Fitness Coach

Fitness coaches help people achieve their fitness goals by creating personalised wellness plans. They can also help clients develop healthy habits that contribute to their emotional and social well-being. 

General Responsibilities
  • Create wellness plans: Fitness coaches design plans that consider physical, mental, nutritional, and recovery aspects of health 
  • Demonstrate exercises: Fitness coaches explain how to perform exercises and routines to improve fitness and minimize injuries 
  • Monitor progress: Fitness coaches teach clients how to track their progress and behaviors 
  • Adapt programs: Fitness coaches adjust programs as needed based on their clients’ progress 
  • Provide options: Fitness coaches offer options during workouts to help clients feel successful 

Football fitness coaches are responsible for the physical performance of a football team.  They design training programs to improve strength, speed, agility, and endurance, and to reduce the risk of injury. 

Responsibilities within Football
  • Design training programs: Create plans for the whole season that take into account the players’ individual abilities and the team’s needs 
  • Monitor progress: Use tools like BMI and body fat percentage to track how players are improving 
  • Adjust plans: Adapt programs to meet the players’ changing needs and the team’s schedule 
  • Ensure safety: Maintain a safe environment for players 
  • Help players set goals: Assist players in setting realistic goals and building accountability 
  • Help players develop life skills: Help players develop skills that can be used off the field 
Skills
  • Flexibility: Be able to adapt to changes in the team’s schedule or injuries to players 
  • Innovation: Be able to come up with new ideas within the coaching philosophy 
  • Attention to detail: Be able to pay close attention to detail 
  • Organizational skills: Be able to organize the training sessions and keep track of the players’ progress 
  • Communication skills: Be able to communicate well with players and other coaches 

The FMPA highly recommends Membership of the FMPA. This demonstrates a desire to engage with and network with professional colleagues in the game and to keep up to date with the very latest in the industry via our website, forum, magazine and annual Conference.

Completion of the MPA Diploma:  Preparing for work in professional football