There are new roles emerging in contemporary sports field: sport scientist and performance manager. To be honest I have no clue how to define them – sometimes they are just a way to break out of the normal terminology (see Semantic Stretch and Power of Association in Made to Stick book, which is by the way excellent) and appear fancy and important. But sometimes they represent genuine additional roles and obligations on top of strength and conditioning / physical preparation positions. I will focus on those.
Please note that these are only my opinions, so take them with grain of salt. I will cover some of those extra skills needed and provide good resources where to find quality knowledge
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