Athletes Authority ON AIR

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 80 with co-hosts Jordi Taylor and Tom Watkins.  Today’s guest is Janina Strauts, Lead Physical Preparation Coach of the Winter Olympic program based out of NSWIS, working primarily with Aerial Ski, Snowboard X, Pipe and Downhill Snowboard. In this episode, Janina discusses how she landed her current role and her process of gr...

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 79 with co-hosts Jordi Taylor and Tom Watkins.  Today’s guest is Max Schmarzo, the Founder of Strong By Science, Founder Upper Echelon Nutrition and Edge U online learning platform. In this episode, Max discusses how he has managed to carve out a niche on social media, how he has built his personal brand, learnings that he wi...

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 78 with Karl Goodman and Jordi Taylor.  Behind The Business is a new fortnightly episode we will be putting out discussing all the things behind the scenes we are up to from an Operations standpoint to give listeners applicable and usable ideas to implement in their own fitness business.  Enjoy, and let us know what you think!...

Today is episode 77 of Athletes Authority ON AIR with co host Jordi Taylor.  We are joined by Christian Woodford of Woodford Sports Science Consulting. This episode we circle back with Woody for a part 2, why he is in Sydney to deal with his mental health, insights into how he deals with his own mental health, how coaches can deal with triggers and cycles of their own mental health plus a who...

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 76 with Lachlan Wilmot and Jordi Taylor.  From The Floor is a new fortnightly episode we will be putting out discussing all things coaching and performance perspective to give listeners applicable and actionable coaching points on relevant topics. In this episode we discuss Lach’s take on burnout and his experiences, his curr...

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 75 with co-hosts Jordi Taylor and Tom Watkins.  Today’s guest is Jon Flake, Lead Performance Specialist at P3 Santa Barbra. Jon oversees the professional athlete compete of the program and intern development.  In this episode, Jon dives deep into P3 has a facility and it’s organisational structure, what separates P...

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 74 with Karl Goodman and Jordi Taylor.  Behind The Business is a new fortnightly episode we will be putting out discussing all the things behind the scenes we are up to from an Operations standpoint to give listeners applicable and usable ideas to implement in their own fitness business.  Enjoy, and let us know what you think!...

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 73 with co-hosts Lachlan Wilmot and Jordi Taylor.  Today’s guest is David King, Mental Skills Coach and Owner of Chasing Greatness. David works with athletes of all levels to achieve a higher level of performance. In this episode, David shares his general thoughts when, why and how athletes should seek a mental skills coach,...

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 72 with Lachlan Wilmot and Jordi Taylor.  From The Floor is a new fortnightly episode we will be putting out discussing all things coaching and performance perspective to give listeners applicable and actionable coaching points on relevant topics. In this episode we discuss Lachs new role at the Sydney Swifts and inseason programmi...

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 71 with co-hosts Jordi Taylor and Tom Watkins.  Today’s guest is Nathan Kiely, Speed and Rehabilitation at the Brisbane Broncos. Prior to his current role, Nathan worked at Cricket NSW, Sydney Roosters and Trinity College.  In this episode, Nathan shares his general thoughts on speed development in his current role, thin...

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 70 with Karl Goodman and Jordi Taylor.    Behind The Business is a new fortnightly episode we will be putting out discussing all the things behind the scenes we are up to from an Operations standpoint to give listeners applicable and usable ideas to implement in their own fitness business.    Enjoy, and let us know w...

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 69 with co-hosts Jordi Taylor and Lachlan Wilmot.    This episode is titled Industry Cheat Sheet, hoping to answer some of the common questions we receive around career progression, communication styles and up skilling.     Enjoy, and let us know what you think!  Instagram: @athletesauthority See more of wh...

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 68 with co-host Jordi Taylor and Tom Watkins.   Today’s guests is Nathan Parnham, Performance Coach at Brisbane Grammar School and author of “The Sporting Parent.” Prior to this, Nathan was at Australian Rugby 7’s, Parramatta Eels And Newingtion College.   In this episode, Nathan shares some incredibly...

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 67 with co-host Jordi Taylor.    Today’s guests are Andrew Wild, Owner of Wild Physio Fitness and Justin Richardson, Head of Rehabilitation at Athletes Authority.    In this episode, Andrew and Justin share some great insights from a physiotherapy standpoint on what S&C coaches can learn from Physio’s...

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 66 with co-host Jordi Taylor.    Today’s guest is Hewitt Tomlin, Co-Founder and CEO of Teambuildr with over 3,000 customers servicing coaches and athletes from high school to the NFL. As CEO, Hewitt personally works with thousands of human performance programs where programming for numerous athletes and clients is a tedi...

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 65 with Karl Goodman and Jordi Taylor.    Behind The Business is a new fortnightly episode we will be putting out discussing all the things behind the scenes we are up to from an Operations standpoint to give listeners applicable and usable ideas to implement in their own fitness business.    Enjoy, and let us know w...

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 64 with co-host Jordi Taylor.    Today’s guest is Ciara Murray, Speed & Performance Coach working primary with NFL athletes.   In this episode, Ciara shares her general thoughts on assessing a new athlete, key differences when coaching different athletes for speed across different positions, the combine prep in...

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 63 with co-hosts Lachlan Wilmot and Jordi Taylor.    Today’s guest is Derick Hansen, an International Sport Performance Consultant that has been working with athletes all ages and abilities in speed, strength and power sports since 1988. He also serves as a performance consultant to numerous professional teams in the NFL...

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 62 with co-hosts Lachlan Wilmot and Jordi Taylor.    Today’s guest is Pratik Patel, the former Director of Performance Nutrition and Assistant S&C with the New York Giants in the NFL for 4 years. Prior to that, Pratik was the Director of Sports Nutrition at University of Oregon, Sports Dietician at Michigan State and...

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 61 with co-hosts Lachlan Wilmot and Jordi Taylor.    Today’s guest is Tyler Lesher, Head Athletic Trainer of UCLA Mens Basketball. Tyler also spent several years in the NBA as in intern and S&C coach at the several G League teams and also the Cleveland Cavaliers and Charlotte Hornets sharing with us his experiences i...

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 60 with co-hosts Karl Goodman and Jordi Taylor.    Today’s guest is Zenia Wood is the founder of Swift Movement Academy; a company that prides itself on empowering individuals to self-manage their own injuries through movement education. As a Brisbane based Exercise Physiologist, Zenia specialises in Exercise Rehabilitat...

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 59 with co-hosts Lachlan Wilmot and Jordi Taylor.    Today’s guest is Tim DiFrancesco, Director of TD Athlete Edge and former Los Angles Lakers Head S&C. Tim spent 7 seasons with the Lakers and provides us with a unique behind the scenes of the inner workings of what goes on in the NBA and some of his systems and pri...

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 58 with co-hosts Lachlan Wilmot and Jordi Taylor.    Today’s guest is Joey Burgles, Director and Head of Strength & Conditioning at JJ Pearce in Texas. Joey has the privilege of working with athletes from as young as 7 years old through to collegiate and professional on a daily basis, which gives him a unique view po...

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is our tenth QnA episode with co-owners Lachlan Wilmot and Karl Goodman.   The QnA episodes answer your hard hitting questions about athletic development, business systems, career advice and anything in between. You’re guaranteed to take something away to apply to your circumstances.   Keep an eye out on our social media platforms...

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 56 with co-hosts Lachlan Wilmot and Jordi Taylor.    Today’s guest is Louisa Nicola, Neuroscientist, Neurophysiologist, host of “The Neuro Experience” and founder of Neuro Athletics. Louisa works with some of the top athletes in the US including individual and team sports.   In this episode, Louisa share...