SPORTS PERFORMANCE - Marquette University Athletics

MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the Marquette University Sports Performance Staff is threefold:

Reduce the incidence of injury
Optimize athletic performance
Instill habits of leadership, accountability, and mental fortitude

This is achieved through the design and implementation of periodized year-round training programs that focus on developing a foundation of strength and sport-specific metabolic conditioning while also monitoring and managing physiological stressors that may lead to performance attenuation and injury. Training sessions are delivered in an environment that emphasizes the cultural goals of the program as determined by the coaches, captains, and leaders of each team.

PHILOSOPHY

The philosophy of the Marquette University Sports Performance staff centers around a multidisciplinary, principle-based approach emphasizing ground-based triple extension through the use of Olympic lifts and their derivatives. Periodic assessment of key performance indicators (KPIs) aids the staff in understanding the strengths and weaknesses of individual athletes, allowing further individualization of programming with the ultimate goal of improving athlete resiliency and sports performance.

The Marquette University Sports Performance staff has gained experience at the collegiate, private, academic, and professional levels.

Directed by Coach Todd Smith, the department comprises four assistant coaches alongside numerous trainee sports performance intern coaches. The staff is accredited by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCa), the leading governing bodies for collegiate strength and conditioning professionals in the United States.

SPORTS PERFORMANCE STAFF

Staff Member	Title/Sport Assignments	Phone (414)	Email
Todd Smith	Director of Sports Performance (MBB)	288-5785
Maggie Smith	Assistant Director of Sports Performance (WBB)	288-4872
Emily Jacobson	Assistant Director of Sports Performance (WVB, WSOC, MSOC)	288-4872
Dan Kant-Hull	Assistant Director of Sports Performance (MLAX, M/W CC & T&F, MGOLF)	288-0312
Stu Roche	Assistant Director of Sports Performance (WLAX, MTEN, WTEN, Intern Program)	288-4872

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
It is the mission of the Marquette University Sports Performance staff to invest in young sports performance professionals who demonstrate a growth mindset and unwavering passion for their field. The Marquette University Sports Performance Coach Internship offers prospective coaches the opportunity to develop their coaching skill sets under the supervision of the full-time staff in a fast-paced and competitive Division I (D1) environment.

Marquette's internships are offered year-round on a semester-to-semester basis:

Semester	Start Date	End Date	Applications due by:
Fall	End August	Start December	July 1
Spring	Mid January	End April	November 15
Summer	Mid May	Mid August	March 15

QUALIFICATIONS
Successful candidates should have prior experience in collegiate or professional athletics. Additionally, candidates should be working toward or have completed a bachelor's/master's degree and/or have a strong desire to gain experience in the field of sports performance enhancement. Preferred qualifications include prior classes in exercise physiology, biomechanics and computer science as well as certification through the NSCA, CSCCa or USAW.

Must be eligible to work in the United States (US citizen, legal permanent resident, valid student visa F/J, etc.)

COMPENSATION
This position does not provide monetary compensation. Candidates may receive class credit toward graduation with prior approval from their academic institution.

Under the supervision of Coach Todd Smith (CSCCa accredited Master Strength Coach), intern coaches who accrue the necessary practicum experience (currently 640 hours) will be eligible to sit for the Strength and Conditioning Coach Certified (SCCC) certification delivered by the CSCCa.

OBJECTIVES

Provide a transparent learning environment in which developmental coaches see first-hand the application of sports performance enhancement theories as they pertain to coaching at the NCAA D1 level
Develop impactful, forward-thinking coaches who possess the necessary skillsets to excel in the field of sports performance enhancement

Intern Coach Objectives

Gain coaching experience in accordance with the philosophy of the department and the goals of the D1 athletics programs
- Work closely with all sports performance coaches with varied backgrounds in academic, collegiate and professional sport settings
Develop technical proficiency in performing and coaching the foundational and Olympic lifts
- In-house certification mimics and prepares coaches for CSCCa and NSCA certifications
Progress through a continually evolving and holistic coach development program covering (but not limited to):
- The art and the science of coaching
- Relationship development and connecting with all athletes
- Theory, development and application of periodization for collegiate athletics (semester assignment)
- Theory, instrumentation and implementation of performance evaluation protocols
- Understanding, operation and interpretation of player load management systems (Catapult, sRPE)
- Understanding, operation and interpretation of velocity-based training modalities (EliteForm/Tendo/PUSH)
- Cover letter and resume building for sports performance
- Presentation technique and public speaking for sports performance
- Resourcing and networking techniques

The successful candidate should be motivated to enter into a demanding schedule of coaching and professional development while bringing his/her own unique set of skills to collaborate and better the staff, coaches and student-athletes at Marquette University.

TO APPLY
Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, resume and three (3) references to Coach Stuart Roche (stuart.roche@marquette.edu). Note that your cover letter should not summarize information already detailed in your resume but expand on the experiences and desire to grow in this field.

GOLDEN EAGLES IN THE FIELD
What former interns had to say about their experience

Nathan Wadley (Summer '18 - Director of Sports Performance at Optimum Performance Sports, Ind.): The staff at Marquette truly prepared me for every aspect of the field. Resume building, coaching, programming, and the newest literature were all focal points of what was my most valuable experience to date.

Seth Thomas (Summer '17 – Director of Sports Performance Pritchette Physical Therapy): This internship does an incredible job of teaching youngs strength & conditioning coaches how to balance science, intuition and innovation in order to provide athletes with the best platform for development both on and off the field.

Lindsey Nicholson (Fall '15 – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at Oregon State University): Collaboration with sport coaches, athletic trainers, athletes, administrators and other strength coaches is something that you must handle as a strength coach, and this internship does a remarkable job preparing you for that.

Joey Davey (Summer '15 – Strength and Conditioning Coach/Sport Scientist with Memphis Grizzlies (NBA)): Marquette not only has the technology that other big-time programs have, but they allow you to use them to grow as a practitioner and be competitive when entering the industry. Some of the best young coaches with outstanding jobs in a competitive field have ties to Marquette and that speaks for itself.