February 2, 2022

The EIHA Education Programme is now seeking applications from a number of Sport Therapists who will be engaged to work with our coaches and athletes throughout the EIHA playing programmes.

These regionalised positions will work under the direction of the EIHA Technical Lead for Athletic Development, Alex Green, and will support the development of athletes’ performance in conjunction with EIHA registered coaching staff in the delivery of player centred development programmes.

On announcing the latest recruitment campaign, Alex Green said: “As a governing body we have recognised the need to continually grow and deliver what we do in order to meet the expectations of the members of the Association. We know that injury management plays a major part of the performance ability of all our athletes, making the avoidance of, and recovery from injury, a significant aspect of participant continuity in the sport as we move into 2022 and beyond.

“The recruitment of Sport Therapists is being aligned to the strategy recently established for the ‘Strength and Conditioning’ coaches which has already been regionally focused across the Showcase regions; the South East, South West, Midlands and North.

“Sport Therapist attendance at events across the EIHA is seen as an essential element of the Coaching & Education sections providing full on ice and off ice support to athletes and through our work with the Senior Coach Leadership team we aim to have all EIHA coaching and management staff aligned to all of the EIHA pathways within the next twelve months.”

The first major event is the Junior Showcase that will be held from April 29th to May 2nd at Ice Sheffield.

A full job description is linked below.

Any current Sport Therapist with an interest in joining, or re-joining, the EIHA’s Athletic Development Programme should send a letter setting out their expression of interest which should contain the following:

• Your current role in a club or sport setting,
• Your qualifications or the qualifications you are working to attain,
• The Region you would like to be considered for,
• The contact email for a coach who may be asked to provide a reference for you

In addition, you are requested to provide a brief (300 word max) outline of your sports philosophy and what you will bring to the programme along with why you are interested in this position, a statement of your personal ambition, your ambition for the players and a little bit about yourself.

Applications should be sent by email to alex.green@nulleiha.co.uk detailing your current qualifications and experience. The deadline for applications is 5pm on Friday 11th February 2022.

Click HERE to view the job description