About the role#
This internship offers the chance to gain experience within a professional soccer organization. You will support the sports science staff as they work with First Team and FCC2 players. The position is a paid, hourly role based at the Mercy Health Training Center. The term covers the 2027 MLS spring season, running from February through April, with an average schedule of four days per week.
What you'll do#
- Assist the Director of Sports Science with collecting, storing, and analyzing player data.
- Apply data-driven methods to evaluate athlete performance and provide feedback to key stakeholders.
- Support club-wide monitoring by tracking individual player data.
- Manage player workloads to reduce injury risk and support health and readiness.
- Use various technologies to quantify training loads and assess how players respond to training.
- Conduct in-house projects to test the effectiveness of performance interventions.
What you'll need#
- Current enrollment in or recent completion of an Exercise Science undergraduate or graduate program.
- Experience maintaining databases and using athlete monitoring systems.
- Knowledge of sports science, strength and conditioning, and data science principles.
- Familiarity with data visualization and coding tools like Tableau, R, Python, or SQL.
- Proficiency with sports science technologies, such as GPS systems and VALD equipment.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills.
- Ability to communicate complex information clearly to different audiences.
- Ability to work well within a multi-disciplinary team to solve performance problems.
- A willingness to learn and receive feedback.
Location & details#
- Location: Milford, Ohio.
- Term: Winter 2027.
- Work Modality: On-site.
About FC Cincinnati
FC Cincinnati is a Major League Soccer team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Founded in 2015, the club joined the league in 2019. It operates as a privately held organization with a staff of over 400 employees. The team focuses on professional soccer, fan experience, and community outreach through the FCC Foundation.
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