Sporting Kansas City

Sporting Kansas City

Head of Physical Performance

Kansas City, KS

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 50 min ago
Machine LearningLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoringAdaptabilityMicrosoft Office

About the role

  • Sporting KC is at the beginning of the next era.
  • The Head of Physical Performance is responsible for leading all aspects of physical preparation, sports science, and athletic development for Sporting Kanas City's First Team.

Responsibilities

  • The club has openly set out to restore competitive excellence, re-energize its soccer operation and build a structure capable of long-term success.
  • Develop and maintain individual athlete plans focused on long-term performance development, robustness, and readiness to train and compete.
  • Mentor and develop staff within the performance department, promoting collaboration, innovation, and continued professional growth.
  • Lead the constant refinement of the departments systems and processes, holding the department to an elite standard.
  • Strong communication and leadership skills; able to influence and collaborate effectively with coaches, players, and staff across departments.
  • Lead with professional integrity, discretion, emotional intelligence and commitment to the club's values and player-development philosophy.
  • Passionate about leading & developing performance staff members.

Requirements

  • Qualifications & Experience Bachelor's degree in Sports Science, Strength & Conditioning, Exercise Physiology, or a related discipline required; master's degree preferred.

Skills

  • Guide recovery and regeneration programs, including scheduling, technologies, and player education on best practices for physical recovery.

Benefits

  • Lead the design and supervision of gym-based and on-field sessions, including strength, power, conditioning, speed, agility, and mobility training.
  • Oversee return-to-train and return-to-play processes, collaborating closely with the medical and coaching teams to ensure safe and efficient reintegration.
  • Oversee all performance technologies and systems (e.g., GPS, heart rate, wellness monitoring, force plates), ensuring consistent use and data quality.
  • Innovative and curious, committed to continuous learning and application of the latest evidence-based methods.

This listing is sourced directly from Sporting Kansas City's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.