Dakota Watson
General Manager + Performance Coach
- 01Intern · 2024
- 02Virtus coach
- 03General Manager
The Virtus Coaching Internship
The floor teaches you to coach.
The classroom teaches exercise science. This is ten weeks with real members, real shifts and direct feedback from coaches who care about the craft.
- weeks
- 10
- coached shifts
- 2–3
- places per intake
- 12
- program fee
- $0
The path is real
They started here.
Aiden Hinson
Senior Performance Coach & High Performance
- 01Intern · 2025
- 02Virtus coach
- 03Senior Performance Coach
The internship is how Virtus finds and grows the coaches who shape what comes next.
What students notice
The part uni cannot simulate.
“My knowledge, both theoretical and practical, has skyrocketed since starting the internship here.”
“The community here is one of the best you’ll see in a gym environment and everyone is so supportive and encouraging.”
“I couldn’t have had a better experience. The vibe in this place is infectious. Every time I walked in I knew I was in for a good day.”
By Week 10
You will not just know more. You will coach better.
Read the person
Notice what the member needs before reaching for another cue.
Cue with clarity
Say less, make it land and know when to let the rep teach.
Scale with intent
Regress or progress without losing the reason for the exercise.
Record what matters
Turn floor observations into useful coaching notes and decisions.
Test and explain
Run the protocol, interpret the result and explain it without overclaiming.
Present a journey
Bring one member’s ten-week story together and defend your choices.
The ten-week journey
- 01Observe
- 02Assist
- 03Coach
- 04Test
- 05Program
- 06Present
What is included
Built to turn learning into reps.
- 01Two to three supervised floor shifts each week
- 02The Virtus Method and weekly learning tasks in the app
- 03Direct feedback from the coach on every shift
- 04Up to two member Sessions each week, included
- 05A capstone built around one real member journey
- 06A final review and pathway conversation
The standard
This is for you if you want to coach, not just collect hours.
- You ask why, then listen properly.
- You want feedback before you want praise.
- You care about the person, not just the program.
- You are ready to meet a professional standard every shift.
If you want a signature without the standard, this is not your placement.
How selection works
- 01
Apply
Show us what draws you to coaching and give us a glimpse of who you are.
- 02
Meet us
A conversation with Jordy about the program, your goals and the fit.
- 03
Trial shift
See the floor for yourself while we see how you connect with people.
- 04
Offer
Successful applicants receive a place in one of the four 2027 intakes.
Jordy Love
Head of Coaching and Development. Jordy oversees the program and your feedback from first shift to final review.
The 2027 calendar
Four chances to step onto the floor.
Each intake follows the real Virtus quarter: ten teaching weeks, two weeks to finish placement evidence, then a clear transition into the next block. You experience baseline testing, retesting and Goal Reviews as they actually happen in the gym.
Quarter 27.1
January 2027 intake
- Teaching
- 4 Jan to 14 Mar
- Catch-up closes
- 28 Mar
- Intern and coach lunch
- 24 Mar
Quarter 27.2
April 2027 intake
- Teaching
- 5 Apr to 13 June
- Catch-up closes
- 27 June
- Intern and coach lunch
- 23 June
Quarter 27.3
July 2027 intake
- Teaching
- 5 July to 12 Sept
- Catch-up closes
- 26 Sept
- Intern and coach lunch
- 22 Sept
Quarter 27.4
October 2027 intake
- Teaching
- 4 Oct to 12 Dec
- Catch-up closes
- 26 Dec
- Intern and coach lunch
- 15 Dec
Dates are proposed and will be confirmed against Deakin’s placement calendar before offers go out. Induction is planned for Monday, 11am to 2pm, in the first week.
Apply now
Your first shift starts here.
Applications for all four 2027 intakes are open. A real person reads every one and Jordy will be in touch within a week.
- Fee
- Free
- Places
- 12 per intake
- Induction
- Mon, 11am–2pm
- Floor time
- 2–3 shifts weekly
Doing a university placement? We will map your hours and evidence. Not at uni? Apply anyway. Character is the entry requirement.
Which one are you?