Possessing a unique blend of extensive experience (25 years) and education (European-based Masters degree), Chris is widely considered to be one of the world’s leading experts and practitioners in the field of High Performance Sports Training. A former professional athlete himself, (6-year career in the Canadian Football League), he lectures and teaches performance coaches and medical practitioners around North America on sports performance and rehab strategies.In his professional-sports activities, as the former inaugural Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Charlotte Bobcats of the NBA, Chris is currently hired to consult directly for the performance and medical staff for NBA and NFL teams and works individually with NFL, NBA, CFL, MLB and DBL (Deutsche Bundesliege) athletes.In the realm of amateur athletics,Chris has and continues to high performance train athletes who have competed in NCAA and CIS championships; athletes who have competed in 11 World Championships, 4 Olympic games, 3 Pan-AM games; and countless other provincial, state, national and international competitions in the sports of basketball, football, baseball, hockey, track & field, cross-country, field hockey, ice-hockey, volleyball, soccer, swimming and rugby.In an effort to be global in his methodology, Chris took an international approach to his education. He did his undergraduate degree at Simon Fraser University (Burnaby, B.C.), his Athletic Performance Specialist certification in San Francisco and his graduate degree – Masters for Athletic Movement and Conditioning – in Frankfurt, Germany.