Performance Coach - Suffolk, VA

Greater Purpose and Core Values: Athletico's Greater Purpose is to empower people, inspire hope and transform lives. We accomplish this by providing exceptional, progressive, and cost-effective fitness, performance and rehabilitative services through personalized care that emphasizes education and prevention of future injury. This is accomplished through building on our Core Values of one team, understanding our business, recognition, people-focused, accountability, continuous innovation and trust and integrity, which are the foundation for our unique culture.

Job Summary: The Performance Coach promotes all Performance brand features through training, communication, and customer service including safety, intensity, variation, individualized, sport and team-specific programming, and assessment-based training programs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides strength, speed, agility, and conditioning programs to athletes and fitness enthusiasts of all ages and levels. Programs include sports performance, team training, personal, semi-private, and small group functional training.
• Implements new training methods, programs, and protocols.
• Develops and executes camps, clinics, and off-site training.
• Executes performance assessments and evaluations.
• Assists in the development and presentation of adult fitness and boot camp programs.
• Assists in the development of sports and individual-specific performance programs.
• Tracks workouts and client interactions in the Mind Body Online program.
• Participates in community events that promote the field of performance training as well as goodwill towards the community.
• Establishes working relationships with administration, marketing, physical therapy, and other coaches.
• Communicates effectively with clients (athletes, coaches, parents, and team officials), ensuring timely follow-up.
• Informs directors of scheduling needs and commits to professional reliability.
• Creates a professional, safe, and fun environment.
• Maintains cleanliness and orderliness of the facility/equipment.
• Conducts follow-up calls to prospects.

Required Education, Skills, and Abilities:

• Bachelor's degree in exercise science or a related field (health promotion, kinesiology, and sports medicine) (Preferred).
• NCCA accredited personal training or strength and conditioning certification (Preferred): NSCA – CSCS (Preferred), ACSM – CPT or HFS, NASM – CPT, ACE – CPT.
• Knowledge of sports performance training, speed development, movement mechanics, assessment, evaluation, and injury prevention.
• Commitment to continued education and furthering experiences and abilities in the sports performance field.
• Training philosophy that emphasizes functional, scientific, and movement-based training.
• Ability to integrate sports medicine, clinical knowledge, assessment, and/or clinical recommendations into performance training.
• Must be a self-motivator with a high sense of integrity, have good business acumen, and the ability to interact with coworkers, clients, and professionals.
• Must be inspiring, creative, and a team player.
• Ability to integrate and maintain an athletic mentality and environment.
• Ability to relate positively with customers and employees to develop positive relationships.
• Ability to effectively and concisely communicate thoughts and information verbally and in writing.
• Ability to complete goals and activities with established or tight time frames.
• Demonstrate a fit image that represents a commitment to a physically active and healthy lifestyle.
• Possess a background in fitness, strength and conditioning training, and/or coaching.
• Experience working with athletes and/or fitness clients.
• High level of competitive athletic experience (Preferred).

Physical Demands:

• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods of time.
• Ability to reach, bend, stoop, and lift up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to grasp and hold up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to hear and understand normal voice level communications in person or through the telephone.
• Ability to speak clearly and understandably.
• Basic vision corrected.

Benefits offered with this full-time position:

• Medical & Rx, Dental and Vision (eligibility begins day one of employment).
• NEW FOR 2025 – KinderCare Discount
• NEW FOR 2025 – Headspace for Friends/Family
• HSA, Healthcare FSA, Dependent Care FSA.
• Progyny Fertility Benefit.
• Critical Illness, Accident, & Hospital Indemnity Insurance.
• Company Paid Basic Life / AD&D.
• Supplemental Life Insurance (Employee, Spouse, Child).
• Company Paid Short-Term & Long-Term Disability.
• Company Paid Maternity & Parental Leave.
• Adoption & Surrogacy Expense Reimbursement.
• Legal & Credit Monitoring.
• PTO (accruing starts immediately upon hire).
• 6 Major Holidays off plus 2 floating holidays yearly.
• Bereavement Time Off & Resources.
• Commuter: Pre-Tax Transit & Parking.
• Retirement 401(k) (for 21+) w/ Per-Pay Company Match.
• SoFi Financial Wellness Tools & Loan Resources.
• HUSK Fitness Resources & Gym Discounts.
• Home, Auto, and Pet Insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Employee Discount Program.
• Plus more!

Athletico provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.