Internships
Internship positions are available for various business functions at our Velocity Sports Performance centers. Whether you are fulfilling academic requirements or gaining work experience to advance your career, internships with Velocity Sports Performance are a tremendous value-add.
We build our internship programs to be highly educational. You will partake in a fast paced business environment, be trained on necessary skills for your role, and, upon your successful completion of an internship, be offered a full-time role in the Velocity Sports Performance network.
We build our internship programs to be highly educational. You will partake in a fast paced business environment, be trained on necessary skills for your role, and, upon your successful completion of an internship, be offered a full-time role in the Velocity Sports Performance network.
Performance Coach Internship
Reports To: Internship Coordinator
The purpose of the Velocity Sports Performance coaching internship program is to educate participants in all aspects of sports performance coaching. The desired outcome is to place high performing interns as Performance Coaches within the Velocity system upon graduation.
Job Summary:
Interns will assist the Sports Performance Director and Performance Coaches in implementing a comprehensive athletic performance enhancement program. That comprehensive program includes Velocity’s Performance Coach training, curriculum dedicated to building proficiency in cutting edge athletic training techniques (which includes: acceleration, multi-directional movement, agility, maximum velocity mechanics, and Olympic weightlifting techniques). Interns will be required to participate in groups, observe coaches, and assist in coaching as part of their training. Once the internship program is complete, non-certified interns will be encouraged to sit for their NSCA-CSCS certification. All participants who have received their CSCS will have an opportunity for positions within the Velocity Sports Performance network.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Participates in training sessions
- Observes and shadows Performance Coaches during training sessions of various ages, skill levels, and protocols
- Attends coaches’ meetings
- Assists Sports Performance Director with maintaining the facility
- Supports Performance Coaches with updating athletes' files
- Completes all assigned readings, lectures, labs, and assignments in a timely and concise manner
- Adheres to Velocity Sports Performance’s dress code and behavior requirements
Please Contact Mateus Manoel at 703.916.1200 or at mmanoel@velocitysp.com
Marketing Intern
Reports to: Internship Coordinator
The purpose of the Marketing Internship is to educate participants in all aspects of marketing a Velocity Sports Performance center, while also providing real-world experience and practical networking opportunities. Our desired outcome is to eventually place interns in a full-time position a at a Velocity Sports Performance center in the network upon their graduation.
Job Summary:
Interns will assist the Community Relations manager in marketing Velocity Sports Performance and educating prospective athletes at local events, either on or off-site. Interns will also be provided hands-on business and marketing training.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Participates in on and off-site event preparation, execution, and analysis
- Observes and shadows customer inquiry response
- Attends sales meetings
- Supports sales staff with updating prospect and client files
- Completes all assigned trainings in a timely and concise manner
- Adheres to Velocity Sports Performance’s dress code and behavior requirements
Please contact Ashlee Johnson at 703.916.1200 or ashlee.johnson@velocitysp.com .