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JOB TITLE: EXERCISE SCIENTISTVenue: Birmingham City Ladies FCBrief description:An exercise scientist uses their scientific knowledge such as psychology andphysiology to help improve a player’s sporting performance, fitness levels andgeneral health. The goal of a sports scientist is to support the club and athletes.Exercise science looks at preventing illness, improving health and assisting recoverythrough physical activity.Key skills:A strong understanding of the human body; a GSCE and A level in Biology is anecessityGood interpersonal skills; you will be working closely with the athletes, coachingstaff and managersExcellent communication skills to help players understand their injuryOrganisational and administrative skills; you will need to make sure you keepyour athletes’ treatment/training records up to dateMain responsibilities:Working closely with the team coach to monitor athletes and the team, helpingto improve their performance.Designing exercise programmes to push the players to peak-performance levelsImproving and developing the physical and physiological development of femaleplayers at all levelsHelping athletes recover from injuriesWorking hours:An exercise scientist at the top of the women’s football league is required to worktwo evenings (training nights) and one weekend day (fixture) a week. You will alsowork another day on top of this spending time monitoring the players and planningand preparing for up and coming training/treatment sessions.ELLIE MAYBURYEXERCISE SCIENTISTBiog:Ellie studied A-levels in Physical Education, Biology andDesign Technology. Following this, she studied a BSc inSport Science and Materials Technology at the University of Birmingham. OnceEllie had graduated she moved to Holland for a year to work for Nike as a MaterialsTechnician in their Football Game Day Apparel Department. This role involvedtesting the kits in different conditions and helping develop new strips. WhilstEllie was in Holland she visited England to start the FA’s Fitness Trainers Award atLilleshall National Sports Centre. On her return from Holland, Ellie completed aMasters in Exercise Physiology at Loughborough University.Whilst Ellie was completing her masters she started work at Birmingham City Ladiesas a Sport Scientist for their Centre of Excellence and started working part-time forthe FA as a regional conditioning trainer with players in the U23 and U20 squads.Once Ellie completed her masters, she started working as a sport scientist for theEngland U15 girls at the FA before progressing to work with the U19 and U23 squadsas their sport scientist. Ellie has progressed from working at the Centre of Excellenceat Birmingham to working with their 1st team squad.TOP 5 TIPS FOR A WOULD BE EXERCISE SCIENTIST1. Get as much experience as you possibly can. Volunteering at your localclub is a good way to get your foot in the door2. Qualifications are a must. Make sure you take science subjects at schooland college3. Develop your interpersonal skills. You will be working in close contactwith players and staff every day in often awkward and painful situations,so you need to be able to work well in a team4. Swat up on the sport you wish to work in. Find out as much as you canabout it, not just from a sport science perspective but also in terms of thestructure of the game, technical and tactical aspects of the game5. Keep up to date with current research. You will always need to be up todate on the latest treatments available to athletesnpm10581/RF12839/01.13