Internship
For over 18 years P3 has had a rich history in guiding, educating and developing practitioners. P3 interns, coaches and bio mechanists have gone on to work in the NBA, MLB, NHL, NCAA, English Premier League or to pursue careers within the field of sports science research across the globe.
P3 Atlanta Performance Specialist Internship
3 months duration
Requirements:
- Bachelors degree in Kinesiology (or related subject).
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Training and Athletic background preferred.
- Masters degree and/or certification (CSCS, ASCC, ASCA)- these are preferred but not required.
Responsibilities:
- 30-40 hours/week for the duration of 3 months.
- Support in the coaching of P3 athletes.
- Data entry.
- Attendance of weekly intern professional development meetings.
- Develop, conduct and present novel research to P3 staff upon completion of the internship.
- Assist with administration and maintenance of facility.
This internship is heavily weighted towards the art and science of coaching. If you are not passionate about coaching athletes do not apply!
Compensation: All interns will be offered a monthly stipend to help towards living costs.
Application Deadline: 9/27/2024
Start Date: 11/1/2024
To apply for the Performance Specialist position, please email a cover letter, resume and two references to Tom FitzSimons (tfitzsimons@p3.md).
P3 Atlanta Biomechanics Internship
3 months duration
P3 is seeking applicants interested in contributing to the advancement of applied sport science – leveraging data to aid athlete development.
Requirements:
- Current enrollment in or possessing degree from an undergraduate program in Mechanical Engineering, Biomechanics, Kinesiology, or a related field.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Applicants will be expected to provide a writing sample following the first round of interviews.
- Experience with Force Plates and/or Motion Capture software is preferred.
- Training and Athletic background preferred.
Responsibilities:
- 30-40 hours/week for the duration of 3 months.
- Assist with athlete assessment and data collection.
- Assist Atlanta Biomechanics staff with data processing and analysis.
- Attendance of weekly intern professional development meetings.
- Develop, conduct and present novel research to P3 staff upon completion of the internship.
- Assist with administration and maintenance of facility.
Compensation: All interns will be offered a monthly stipend to help towards living costs.
Application Deadline: 5/31/2024
Start Date: 7/8/2024
To apply for Biomechanics Internship, please email a cover letter, resume and two references to Eric Leidersdorf (eleidersdorf@p3.md).
The Lab Physical Therapist and P3 Performance Coach
THE LAB’s Physical Therapist/P3 performance coach hybrid position aims to provide the perfect environment for a Physical Therapist to develop the skills needed to work in pro sport or with high performing individuals in other settings. With P3’s 20+ year experience in Elite sport, and THE LAB’s 10 year experience working with high performance professionals, we know what skills lead to great outcomes. The combination of Physical Therapy assessment and treatment protocols, strong training background, and an understanding of how to implement data insight into a training plan will be highly desirable because that is the future of performance.
Job Responsibilities:
The Lab PT
- Assesses and communicates findings/needs to both the client as well as to the entire Lab team (especially key training staff). Records and stores notes and relevant findings in easy to reference location.
- Intentionally communicates with clientele in a way that displays authentic empathy, offers relevant insight, supports progress and self-efficacy through tracking their habits and forwards appropriate client insight to training staff and Lab team on weekly basis.
- Has clear Manual Therapy plan of care for each member.
- Contributes to continued staff education and topical presentations as guided by Lead Performance Specialist and Lead Biomechanist.
- Weekly Member status communication with other Lab professionals.
P3 Performance Coach
- Support the performance team in the execution of delivering training programs to athletes.
- Program management for those athletes delegated to you to oversee.
- Ensure training goals for athletes are being met.
- Facilitate a great training environment.
- Work closely with ATL and SB staff on innovation projects related to training, injury prevention and performance.
- Work with P3 team partners to help drive value and translate assessment findings into training plans.
- Be proactive with communication and feedback to athletes, various external coaches, agents, and other relevant parties.
Skills Required:
- Strong Manual Therapy Background.
- Experience in multi-disciplinary outpatient settings.
- Strong leadership & communication skills among both clients and staff.
- Knowledge of various biomechanical assessments as well as what the research says about each. (Running, V02, biomechanical etc.,)
- Ability to clearly communicate load progressions of various activities with clients, particularly endurance-based progressions.
- Serves as a strong leadership figure who can uphold P3 & THE LAB’s values & expectations of excellence amongst all staff.
Qualifications:
- Doctor of Physical therapy.
- 1-2 years of outpatient Physical Therapy experience, ideally with some athlete experience as well.
- Strong history of implementing manual therapy into patient care.
- Ideally sports or active background.
- Strength and conditioning and/or coaching experience.
- Excellent communication skills. Able to connect with a wide range of personalities and backgrounds and provide a very professional delivery of insight.
Benefits:
Employees who work 30+ hours per week are eligible for the following benefits:
- Insurance – Medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, and long-term disability insurance
- Holidays – 7 paid holidays per year *prorated for part-time employees.
- PTO – 25 days per year (5 weeks) *prorated based on hours worked.
- 401(k) – Auto-enrollment in the company 401(k) plan
- FSA – Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Due to high volume of applicants, only those that have been shortlisted should expect to hear back from P3.
PLEASE NOTE: International candidates must posses a valid work visa to be employed in the United States to be considered.
Past Interns
Eddie Dimas – Head Strength Coach, Georgia Tech Men’s Basketball
Matt Herring – Head of Performance, Anaheim Ducks
Tom Tombleson – Strength & Conditioning Coach, England Rugby Team
Luke Storey – Director of Sport Performance, UC Santa Barbara
Matt Houston – Assistant Strength Coach, Miami Heat
Jeff Watkinson – Assistant Coach – Integrated Player Development, Utah Jazz
Sam Huggins – Head of Academy Performance, Crystal Palace Football Club
Matt Dooley – Senior Performance Coach, Athletes Authority
Gabrielle Smith – Data Scientist, KC Current
Grant Schroeder – Doctor of Medicine, Stanford Orthopaedics
Terris Hightower – Assistant Strength Coach, Washington Wizards
Chris White – Women’s Basketball Head Strength Coach, LSU
Dylan Axelrod – Pitching Performance Coordinator, Los Angeles Angels
Ben Johnson – Resource Coordinator for Pitching, Cleveland Guardians
Ramsey Nijem – Men’s Basketball Director of Sport Performance, Kansas Basketball
Dale Boyd – Head Strength and Conditioning Coach – Portland Trailblazers
Christoph Wyss – Strength Coach, Redbull Athlete Performance Center
Charles Kenyon – Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellow at Emory University.