ASCA Podcast

Specialist in human performance, S&C coach, chartered sport scientist with over 20 years in high performance, Clive Brewer holds a Masters degree graduate from Loughborough University and is accredited by the ASCA, UKSCA & the NSCA as an S&C coach. A regular speaker at International conferences, Clive has published books and many papers on training methods, coaching & performance in peer-reviewed...

Daniel is an 18yr veteran of Australian Special Operations with extensive experience on combat operations throughout his career. He has also pursued a parallel passion for human performance with academic knowledge and developed human-performance programs for Special operations and worked within elite sport. He is now focused on researching evidence-based practice for developing optimal behaviours...

Dana Agar-Newman is the Lead of Strength and Conditioning for the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific. As a former athletics coach, Dana got pulled into the field of strength and conditioning working with a variety of programs including: the Canadian Men’s Rugby team, swimming and the Canadian Sport Schools and before the Rio 2016 Olympic, primarily focused on the preparation of the Canadian Women’s...

N. Travis Triplett, PhD, is a Professor of Exercise Science at Appalachian State University, and the current President of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (USA). She has worked in Sports Physiology at the US Olympic Training Center and done international research at Southern Cross University (Lismore), the University of Jyvaskyla (Finland) and the University of Valencia (Spain)....

Dr. Duncan French is currently the Vice President of Performance at the UFC Performance Institute and has over 20 years of experience working with elite professional and Olympic athletes. Prior to joining the UFC, French was the Director of Performance Science at the University of Notre Dame, USA. Before residing in the US, French was a Technical Lead for Strength & Conditioning at the English Ins...

Jeremy is a Director of Performance Solutions with the Canadian Sport Institute (CSI), in partnership with Canada Snowboard, where he works in the daily training environment as Off Snow Coach for the Slopestyle and Big Air teams, and is accountable for the Sport Science/Medicine of the 5 Olympic snowboard disciplines. He is also a member of the CSI leadership and strategy group, and mentors the di...

Perry Stewart is currently the lead academy S&C coach (U9-U16) at Arsenal Football Club and was previously head of academy sport science and medicine at Queens Park Rangers FC. He has spent almost a decade working exclusively with development age athletes (from 6 to 21 years old) from various sports including, football, rugby, tennis, fencing, track and martial arts. Perry is accredited with the U...

Scott is currently the Lead Strength and Conditioning Coach at British Cycling and a Senior Strength and Conditioning Coach with the English Institute of Sport. Prior to this Scott held positions including the Head of Physical Preparation with British Swimming and Assistant Head of Strength and Conditioning at the Sports Institute of Northern Ireland. Scott is an accredited Strength and Conditioni...

Daniel Kadlec is currently the Head Strength & Conditioning Coach for Softball Western Australia and Head Strength & Conditioning Coach for Claremont WFC in collaboration with Edith Cowan University while completing a PhD in Sports Science sponsored by VALD Performance. Daniel was previously a strength and conditioning coach in a private facility (PlusD Sports) in Solingen, Germany for the past se...

Carmen Bott has been coaching for over 20 years and is considered a resource in applied strength & conditioning for the combative and collision sport athlete population(s). Her methods are grounded in science, but it is her 20+ years of experience that allow her to transfer the science into practice. Carmen lectures and coaches internationally in the field of sport science. She is a Faculty member...

ABOUT SCOTT Scott is an ASCA Level 2 – PCAS Elite Coach. He holds a Masters in Strength and Conditioning from Edith Cowan University and a Bachelor of Applied Sport Science – Human Movement Studies from QUT. In a career spanning more than 20 years, Scott has worked across multiple Olympic sports, as well as in Rugby League and AFL. Scott started his career at the Queensland Academy of Sport where...

Ross Smith is the Strength and Conditioning Lead at the Australian institute of Sport. Over 20 years strength and conditioning experience working across multiple sports and organisations. The past 15 years at the AIS working with development and elite athletes across multiple sports including boxing, taekwondo, judo, athletics, cycling, rowing, basketball, modern pentathlon, water polo, winter spo...

Selwyn has been an integral part of the Brisbane Lions High Performance Department for seven years, during this time he has held a number of positions both in the Medical and Strength and Conditioning Departments. His current role involves the development and implementation of strength and power programs for the AFL squad and rehabilitation and return to performance programs for injured athletes,...

Originally from Ireland, Connor is a strength and conditioning coach and physiotherapist based out of Newcastle, Australia. He has previously lead a dynamic team of strength and conditioning coaches, physiotherapists, psychologists and dietitians in a large law enforcement agency. He now coaches a semi-professional rugby league team and works in a youth athlete development facility. He works in a...

Ian is currently the Head of High Performance at Port Adelaide FC where he leads an impressive group of sports medicine, sports science and strength and conditioning professionals. Ian is now heading into his 8th season within the AFL at Port Adelaide having previously worked as the Head of Athletic Development. Originally from Northern Ireland where he worked as a strength and conditioning coach...

Dr. Stuart M. McGill is a professor emeritus, University of Waterloo, where he was a professor for 30 years. His laboratory and experimental research clinic investigated issues related to the causal mechanisms of back pain, how to rehabilitate back-pained people and enhance both injury resilience and performance. His advice is often sought by governments, corporations, legal experts, medical group...

Dr. Mike Young is the Director of Performance at Athletic Lab Sports Performance Training Center and the Performance Director for the North Carolina Courage and the North Carolina FC professional football clubs. In the sport of track & field Mike was on the coaching staff that won 6 team NCAA championships at LSU, has coached 4 USA Track & Field National Champions, and has coached Olympic and Worl...

The 2019 Roundtable focuses on strength & conditioning in semi-professional, high school and university settings. The roundtable features three emerging leaders in Australasian strength & conditioning: Nicolai Morris, Kurt Vogel & Sam Joseph. In the last part of the roundtable, we examine monitoring for the semi-professional and amateur athlete, the best technology on a budget and the best books/c...

The 2019 Roundtable focuses on strength & conditioning in semi-professional, high school and university settings. The roundtable features three emerging leaders in Australasian strength & conditioning: Nicolai Morris, Kurt Vogel & Sam Joseph. In the third part of the roundtable, we examine prehabilitation and rehabilitation for the semi-professional and amateur athlete. ABOUT THE ROUNDTABLE NICOLA...

The 2019 Roundtable focuses on strength & conditioning in semi-professional, high school and university settings. The roundtable features three emerging leaders in Australasian strength & conditioning: Nicolai Morris, Kurt Vogel & Sam Joseph. In the second part of the roundtable, we examine energy system training, assessment and development for the semi-professional and amateur athlete. ABOUT THE...

The 2019 Roundtable focuses on strength & conditioning in semi-professional, high school and university settings. The roundtable features three emerging leaders in Australasian strength & conditioning: Nicolai Morris, Kurt Vogel & Sam Joseph. In the first part of the roundtable, we examine strength & power development for the semi-professional and amateur athlete. ABOUT THE ROUNDTABLE NICOLAI MORR...

Nick Winkelman is the head of athletic performance & science for the Irish Rugby Football Union. His primary role is to oversee the delivery and development of strength & conditioning and sports science across all national (Men and Women | XV’s and 7’s) and provincial teams (Leinster, Munster, Connacht, and Ulster). Prior to working for Irish Rugby, Nick was the director of education and training...

The ASCA Board always works to ensure the ASCA provides the support Members and Coaches need to feel confident within their qualifications and standing in the sporting and strength and conditioning industry. Part of this was the development of the ASCA Professional Coach Accreditation Scheme (PCAS). The PCAS was primarily developed for the following reasons: - To recognise coaching experience in a...

Jan Legg has been the lead strength and conditioning coach for the Australian Women’s basketball team, the Opals since 2013 as well as the working with Basketball Australia’s development squad at the Centre of Excellence in Canberra. Jan is an Australian Strength and Conditioning Association (ASCA) accredited Level 3 and Master Pro-Structure coach at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra....

Justin Keogh is an Associate Professor in the School of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University where he is the coordinator of the Masters of Sport Science program. He has taught into biomechanics, motor control and performance analysis subjects at an undergraduate and postgraduate level. His primary research interests focus on improving the transfer of strength and conditioning as well as s...