National governing body, the Polish Triathlon Union seeks a Head Coach to lead the coaching delivery within the Polish Triathlon World Class Programme to develop a Polish Triathlon team that delivers medals at the Olympic Games in 2024. The Head Coach will work in partnership with athletes’ personal coaches to support the development and implementation of a four-year Polish Triathlon Olympic strategy.
Key responsibilities
- To take primary responsibility for the coaching support to athletes and coaches identified in the Olympic Podium to convert them into qualifications at the 2024 Olympic Games
- To provide support and development for the personal triathlon coaches of identified Olympic Podium and Olympic Academy Squad members offering guidance where appropriate
- To lead the coaching of senior elite teams at the Standard Distance European Championships, World Championship ITU Series Final, the Olympic Games and other major standard distance competitions
- To lead the coaching at senior squad training camps and other national senior training camps
- To contribute to the development of Polish Triathlon’s coaching network
Success criteria / measurements:
- Optimum preparation of Polish athletes at the Olympic Games and other major elite standard distance Championships
- Quality of the coaching support provided to Olympic Podium and Olympic Academy Squad athletes, their personal coaches and Polish senior teams
Qualifications
- Triathlon coach with significant experience of elite coaching and substantial experience of high performance sport as an athlete, coach, or administrator
Knowledge
- An understanding of long term athlete development
- An understanding of elite coach development
- Technical (swim, bike, run, transition) knowledge
- Physiological and tactical coaching knowledge
- An understanding of the use of sports science and medicine in elite athlete preparation
- An understanding of team dynamics and creating an effective team
Skills
- An ability to coach and mentor coaches
- An ability to work with a number of athletes and balance individual and team requirements
- An ability to understand the needs of others and relate to and engage with elite athletes and coaches
Applications in writing should detail qualifications, experience and interest in the role, and should be sent marked Private & Confidential to Zbigniew ?asica: zbigniew.lasica[at]triathlon.pl.
www.triathlon.pl
www.triathlon.org
