Dominican Republic Strength & Conditioning Specialist
MLB Franchise Baseball Club
Central Region
Sports Services
Posted/Updated: 10/14/19
Central Region
Sports Services
Posted/Updated: 10/14/19
Job Summary
Responsibilities
Spring Training:
- Supervise all strength & conditioning workouts
- Assist major league staff and Coordinator - Minor League Strength & Conditioning with all performance testing and supervision of strength and conditions programs for major league and minor league players
- Provide assisted, individual stretches
- Ensure workout logs are completed
- Assist athletic trainers and physical therapist with rehabilitation programs, as needed
- Conduct team stretches, warm-up, agility, weight lifting and running programs
- Maintain weight room clean and organized at all times
- Assist with rotator cuff program
In-Season:
- Implement and oversee strength and conditioning program as designed by Coordinator - Strength & Conditioning
- Dedicate time to work individually with players who need assistance
- Supervise all workouts at all times, no exceptions
- Ensure workout cards are completed
- Report any problems/injuries to athletic trainers, coaches, coordinator
- Communicate daily with manager, coaches and athletic trainer
- Assist athletic trainers with rehab programs, as needed
- Organize and set-up team weight lifting times on the road
- Provide NSF educational information and updates to players
- Provide proper nutritional counseling to any players in accordance with the MLB Team Nutritional Guidelines
- Report and record any supplement abuse (steroids, recreational drugs, etc.) immediately to the Coordinator – Strength & Conditioning
- Maintain attendance log up to date, no exceptions
- Report to Coordinator – Strength & Conditioning weekly giving summary of overall program issues
- Conduct team weigh-ins every 2 weeks
- Responsible for monthly player reports to Coordinator – Strength & Conditioning
- Keep weight room clean and organized at all times
- Monitor the nutritional value of meals/snacks provided in the clubhouse
- Continuous evaluation of all player’s physical development at Dominican Republic complex
- Assist with implementation of rotator cuff program
- Provide corrective exercise programs for players based on spring training assessments and continuous evaluations of players’ deficiencies
- Mandatory attendance is required for the following:
- All meetings by Coordinator - Strength & Conditioning, Manager or Front Office Personnel
Off-Season Camps:
- Bi-monthly off season phone calls to players, with recording to the Brewers off-season website
- Implement and supervise training sessions at the Dominican Republic complex during off season programs: DR Instructional League and DR Winter Camps
- Create and implement video content on the strength & conditioning website
- Provide educational information for the strength and conditioning website
- Assist in any research projects as assigned by the Medical Department
- Monthly webinar/Skype projects with strength and conditioning staff to develop new policies/procedures, ideas, philosophies, research articles as it relates to professional baseball
Qualifications
Education and/or Experience
- Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Other Skills and Abilities
- Requires ability to adjust and adapt on the fly in a timely and professional manner
- Need to be a motivator to all players
- Need to be able to find ways to get the most physically out of all players
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