LA Galaxy Academy, Performance Coach

Company Information
For more than 20 years, AEG has played a pivotal role in transforming sports and live entertainment. Annually, we host more than 160 million guests, promote more than 10,000 shows and present more than 22,000 events around the world. We are committed to innovation, artistry, and community, and leverage the power of our 300+ venues, leading sports franchises, marquee music brands, integrated entertainment districts, premier ticketing platform and global sponsorship activations, to create memorable moments that give the world reason to cheer.

Our business is interwoven with the human mind and heart, and we strive to build a diverse and inclusive company that reflects the artists, athletes, and fans that we host; reach beyond traditional boundaries to support the communities in which we operate; and minimize our impact on the environment by adopting sustainable practices throughout our business operations.

If you want to be challenged to up your game and make a difference, then join us in giving the world reason to cheer!

Job Summary
LA Galaxy Academy is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Performance Coach to lead and support the physical development, athletic performance, and long-term progression of academy players across multiple age groups. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, and evaluating comprehensive performance programs focused on strength and conditioning, speed development, movement quality, injury risk reduction, and recovery strategies that prepare athletes for advancement throughout the LA Galaxy development pathway. Reporting to the Head Athletic Development and Performance Coach, this role will collaborate within a multidisciplinary high-performance environment, working closely with coaches, sports medicine staff and sports scientists. The Performance Coach plays a key part in delivering an integrated athlete development model that ensures players are physically prepared to train, compete, and reach their full potential. The ideal candidate will contribute to a high-performance culture that emphasizes athlete health, objective performance monitoring, continuous improvement, and long-term player development.

Essential Functions

• Create and implement age‑appropriate strength, power, speed, agility, and conditioning programs for all academy age groups, including daily gym‑based training.
• Execute daily athlete monitoring using GPS (Catapult), VALD systems, and other assessment tools to track training loads and physical outputs.
• Coordinate and administer seasonal and periodic performance testing, ensuring accurate data collection and reporting.
• Analyze objective data to guide training adjustments, track athlete development, and maintain detailed performance records.
• Work closely with academy coaches, athletic trainers, and medical staff to align on player development plans, availability, and training loads.
• Assist in designing and delivering return‑to‑play and return‑to‑performance progressions for injured athletes.
• Lead pre‑training and matchday warm‑ups, activation routines, recovery strategies, and other performance‑related preparations.
• Provide performance support during academy matches, tournaments, camps, and travel as required.
• Produce and distribute daily training reports summarizing athlete readiness, training loads, and key performance insights.

Required Qualifications

• BA/BS Degree (4-year) (Advanced Degree Preferred) in Exercise Science, Kinesiology, Sports Performance, or related field.
• 2-4 years
  • Related work experience
  • Working with youth, academy, collegiate, or professional athletes.
• Strong understanding of strength and conditioning, speed development, and long-term athletic development.
• Experience administering and interpreting performance testing.
• Ability to communicate effectively with athletes, coaches, medical staff, and parents.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Experience within professional soccer academies or elite youth development environments.
• Familiarity with GPS, athlete monitoring systems, ForceDecks, VALD technologies, or similar performance tools.
• Knowledge of soccer-specific physical development models.
• Previous playing experience in soccer at the collegiate, professional, academy, or elite youth level is strongly preferred.
• Bilingual in Spanish and/ or French is a plus
• Previous playing experience in soccer at the collegiate, professional, academy, or elite youth level is strongly preferred.

Payscale: $72,000.00

Bonus: This position is Not eligible for a bonus under the current bonus plan requirements.

Benefits: We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes: medical, dental and vision insurance, paid holidays, vacation and sick time, company paid basic life insurance, voluntary life insurance, parental leave, 401k Plan (with a current employer match of 3%), flexible spending and health savings account options, and wellness offerings.

AEG reserves the right to change or modify the employee’s job description whether orally or in writing, at any time during the employment relationship.  AEG may require an employee to perform duties outside their normal description.

AEG's policy is to hire the most qualified applicants, and we comply with all applicable federal, state and local employment laws in making hiring and employee decisions.  We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate against applicants or employees on the basis of race, color, marital status, disability, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, veteran status, or any other legally protected status recognized by applicable federal, state or local law.

Employer does not offer work visa sponsorship for this position.