Heading up the athletic preparation for the U18’s male/female rugby union, cricket, athletics, table tennis and netball academies. Designing and implementing the resistance training plans to enhance athletic qualities appropriate for the demands of the sport.

Apart of a wider team, providing late-stage rehabilitation to patients with a goal to return to exercise and/or sport. I personally oversee the Bristol sites trainers whom are responsible for patients that their respective sites. My main objective has been to upgrade and advance our clinical protocols to further optimize patients return to the quality of life they desire.

Program lead for female rugby, netball, table tennis, cricket, American football and golf. Program for national standard athletes in female rugby, American football, netball and table tennis. Program priorities: design, implement and monitor performance preparation, resistance training, energy system conditioning and exercise recovery programs across said sports. Co-ordinate with the sports therapist team to appropriately apply late stage return to play programming for returning injured athletes. Term time, weekly, performance and readiness/wellness monitoring of said athletes (including SJ, CMJ, online self-analysis surveys) with data feeding straight to myself to predict injury/immune system dysfunction (cough, cold etc.). I can therefore modify training plans with the respective coach for the team/individual. Testing battery typically included: speed gate testing, opto jump (application and software analysis), WATT bike power output, yoyo (intermittent recovery test) L1/2, 1200m aerobic test, COD (perceptual-cognitive and physical qualities), screening, skinfold body fat %, max strength testing, modified power testing (isometric mid-thigh pull) and postural analysis. Term time, CPD for sports academy staff, in the form of an article, surrounding topics related to sports coaching and physical performance. Most recently in how we as coaches can create distinction and assess both change of direction and agility to create a profile on a given individual. I have also provided a detailed literature review on contemporary methods surrounding motivational climate for the athlete.

DPP (12-16) physical literacy program design: compound movement quality and sprint mechanics training for individuals in the transition program from DPP to PDG. PDG (14-18) LTAD program design: considering PHV (growth and maturational status) strength, power, stamina, mobility, bio-energetic bio-motors. Liaise with academy coaching and medical team regarding player management (progression/regression up the development pathway. PDG athlete testing and data collection for athletic profiling and exercise prescription during both peak and non-peak phases. Match day performance preparation and during-game physical activation and potentiation for substitutes to U16’s and U18’s. Also, during game periods, I monitored hydration intake (glucose vs H2o) and promoted recovery strategies (contrast water therapy, compression garments, active recovery) to reduce onset of muscle soreness and inevitable later performance reductions.

When called upon by the sport and exercise department of the University of Gloucestershire, I performed term time lectures to 2nd year undergraduate students, in the absence of the course leader. Modules I have covered include the concept of power production and its application to sporting performance. I have also covered youth athletic development and the considerations surrounding physical development (growth and maturation) and its effect on key fitness components (strength, stamina, mobility etc.). Upon completion of these lectures I provided suggested reading for further learning as well as contemporary models used by professional governing bodies for athletic development (LTAD, YPD, and CYD) and determining which model would fit best for a given individual in their sport/environment. To support theoretical learning, I also conducted practical sessions in both the performance gym and sports hall for both modules. Students were instructed to use the information provided by myself in the setting I had set for each group. Students dispersed into their respective groups to practice their learnings and were challenged to be creative but constructive in designing their program to the given scenario. Once completed all students came back together as a group and were instructed to coach their session and review at the end (check and challenge the session) by their respective peers. This maximized learning and enabled participants to appreciate each other justifications for their selected session.

Managed my own caseload of clients, anywhere between 15-20 per week. Have managed a personal caseload of clients with a specific membership. This particular membership requires me to allocate regular quality time to the member to ensure they are progressing to their desired goal, throughout the twelve-month period of membership. Perform regular clinical health assessments to the paying member and have done since my appointment.

Regular quality assurance of clinical health assessments, a differentiating service as part of the Nuffield membership. Social media activity coordinator for member engagement and recruitment. Lead performance manager for ten onsite personal trainers. Support line and mentor to trainers in adhering to the iconic contract, managing trainers to meet the club monthly and yearly financial targets. Programme lead on Nuffield Health specific schemes to promote exercise and activity (athlete in residence, meet our experts and squash club).

Co-ordinating with the WRU development and participation officers to design and implement a physical literacy program for aspiring players (age 9-16) in the Newport-Gwent Region. Junior U16/17’s annual S&C program design: strength, power, stamina, movement quality, energy system conditioning. Physical testing (10-40m speed gates, yoyo, max strength testing) to academy member’s age 12-20. Pre-season program delivery alongside lead academy S&C: Senior/Wales U20’s squad members (specifically compound hypertrophic adaptation, progressing on to sub strength increments as part of the strength-speed conversion model).

Opportunity to broaden my understanding of applied principles of conditioning to youth academy rugby players. Under the guidance of the strength and conditioning team I was able to perform such duties as; technical support in exercise execution in gym based sessions, weekly training load monitoring of AASE academy players, physical testing of AASE Academy players and pitch side physical performance preparation in pre/mid game

A rare and exciting opportunity, of taking on a supporting coaching role with a well respected Rugby Club in Sydney, Australia. I played a supportive role as a coach-mentor to the up and coming performers of Manly Rugby, many of whom were considered elite and represented New South Wales Rugby Academy in 2009. Some of these duties included; gym based technical support, programme design for squad members, weekly training load monitoring, facilitating injured & RTP, training/match performance preparation and post game recovery strategies.