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Mark has a PhD in Sport Science and is an ASCA Master Coach. Mark is Head of Physical Performance in High Performance Sport at University of the Sunshine Coast Lead working specifically with USC Spartans High Performance Swimming and Sunshine Coast Lightning Netball teams. QUOTES “We have to make sure we build capacity in their strength to allow them the capacity to do the work they need to do” “P...

Jan Prins has been involved in swimming coaching & research for more than 48 years. He is the director of the Aquatic Research Laboratory, and teaches Biomechanics, at the University of Hawaii. For the past 8 years he has been involved with unique swimming research using multiple, high-speed cameras examining the stroke mechanics of elite swimmers. Data collected from competitive swimmers, include...

With almost 20 years of coaching under his belt, Grant is a proud to be ASCA Master Coach. He is the director of PropelPerform, a high performance training facility that also consults and contracts to schools, clubs, State and National Sporting Organisations. At the moment, most of his athletes compete in action/extreme sports. QUOTES “There are two types of coaches: those that are fired and those...

Sally Bailey is a physical performance professional who has worked across the spectrum of athletic development from school-aged children to elite athletes in a range of individual and team sports. She is passionate about providing people with a real chance to engage with physical activity in the way they want to. Success comes in the form of happy faces striving to be their best. Sally has taken t...

Dr Paul Comfort is a Reader in Strength and Conditioning at the University of Salford, UK, where he leads the Masters Degree in Strength and Conditioning and consults with numerous professional teams in the UK. Paul is a founder member and accredited member of the UKSCA, and part of their editorial board. He is a senior associate editor for the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research,and has...

Dr Suchomel is an assistant professor in the department of human movement sciences and strength and conditioning coach at Carroll University in Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA. Prior to Carroll University, Dr. Suchomel worked as an assistant strength and conditioning coach and sport scientist during his doctoral work at East Tennessee State University. He is a certified strength and conditioning speciali...

Chris Gaviglio is a senior strength and conditioning coach for the Queensland Academy of Sport. Chris has been involved with elite sport for over 15 years working across multiple Olympic sports and professional football codes in both the northern (Bath Rugby) and southern (Wallabies and Gold Coast SUNS AFL) hemisphere. He is also the Physical Performance manager for the Queensland Maroons Rugby le...

Mike McGuigan is a Professor of Strength and Conditioning at Auckland University of Technology and an Adjunct Professor at Edith Cowan University. He is currently Senior Associate Editor for the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research and Associate Editor for the Journal of Australian Strength and Conditioning. Mike worked for several years as a Sport Scientist with different sports and he r...

Teena Murray has been recently appointed Senior Director of Athlete Health and Performance at Sacramento Kings after spending the previous 14 years as Director of Sports Performance at the University of Louisville. She has built a premiere program in collegiate athletics (NCAA), that serves 21 teams (over 500 athletes), and offers a leading international mentorship program. Teena is also an adjunc...

The 2018 Roundtable features four of the emerging leaders in Australasian strength & conditioning: Dr. Michael Speranza, Matthew Green, Paul Downes & David Watts. In the fourth part of the roundtable, we examine professional development. ABOUT THE ROUNDTABLE Paul Downes | Paul is the current Head Strength and Conditioning Coach with the Auckland Rugby Union in New Zealand. Prior to this he spent 4...

The 2018 Roundtable features four of the emerging leaders in Australasian strength & conditioning: Dr. Michael Speranza, Matthew Green, Paul Downes & David Watts. In the third part of the roundtable, we examine prehabilitation and rehabilitation. ABOUT THE ROUNDTABLE Paul Downes | Paul is the current Head Strength and Conditioning Coach with the Auckland Rugby Union in New Zealand. Prior to this h...

ACSA Podcast #25 - 2018 Roundtable Part 2 - Energy System Development by Joseph Coyne

The 2018 Roundtable features four of the emerging leaders in Australasian strength & conditioning: Dr. Michael Speranza, Matthew Green, Paul Downes & David Watts. In the first part of the roundtable, we examine strength & power development. ABOUT THE ROUNDTABLE Paul Downes | Paul is the current Head Strength and Conditioning Coach with the Auckland Rugby Union in New Zealand. Prior to this he spen...

Bob is the Director of Sports Science at Power Lift. He was the Assistant Athletics Director/Director of Strength and Conditioning at North Carolina State University (2011-2017). Prior to that Alejo was the Director of Strength and Conditioning for the Oakland A’s (MLB; 2009-2011 and 1993-2001), Director of Strength and Conditioning at UC Santa Barbara (2005-2008) and held three different strength...

Des joined Arsenal FC in February 2013 after a successful strength and conditioning career in the rugby world. At Arsenal, Des is the head of the academy sport medicine and sport science department. He oversees the physical development of players aged from 8 to 23. During his time at Arsenal, Des has helped develop the approach, size of the department and the facilities at the academy. This has he...

Shownotes 1) The ASCA coach scholarship fund and how to apply 2:24 2) The ASCA board intiative fund 5:11 3) My EXOS Carlsbad visit 9:45 4) The Joshua Aycock backstory and why it’s good to have a buddy on visits 11:15 5) Partnering & subleasing – good idea for private s&c coaches?? 13:30 6) The Roy Holmes background 15:15 7) My thoughts on what makes EXOS successful 16:55 8) Efficiency - "simple th...

Ian is an internationally renowned coach, educator and author and is regarded as a world authority in the development of speed & agility for team sports, where his unique Gamespeed system and RAMP warm-up protocols have been adopted by a wide range of coaches and organisations. He is currently Professor of strength and conditioning at the University of South Wales, where he co-ordinates all of the...

Alex is the current Strength and Conditioning Coach for the St George Illawarra Dragons. Prior to this he spent 9 years working in the AFL for Hawthorn and the Brisbane Lions in both strength and conditioning and rehabilitation roles. He has also had experience working with Olympic sports during his time at the Victorian Institute of Sport and most recently with the Chinese Track and Field team in...

Coach Landow is highly sought after for his ability to analyze and correct biomechanics. He has trained thousands of athletes of all ages and abilities, including over 700 professional athletes in the NFL, NHL, MLB, UFC, WNBA and Olympic medalists. Coach Landow has worked with over 70 NFL All-Pro’s and over 20 first round draft selections in the NFL. He has been a National and International presen...

Dr. Josh Secomb is a Strength and Conditioning Coach at Queensland Academy of Sport. Previously he was the Lead Physical Preparation Coach at Surfing Australia. In addition, Josh has worked in the AFL (Brisbane Lions) and with athletes in the NRL and the Hockeyroos. His formal qualifications include a PhD in Sport Science (Strength and Conditioning) at Edith Cowan University in collaboration with...

Kelvin is a current consultant in sports strategy and performance for organisations in Australia, USA, UK. Kelvin is a former UK Olympic T&F Coach; Head T&F Coach from the AIS; Performance Director for the Brisbane Broncos and London Broncos Rugby League teams; Head of Physical Performance for the ARU EPD; Head of S&C for the QAS. He has recently completed consultancy work in the UK covering the l...

Bryan started his career at the University of Missouri Department of Physical Therapy in 2012. Before this, he served as a strength & conditioning coach at the University of Missouri since 2004, and before that at Arizona State University, University of Tulsa, and Missouri State University. Mann is internationally renowned for his work in autoregulation of strength training, specifically with Velo...

Kieran Young is currently the Head of Sport Science for an elite tactical organisation where he oversees all aspects of the physical preparation. Prior to this, he was the Head of S&C at the Queensland Academy of Sport and the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific working with numerous national, world, Commonwealth and Olympic medallists, most notably in field hockey, gymnastics, water polo and rowing....

ASCA Podcast #13 - Ashley Jones Ashley Jones is a rugby strength and conditioning coach who has worked with the elite of the game. He was involved with the physical preparation of the Crusaders (Super XV competition), New Zealand All Blacks, Australian Wallabies, Panasonic Rugby in Japan and most recently with Edinburgh Rugby and Scotland. He was awarded the NSCA Professional Strength & Conditioni...

'Velocity based training' with Dr Daniel Baker - ASCA President, Level 3 & Master Professional Coach.