Skill Acquisition Coach
Core
Design and deliver training interventions using motor learning principles to optimize athlete skill acquisition, decision-making, and performance transfer.
Role type
Senior IC skill acquisition coach (sports performance)
Builds
Training environments and practice structures for core sports programs and corporate projects
Domain
Sports performance and motor learning
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Motor learning principles, skill acquisition frameworks, constraints-led approaches, variable and adaptive practice design, movement efficiency optimization, decision-making under pressure analysis, athlete needs analysis, program development, coach education
Preferred skills
Strength and conditioning credentials (CSCS or equivalent)
Technologies
Constraints-led approaches, variable practice structures, adaptive practice environments
Responsibilities
Analyze sport demands to identify bottlenecks in skill expression, translate insights into targeted practice interventions, embed within training environments to accelerate integration, optimize movement efficiency and skill transfer, integrate motor learning into strength & conditioning and rehab, develop frameworks for skill acquisition integration, educate coaches on practice design strategies
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
