Luiz Minervino

To whom it may concern,

I am writing to apply for a Strength & Conditioning Coach Vacancy, which I am eager to start soon. Based on my previous S&C experience with footballers and my commitment to professional growth, I am highly motivated to undertake the position in Australia and work alongside the competent multidisciplinary staff and athletes. Besides, my daily commitment is to support the continuous development of the department.

I believe I have a forward-thinking mindset to support the development of the department and the club, illustrated through my previous successful volunteering (U15-U17) and as the U20 S&C Coach at Associação Atlética Portuguesa Santista and in my recent role as a Sports Scientist at Desportivo Brasil/Shandong Luneng. Despite the differences in structure and multidisciplinary work in both clubs, my passion for providing the best assistance for the staff and players helped me build excellent working relationships and communication skills with athletes and staff and introduce a more modern training system.

Nowadays, I am the First Team and U20 S&C Coach at Boston City FC, where I could, alongside with the performance department, provide 100% players' availability during the 'Campeonato Mineiro Sub-20'. Also, prepare the same athletes for playing the state's second division as the professional team. In consequence, the young players had the opportunity to sign professional contracts and/or be negotiate with renowned clubs in Brazil and overseas.’

Furthermore, these experiences gave me confidence in carrying out diverse responsibilities, such as assisting and leading assessments, designing and delivering S&C programmes, collecting data for analysis, improving communication abilities, supporting football coaches, and overcoming many daily challenges. The Academy's excellent results in both clubs and the help I provided to players to achieve their career aspirations demonstrated my significant impact during that period. I am keen to build on these experiences as a Strength & Conditioning Coach in Australia.

I moved back to Brazil in 2021 from the UK, where I finished my MSc, obtained new experiences, opened myself to UK football opportunities, and developed professionally. During that time, I could conciliate volunteer roles at Runcorn Saxons and Bala Town FC, which were essential for my development.

I understand the insecurities of hiring an international applicant. However, I am highly adaptable to new cultures and procedures and keen to learn whatever is necessary. Also, I have already coached UK children, adolescents and adults, so communication is not an issue. Regarding the qualifications, I still have to progress in courses unavailable during my time in the UK (FA, UKSCA, ASCA, ISAK).

I reiterate my passion for working in an Academy setting and my resilience to keep trying to achieve my goal of reaching the highest standards as a practitioner.

Yours sincerely,
Luiz Otávio Saade Minervino.

S&C COACH (U20 & FIRST TEAM) Boston City FC | March 2023 - Present

Leading the planning and physical training on and off the pitch, in addition to monitoring, rehabilitation strategies, specific training, evaluations, and assisting the technical coach with analytical drills and small-sided games; Daily and weekly meetings with the coaching staff, multidisciplinary team and directors to align the club's programmes and processes;

Supporting the creation of processes for the club's performance and health department, in addition to assisting other departments;
Assisting the other squads with physical work on and off the pitch when necessary;

Responsible for supporting the athletes with daily demands and well-being.

SPORTS SCIENTIST/ASSISTANT S&C COACH Desportivo Brasil | May 2022 - December 2022 (8 months)

Assisting and leading physical, anthropometric and performance assessments for monitored athletes (U11-U13), academy (U15-U20) and first team;
Collecting training and game data through Polar's GPS, providing S&C coaches with information for daily and weekly load control of squads; Organizing and accompanying athletes with recovery strategies (cold water immersion, hot water immersion, general and individual supplementation, guidance for better sleep quality);
Supporting as a S&C whenever necessary, leading individual or group workouts indoors and outdoors. Responsible for a specific squad during trips, matches, or daily training routine;
Creating and delivering daily GPS Power BI reports to the technical team and providing physical reports after anthropometric and performance assessments to committees and board;
Participating in all methodological meetings with supervisors, managers and technical committee.

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH (U10-U15) Associação Atlética Portuguesa Santista | July 2021 - December 2021 (6 months)

Prescribing and delivering individual and group strength and conditioning training programmes for football athletes from 8 years old to 15 years old at the gym;
Working within an athlete development model, according to individual evaluations and growth and maturation factors, to understand the developmental progressions of which training should be appropriate for the safety and development of young athletes;

Delivering strength and power training, speed, agility and movement sessions, and pre-generation / regeneration in one-to-one, small group and extensive group sessions.

TECHNICAL COACH (U7) AND S&C COACH (VOLUNTEER) Runcorn Saxons FC | March 2021 - June 2021 (4 months)

Responsible for the U5s-U7s technical coaching;
Assisting with S&C sessions for other squads (including females) when required;
Organising weekly activities and supporting staff, children and parents; Providing excellent help to deliver a fun and qualified session for children.

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING INTERNSHIP
Liverpool John Moores University | September 2020 - May 2021 (9

months)

Leading the planning and delivering of gym-based work for my designated scholar-athlete (a cerebral palsy soccer player) under the direction of the lead coaches;
Testing, collecting and analysing fitness testing data;

Experiencing a variety of performance testing and monitoring technologies (Optojump, GymAware, MuscleLab and Force Platforms);
Participating in internal CPD programme and preparation period for qualifications such as UKSCA from accredited members.

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING ASSISTANT (U15-U17) (VOLUNTEER)

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH (U20) Associação Atlética Portuguesa Santista | January 2018 - December 2020 (3 years)

VOLUNTEER:
Working closely with existing Academy Sports Science and Medicine staff in assisting planning and overseeing the delivery of all on-field conditioning and gym-based movement and conditioning for U15-U17 players;
Assisting technical coaches and S&C coach in optimising training loads and schedules with particular reference to avoiding under- and over-training on a group and individual basis.
S&C COACH:
Leading the planning and delivery of warm-ups/activation, athletic development sessions, gym-based and pitch-based work, rehabilitation sessions under the direction of the Medical team, and post-training strategies;
Collecting daily wellness, hydration monitoring, and session RPE. Also, the analysis of anthropometric, movement screening, subjective assessments data, session content and attendance, and successfully implementing it within a periodised season to potentiate playing and training availability; Working with other support staff/physiotherapists/colleges/agencies to provide an integrated approach to performance enhancement, once we had a lack of staff and equipment to provide better service for the athletes.

LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY

MSc Strength and Conditioning (2020/21)

THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION (FAN: 67258957)
- FA Introduction to Coaching Football (2021)
- FA Introduction to First Aid in Football (IFAiF) (2021) - FA Safeguarding Children (2021)
- FA Playmaker (2021)

CBF ACADEMY

- Licence C (2022)
- Strength and Conditioning (Academy) (2022) - Force, Velocity and Power Training (2020/21)

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION

First AID/CPR and AED certification (2019)

EXOS PERFORMANCE

- EXOS Phase 2 and 3 (2019)
- EXOS Performance Specialist (2018)

FUNCTIONAL MOVEMENT SYSTEMS

FMS Levels 1 and 2 (2017)