Strength & Conditioning Intern

Who We Are:

UFC® is the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization (MMA), with more than 700 million fans and approximately 300 million social media followers. The organization produces more than 40 live events annually in some of the most prestigious arenas around the world while broadcasting to over 950 million households across more than 170 countries. UFC’s athlete roster features the world’s best MMA athletes representing more than 80 countries. The organization’s digital offerings include UFC FIGHT PASS®, one of the world’s leading streaming services for combat sports. UFC is part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO) and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. For more information, visit UFC.com and follow UFC at Facebook.com/UFC and @UFC on X, Snapchat, Instagram, and TikTok: @UFC.

TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO) is a premium sports and entertainment company. TKO owns iconic properties including UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization; WWE, the global leader in sports entertainment; and PBR, the world’s premier bull riding organization. Together, these properties reach 1 billion households across 210 countries and territories and organize more than 500 live events year-round, attracting more than three million fans. TKO also services and partners with major sports rights holders through IMG, an industry-leading global sports marketing agency; and On Location, a global leader in premium experiential hospitality.



Position Summary

At the UFC PI we deliver performance-impacting MMA training, physical preparation, sport science, performance nutrition and medical services to Asia’s elite MMA and combat athletes as well as Chinese Olympics Committee athletes. Our core values are aligned to maximizing the health and wellbeing of the athletes and to support them in optimizing their training, preparation, and ultimately their performance in competition.

The UFC PI is seeking a Strength & Conditioning Intern to support; the delivery of strength & conditioning services; athlete monitoring (such as strength, power and fitness assessments); data management & analysis, and other coaching/exercise science services within our state-of-the-art facility. The intern will assist the Manager, Strength & Conditioning in delivering performance-enhancing services to elite MMA and other athletes accessing the UFCPI on a daily basis. The Intern will have the opportunity to be involved with a variety of essential tasks; including assisting in the delivery of strength training sessions, giving technical coaching cues to athletes, supporting metabolic conditioning and speed/agility training, leading warm-up and movement preparation activities, engaging in athlete monitoring and assessment, managing weight room hygiene and cleanliness, and other associated tasks as required. The intern will be required to establish strong personal working relationships with athletes and coaches and will be required to work independently in supporting our Strength & Conditioning mission. The position offers the opportunity for continued education in the field of strength & conditioning (coaching, program design, data collection and analysis) and the opportunity to gain hands on experience working with elite athletes.

Responsibilities

• Assists the Manager, Strength & Conditioning with translation throughout interactions with the athletes.

• Assists the Manager, Strength & Conditioning in any physical training-related tasks

• Assists the Manager, Strength & Conditioning in planning and preparing physical training activities.

• Deliver small group and/or individual warm-up exercises as requested.

• Implement monitoring and assessment interventions as requested.

• Ensure the cleanliness and hygiene of the weight room environment is maintained within the facility.

• Act in an inter-disciplinary role with other technical areas as required.

• Translate performance reports for UFC & COC athletes and coaches

 

Skills & Experiences

• Candidates must be enrolled in an institution of higher education pursuing a degree relevant to the internship

• Must possess or be working toward CSCS, CSCCa, or another internationally recognized certification.

• Candidates must have an outstanding work ethic and attention to detail

• Candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work independently on assigned tasks and deliver outcome goals effectively

• Candidates must have strong desire to work in a high-performance environment with elite athletes and coaches

• Sufficient working (written & spoken) English language proficiency for confident and effective communication

 

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Requires close vision and the ability to adjust focus. Additionally the ability to distinguish letters, numbers and symbols is necessary.

• Frequently required to sit, talk, hear, walk, stand, bend, and twist.

• Must have the ability to use hands and fingers to operate, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls.

• Ability to reach with hands and arms.

• Occasionally lift and/or move large or heavy objects.

 

Work Conditions

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately quiet. The work environment is primarily indoors.

Important Notices

• This job description is not an exclusive or exhaustive list of all job functions that an Employee in this position may be asked to perform from time to time. Duties and responsibilities can be changed, expanded, reduced, or delegated by Management to meet the business needs of the company.





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