Persons interested in filling the positions of Rehabilitation Specialist and Strength and Conditioning Coach of the senior women's national team will have until Sunday to apply as advertised by the T&T Football Association (TTFA) through the Fifa-installed Normalisation Committee headed by businessman Robert Hadad.
In a release to the media via its Media Officer Shaun Fuentes on Friday, the TTFA said that it was now accepting applications for the positions and it also noted that applicants are asked to submit their resume, contact information and a copy of all related documents by sending an email to technical.ttfa@gmail.com no later than 3 pm on Sunday.
Back in April, the TTFA appointed Welshman James Thomas as head coach of the women's national senior team.
The holder of a UEFA A License and a UEFA Elite Youth A License, Thomas was most recently the assistant coach and performance analyst of the Wales senior women's national team. The former Cardiff City Ladies FC has signed an initial one-year contract with an option to extend for a further year.
And recently it was stated that 49 applicants had applied for women's staff positions.
The applications were said to be before a Selection Committee that comprises Technical Director Dion La Foucade, head coach Thomas of Wales, Jinelle James, the Director of Women's Football and Trevor Gomes of the Normalisation Committee and Amiel Mohammed, the acting general secretary of TTFA.
The positions of assistant coach for which there are 15 applicants including equipment manager (12), goalkeeper coach (4) and team manager (18), were advertised to the public, last week.
Richard Hood, who was initially chosen for the assistant coaching job before the decision was rescinded because of what was deemed an improper selection process, has confirmed that he has applied for the same position.
Hood led the T&T's Under-20 Women's team to the quarterfinal of the CONCACAF Under-20 Women's Championships in the Dominican Republic last year and was the overwhelming choice for the head coaching position earlier this year.
However, he did not make a final shortlist of five that was recommended to the FIFA-installed Normalisation Committee. That recommendation was made by a Selection Committee which included James, Norris Ferguson (Former W Connection manager), Richard Chinapoo (Ex-National player), Richard Piper (former national team manager) and La Foucade (the technical director).
Ex-player Dernelle Mascall, who was also chosen for the other assistant coaching position, refused to comment on whether she had applied.
Applicants for the position of Rehabilitation Specialist must be able to:
- To be a member of TTFA’s Integrated Sports Medicine and Science team.
- To collaborate with the Sports medicine and Science team to create pathways for injury prevention strategies specific to football.
- To collaborate with the Sports medicine team to create evidence-based injury management protocols.
- To be able to implement pitch side emergency action protocols.
- To assist the Head Coach and Strength and Conditioning Coach in the implementation of the training programme of said National Team.
- To create own filing system and recordkeeping in relation to the physical conditioning of Players and be able to produce reports on same as requested (in conjunction with Strength and Conditioning Coach)
- To be able to report to the Team Physician/ Chief Medical Officer on status of injuries of players.
- To assist with pre-participation examinations of players.
- To create and maintain in conjunction with Team Physician, the Team medical bag.
- To implement comprehensive evaluation, diagnoses, prognosis and plan consultation with players and technical staff and be able and willing to refer to other healthcare professionals.
Qualifications: Minimum First Degree in Physical Therapy or Athletic Training.
Experience: Previous similar experience with athletes and performance experience is an asset. Registration with the Physiotherapy Association of T&T or registration in Health and Care Professions Council or recognition in American Physical Therapy Association, or equivalent.
Skills: The ideal candidate would possess a high degree of organizational skills, planning skills, interpersonal skills, communication skills, report writing and budget preparation. Should also be proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel. Candidate should also be able highly motivated, a team player and problem solver.
Applicants for the position of Strength and Conditioning Coach must be able to:
- To be a member of TTFA’s Integrated Sports Medicine and Science team
- To collaborate with the Integrated Sports Medicine and Science team to create pathways for strength and conditioning strategies specific to football.
- To create own filing system and recordkeeping in relation to the physical conditioning of Players and be able to produce reports on same as requested (in conjunction with Rehabilitation Specialist)
- Design individualised training prescription (training programme) considering recommendations from Sport Medicine and Sport Science reports/findings.
- Proper instruction of resistance training exercise technique, speed development and sport conditioning
- Implement testing and evaluation of physical performance.
- Oversee the performance training programs assigned.
- Update and modify documented training prescriptions (training programme) as recommended.
-Present proposed training prescription (training programme) prior to implementation to Coach, Sport Science and Medicine team.
- Assist in Sport Science monitoring and evaluation protocols.
- Maintain Adult CPR/AED-First Aid certifications (Important Covid-19 update).
Qualifications: Possess an (updated) Accredited Certification -Strength and Conditioning OR Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Exercise Science. At least 60 hours or more of recent sport training experience.
Experience: Working Knowledge of Sport Programming, Human Anatomy, Kinesiology and Physiology or equivalent.
Skills:The ideal candidate would possess a high degree of organizational skills, planning skills, interpersonal skills, excellent communication skills, report writing, supervisory, management skills and budget preparation. Should also be proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel. Candidate should also be able highly motivated, a team player, problem solver, innovative, creative, and resourceful.