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22nd December 2015 To Whom It May Concern: This letter confirms that Aymara Evans will be completing a 520 hour, 3 month internship (May 9th to Aug 5th, 2016) in Cape Town, South Africa with supervisor, Jantho Greyling, Head of Medical -MSc in Physical Therapy for AJAX Football Fitness & Conditioning Program. During this time, Aymara will be a full-time unpaid Youth Fitness Intern in Exercise Physiology and Fitness/Wellness. She will be evaluated by her supervisor on 7 SLOs of University of Florida’s APK Student Learning Outcomes explained in the applied examples Site Approval Form. During this time, her supervisor and the Fitness & Conditioning Trainer will take responsibility for Aymara’s duties outlined and approved by University of Florida’s APK SLO requirements. As a Youth Fitness intern, Aymara’s roles will consist of the following:

• Assist in strength sessions and designing age & ability off-season training program.

• Follow Youth Strength Curriculum and education of Youth coaches for strength training

• Design special needs training program for AJAX Youth: SAQ & Technique • Follow and conduct AJAX Cape Town Final Phase Rehab (FFR) protocol • Research and assist in the continual improvement of the Youth Long Term

Athlete Development (LTAD) program in conjunction with the PSL Conditioning Trainer

• Assist and/or carry out AJAX Fitness Testing protocols with all youth teams • Research articles relating to LTAD, updated testing protocols for elite Youth

players and final phase rehabilitation. • Produce a comprehensive report for the Conditioning Trainer and then Head

of Medical, who will report to Youth Coaches and Head of Youth after each testing phase.

• Manage the accumulation of testing data and the norms. • Meet with the S&C and Youth S&C Trainers weekly regarding the conducted

Strength, Speed, Final Phase Rehab sessions and the planning thereof. Sincerely,

Athena Lamberis VACorps Program Placement Coordinator

VACorps Cape Town Internship Program 5 Howe St Loft G7 Observatory 7925

Cape Town, South Africa Phone - +27 21 4474233

www.vacorps.com  

Company Name: AJAX Cape Town Football Fitness & Conditioning Program

Company Description:  

 A Full Pro Football Club with a full time youth academy of U12-19 levels.

# of Employees: 10+

6 certified PTs

Website/Office Address:   

Ajax Cape Town Football Club (Pty) Ltd 

cnr Frans Conradie Drive & Bertie Genade Street Parow, 7500, Cape Town http://www.ajaxct.co.za

Company Contact: 

Jantho Greyling / Head of Medical 

Intern(s) start dates:  TBD

Subject to School Calendar dates 

Ideal length of internship:  3 months to 1 year

Supervisor title and qualifications:

Jantho Greyling / Head of Medical / Masters in Physical Therapy 

Derek Malone/ Head of Fitness & Conditioning/ Paralympic Athlete from Ireland

Intern education/skills/work experience requirements?:

18 years and up  

Intern Job Title(s):   Fitness & Conditioning Intern

 

Intern roles and responsibilities: 

1. Time Frame and Responsibilities

 8:30am to 11am Shadow & Assist Physical Therapists for Senior Team. 

 Help set up warm-ups.  Assist with Rehab work & Conditioning as well as  SAQs -Sport Speed, Agility & Quickness.

 Youth Programs in the afternoon. 3-6:30pm 

U/19 Full Time Sessions: Monday & Tuesday (TBC)

U/19, U/17 and U/15 Sessions: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 

Saturday from 09h00 to 12h00 - YOUTH GAMES in various locations

Youth Fitness Intern (YFI) reports directly to Youth S&C -Derek Malone. 

U/15, U/17 & U/19 Strength sessions – YFI is Assistant to PSL and Youth S&C

2. Strength Sessions

YFI will follow the Youth Strength Curriculum for the U/15, U/17 and U/19 teams.

YFI will assist with the design of age and ability appropriate strength off-season training

programmes for the Youth Squads at Ajax.

YFI will assist with the education of the Youth Coaches for the strength training programmes.

YFI will be responsible for special need group training sessions for specific players

YFI will record each Strength/Power session

3. SAQ Sessions

YFI will, in conjuction with the S&C Trainers, design age appropriate, positional specific

Speed, Agility and Quickness (SAQ) and Technique training programmes for special needs

Youth players at Ajax.

4. Final Phase Rehab

YFI will follow the Ajax Cape Town Final Phase Rehab (FFR) protocol for specific injuries.

YFI will be responsible for conducting the FFR sessions with injured Youth players.

YFI is to record the FFR sessions and report the players progress to the PSL Conditioning

Trainer before the player is cleared for training.

5. Research

YFI will research and assist in the continual improvement of the Youth Long Term Athlete

Development (LTAD) programme in conjunction with the PSL Conditioning Trainer and

Head of Medical.

YFI will research articles relating to LTAD, updated testing protocols for elite Youth players

and final phase rehabilitation.

6. Fitness Testing

YFI is to assist and/or carry out Ajax Fitness Testing protocols with all youth teams 3 times

per season.

YFI will produce a comprehensive report for the Conditioning Trainer and then Head of

Medical, who will report to Youth Coaches and Head of Youth after each testing phase.

YFI will manage the accumulation of testing data and the norms.

7. Meetings

YFI will be meet with the PSL S&C and Youth S&C Trainers weekly regarding the

conducted Strength, Speed, Final Phase Rehab sessions and the planning thereof.

8. Match Day First Aid

YFI is expected to be available for Match Day 1st Aid representation when it happens that the

Youth Physiotherapists cannot cover all the Youth games. This includes situations when the

Youth Physioʼs are away on tour with a particular squad.

9. Recovery and Supplements

YFI will monitor the current post-training stretching routine for U/15, U/17 and U/19ʼs

YFI will implement recovery protocols for the U/15 and U/17 Youth squads.

YFI will implement recovery protocols for the U/19 Youth squad, and discuss this with the

S&C Trainers

YFI will research supplements that are suitable for use of U/17 and U/19 players in conjuction

with their strength programmes.

YFI will be responsible for producing all necessary supplementation for Youth Players

•• Intern will also be helping out with some morning sessions with the

senior

• Tasks will be specified that match relevant skills in resume/CV

Fluent or conversation in English 

Company projects for intern (if any):

 Jantho will provide if needed. 

What traits would your IDEAL intern possess?:

Professional Conduct

Flexible

Friendly

Ability to Multi-task

Willing to try new things and report feedback quickly

Team-player!

Working hours:

8:30 - 6:30pm  according to Intern duties                                         

 VACorps Friday activity hours approved. 

Dress Code:

casual but professional

Athletic gear

Will be given a rental uniform, please send sizes. 

Equipment needed (if any): 

None - Intern Computer allocated. 

Has your company hosted international interns in the past?: Yes

Transport to venue:  

 Private transport recommended. Uber/Taxicab. Could carpool with other PT interns in a rental car.