Volunteer Intern Sports Performance Coach
Winter/Spring 2024
Qualified candidates will have the opportunity to serve as an intern for the Stanford Olympic Sports Performance Program. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to assist in all training sessions in compliance with NCAA rules.
This is an UNPAID opportunity that provides experience assisting the sports performance staff with the implementation of comprehensive, sport-specific, injury prevention and performance enhancement training programs. In addition to daily responsibilities, this internship includes a professional development curriculum built on the foundation of the Stanford Sports Performance training philosophies. This curriculum includes education of functional strength training techniques, coaching development, sport-specific conditioning concepts, sport science technologies and applications, professional development presentations, programming, weight room management/logistics, along with injury prevention practices. The goal of this internship is to develop highly effective sports performance coaches with the potential to transition into a paid position with Stanford, another university, or professional organization. Potential candidates must possess a desire to become a collegiate sports performance coach, strong character, and demonstrate effective organizational and communication skills.
Required qualifications include:
- Achievement or current pursuit of a Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science or related course of study
- Achievement or current pursuit of CSCS or SCCC certification.
- Applicants must also have current CPR/AED certification.
This internship is expected to begin Monday Jan 8, 2022, and requires a 6-month time commitment with opportunities to continue pending positive evaluation. Deadline to apply is: Friday Dec 4, 2023.
If interested in working with Stanford Olympic Sports Performance, send email with subject header “Stanford Olympic Sports Performance Internship - Last Name, First Name.” Please attach cover letter, resume and a list of three professional references as one PDF file to Anthony Tran, Sports Performance Coach, at ahtran@stanford.edu.
