspiring coaches and practitioners in elite sport in the UK. Supporting around 500 funded athletes, scholars, and first team athletes across a range of sports and athletic disciplines, we provide a unique environment to develop in a range of multi-disciplinary sports programs.

This is an opportunity for 2 aspiring practitioners to join our team of Physiology professionals in delivering support to our Performance Programmes and commercial customers. The successful applicant will gain practical applied experience under the guidance of experienced practitioners.    During the two years there is an opportunity to build up a portfolio of Continued Professional Development (CPD) and practical expertise, enhancing their employability within physiology. All this will be achieved whilst completing an MSc part-time at Loughborough University.

The Loughborough Sport Physiology team directly supports 4 Performance Programmes (athletics, swimming, cycling and triathlon), and also has a commercial arm.  On the commercial side we provide support to a wide range of sports and athletes.  The main client groups we work with are endurance runners, triathletes, cyclists and motorsports, with athletes ranging from novices to professional sports people and world record holders.  You can find out more about what we do on our webpage.

Physiology Placement Roles

There are 2 positions available, and the specific responsibilities of each role will be allocated post selection.

Year 1

-       Support the work of the commercial arm of the service – assisting in the delivery of running and cycling physiology assessments with a wide range of customers, environmental chamber work and any other related project work.

-       Support the provision of physiology support to one or more of the University Performance Programmes in Athletics, Cycling, Triathlon.

• Assist with tasks such as performance testing, training load monitoring, environmental physiology projects and seasonal planning. 
• Develop good relationships with coaches and other staff within the sport, as well as other practitioners across the support disciplines to enhance the provision of support
• Contribute to development of educational resources for athletes and coaches

-       Potential for ad-hoc projects with other Performance Programmes.

Year 2

Progression in role and responsibilities will be provided in second year via leadership opportunities within a Performance Programme or attainment of further experience across different Performance Programmes.

• Contribute to performance planning process as part of the interdisciplinary team working with the sport programmes
• Deliver the physiology element of support as laid out in the performance programmes. 
• Contribute to mentoring a 1^st year placement student
• Contribute to other work of the service including the commercial service when appropriate, including the opportunity to undertake extra, paid work for the commercial service.
• Take part in a structured CPD programme with the physiology staff team and contribute to the delivery of CPD to the 1^st year placement students.

Outcomes

-       Development of skills and experience in a BASES-accredited laboratory, overseen by a BASES accredited physiologist

-       Opportunity to undertake BASES Supervised Experience if desired (self-funded)

-       Development of field-based physiology assessment and practice techniques

-       Exposure to working with coaches and athletes in an elite sporting environment

-       Develop experience working with an interdisciplinary team of Sports Science and Medicine practitioners

Benefits

-       You will receive a stipend for the duration of the two years, which will be based on meeting the programme fees for each year

-       A unique personal development plan, focused on clear aims and objectives with the goal of developing the Placement Physiologist into a competent practitioner

-       A variety of CPD opportunities across all Sports Science and Medicine disciplines

Time Commitment

The Placement Physiologist will be expected to commit a minimum of 16 hours per week to this role. These hours will be variable and unsociable at times.  You will be expected to communicate with your supervisor and any practitioners you are working with to ensure that your placement does not impact on your ability to attend lectures and other requirements of the MSc course.

Person Specification:

This role is only open to students that have a place confirmed on the MSc Physiology & Nutrition of Sport & Exercise course at Loughborough University for 2023/2024 academic year. Once the applicant is successful, they will be transferred onto the PT pathway.

Please note that in switching to the part-time route, you would not be eligible for any scholarships or bursaries which may have been agreed for full-time study.  Also changing to part-time may affect your student loan. 

The applicant should have a clear desire to work in performance sport as an applied physiologist on completion of the placement.  Qualities we are looking for include excellent communication skills, a desire to learn and develop, and an ability to engage and integrate within a team of coaches, athletes and practitioners.

Students studying on a Tier 4 visa are unfortunately not eligible for this opportunity.

Application

To apply, please send your CV with covering letter explaining your experience within applied physiology/sports science and what you can bring to the role to Rhona Pearce – Physiology Lead (r.pearce@lboro.ac.uk).

As part of the application process, we would also like you to produce an application video. 

It’s up to you how you choose to produce the video, the only stipulations are that it is no longer than 5 minutes and you answer all questions (with relevant detail) set out below. 

1. Tell us about yourself - introduce yourself and tell us why you want this role

1. Give us an example or two of things you have done that demonstrate you possess the relevant skills and qualities for this role.

1. Explain the procedures and reasons for doing a VO₂max test – to an athlete, with no knowledge of sports science.

Depending on compression, it may be an issue to email the video. If this is the case, we recommend using WeTransfer.

The application process will close 5pm Monday 7^th August 2023. Interviews (in person) will be held on Wednesday 23^rd August. The placement will officially begin at the start of term; however there will be the opportunity to start sooner if desired.

Loughborough Performance Sport is committed to the development of aspiring coaches and practitioners in elite sport in the UK. Supporting around 750 funded athletes, scholars, and first team athletes across a range of sports and athletic disciplines, we provide a unique environment to develop in a range of inter-disciplinary sports programs.

This is an opportunity for aspiring practitioners to join our team of Strength and Conditioning practitioners in delivering support to our Performance Programmes, alongside studying MSc. The successful applicant will gain practical applied experience under the guidance of our experienced team. During the two years there is an opportunity to build up a portfolio of Continued Professional Development (CPD) and practical expertise, enhancing their employability within Strength and Conditioning.

Placement Roles

-       Support permanent S&C staff with the provision of strength and conditioning to squads and individuals with the potential for ad-hoc projects with other sports.

-       Assist with tasks such as performance testing, training load and wellness monitoring, seasonal planning and periodisation, and athlete education. 

-       Develop good relationships with coaches and other staff within the sports, as well as other practitioners to enhance the provision of support

-       Contribute to development of educational resources for athletes and coaches

Outcomes

-       Development of skills and experience in an elite strength and conditioning environment.  

-       Exposure to working with coaches and athletes in an elite sporting environment. 

-       Develop experience working with an inter-disciplinary team of Sports Science and Medicine practitioners. 

Benefits

-       Stipend of £6,500 per annum, to support you to undertake the placement whilst studying 

-       A unique personal development plan, focused on clear aims and objectives with the goal of developing the Placement Strength and Conditioning Coach into a competent practitioner

-       A variety of CPD opportunities across all Sports Science and Medicine disciplines

It is expected that the successful applicant will use this opportunity:

-       To develop skills relevant to achieving accreditation with the UKSCA. 

-       To have regular reviews with the relevant leading practitioners

-       To have a structured individualised CPD plan

Time Commitment

The Placement student will be expected to commit a maximum of 25 hours per week across the full year (October – September) to this role, these hours will be balanced alongside your studies on the Strength & Conditioning MSc course. These hours will be variable and unsociable at times.

What are we looking for:

This role is only open to students who meet the criteria for the MSc in Strength and Conditioning course at Loughborough University for 2023/2024 academic year. Once the applicant is successful, they will be transferred onto the part-time pathway.

The applicant should have a clear desire to work in performance sport as a Strength and Conditioning Coach on completion of the placement. The behaviours that we strive for within the placement are high levels of passion, excellent organisation, and the ability to engage and integrate within a team of coaches, athletes and practitioners.

Students studying on a Tier 4 visa are unfortunately not eligible for this opportunity.

Application

As part of the application process, we would like you to submit your current CV as well as produce an application video. 

It’s up to you how you choose to produce the video, the only stipulations are that it is no longer than 5 minutes and you answer all questions (with relevant detail) set out below. 

1. Tell us about yourself
   1. Name
   2. Recent experience in a sporting environment
   3. Any other coaching experience

1. Tell us why you want to work in Strength & Conditioning?

1. Tell us about a time that you have had success when working with someone, to elicit a performance change

1. What about you as a person would make an athlete want to engage with you?

1. Physically demonstrate, and give only the main coaching points for the following exercises (if you have access to a gym, please demonstrate with load, if not, bodyweight will suffice):
   1. Squat
   2. Romanian Deadlift/Stiff Leg Deadlift
   3. Copenhagen (With rationale for exercise utilisation)

1. Please give us the details of your most recent references that are available to contact. 

Depending on compression, it may be an issue for some of you to email the video, if this is the case, there are other options available such as WeTransfer.

The application process will close 5pm Thursday 24^th August 2023. Interviews will be week commencing Monday 4^th September 2023 Please submit your video applications via the link provided. ….

Please send any informal enquiries to c.thorpe@lboro.ac.uk.