Performance Talk

Dr Paul Comfort is a Reader in Strength and Conditioning and programme leader for the MSc Strength and Conditioning at the University of Salford, UK. He is also and adjunct professor at Edith Cowan University in Western Australia. Paul is a founder member and accredited member of the UK strength and conditioning association and currently a National Strength and Conditioning Association Board Membe...

Daniel Heller is the owner and founder of Ironwood Health & Fitness LLC based out of Gig Harbor, Washington. The common thread of his strength and conditioning practice since starting in 2007 is his passion teaching movement competency and efficiency to youth athletes. Connecting with youth athletes through what is important to them, their sport, is the key to unlocking the door to inspiring them...

Kris Robertson is a Strength and Conditioning Coach with Rugby Canada. Kris is responsible for the physical development of the Senior Women’s National 15’s, as well as the Women’s Rugby Canada Development Academy in Ontario. Kris is a former professional athlete of the Canadian Football League (CFL) being drafted by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 11th overall in the 2013 draft, unfortunately he suffere...

Eric McMahon is the Coaching Program Manager at the NSCA Headquarters in Colorado Springs, where he oversees and facilitates the growth of coaching and sport science program initiatives. He joined the NSCA Staff in 2020 with over 15-years of coaching experience, including roles with the Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, and the MLB Europe Programs. McMahon has spoken both in the U.S. and internati...

Associate Professor Stephen Bird is an international award-winning performance scientist, researcher, and speaker with expertise in athlete preparation, strength and conditioning, and sport science. Stephen holds a Ph. D. in Exercise Physiology, an Honours research degree in Chronobiology and a Bachelor degree in Human Movement. His works in the area spanning more than 20 years, with an extensive...

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Dr. Kay Porter owns a coaching/sports performance firm in Eugene, Oregon. She teaches mental preparation techniques to athletes, teams and businesses.  She is the author of THE MENTAL ATHLETE and VISUAL ATHLETICS.

PhD cum laude in Data Science MSc cum laude in Computer Science Engineering MSc in Human Movement Sciences, High-Performance Coaching  Founder of HRV4Training  10+ years of experience modeling physiological data (6+ in Holland, 4 in Silicon Valley) 50+ publications at the intersection between technology, health, and performance Passionate Runner

Kyle Beyer is currently an Assistant Professor of Exercise Science at Bloomsburg University. He teaches undergraduate and graduate classes, mentors thesis students, and conducts research in the fields of strength and conditioning, pediatric exercise physiology, and sports science. He is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist from the National Strength and Conditioning Association

https://www.kinduct.com/ryan-smyth-behind-the-screen/  Ryan Smyth is a Senior Sports Technologist who's penchant for collecting tech gadgets is only surpassed by his passion for sports. After spending a few seasons with the Anaheim Ducks, Ryan joined forces with Kinduct Technologies. Currently acting as Kinduct's Senior Sports Technologist and director of sports testing and assessments. Ryan enjoy...

In 2003 Palumbo joined the Strength and Conditioning staff at The Ohio State University as Associate Strength and Conditioning Coach. In 2012 Palumbo became the first Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Flagler College. Tom feels he is privileged to have worked with forty seven All Americans, one hundred seventeen All Conference, and three Athletes of the Year. Team accomplishments include one...

Adam graduated from the University of Vermont in May 2013 with a BSc in Exercise and Movement Science with a minor concentration in Nutrition and Food Science. During that summer, I became a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). Soon thereafter, I was hired as the first Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach for the New York Rangers. I loved this role; I was living my dream. Duri...

Dan Martin is a Post-Doctoral Researcher at Liverpool John Moores University, UK, after completing his PhD there, where his research focuses on nutrition and behaviour change in pro/elite sport. His research in this area was awarded with the SENr Professor Clyde Williams OBE Award for Research and Innovation in Sport and Exercise Nutrition.  In his applied roles he is a Performance Nutrition Consu...

Kenté Hart currently coaches in Fort Myers, Florida within now of the top JUCOs in the country, Florida Southwestern. Hart spent seven seasons (2010-18) at NCAA Division I USC Upstate as an assistant coach for the Spartans. During his time in Spartanburg, S.C., Hart assisted in all facets of the program, including: recruiting, strength and conditioning, practices, scouting and game preparations. P...

Joe Kenn is Vice President of Performance Education For Dynamic Fitness and Strength. Former Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Carolina Panthers of the NFL.

Jason Gallucci came to Princeton in May of 2000 and was promoted to Director of Performance in January of 2017. Prior to his current position, Jason served as Assistant Athletic Director/Director of Strength and Conditioning overseeing Princeton’s 37 varsity programs. Jason graduated from Penn State University in 1997 with a degree in Exercise and Sport Science and then continued his education at...

Working over 20 years in the human performance industry in multiple Director positions, the past 10 years have primarily been focused on creating and implementing methodologies, applied data, building strategic relations, hiring, training and managing medical, rehab, fitness, nutrition, psychology and sport science staff at the highest level. Having lived and worked in four countries and having an...

Martin O'Reilly is the co-founder and CEO of Output Sports, a spinout company from University College Dublin (UCD) which develops one-stop tools for S&C and Physiotherapy. Prior to forming Output, Martin completed his PhD, developing and evaluating machine-learning classification systems for exercise technique assessment and lectured in Biomechanics and Exercise at UCD. He was the 2019 winner of t...

Jake Pence is a former 3-time All- American football player and Hall of Fame member from Ohio. I originally moved down to NC to Teach and Coach. I have been a wrestling coach for 22 years and have acquired over 500 dual wins, produced 4 national champions, 7 high school All-American, over 40 state champions, hundreds of state placers and qualifiers. As a football coach I coached several dozen athl...

Dr. Annaccone has over 15 years of educational and clinical experience, serving as a Board Certified, Licensed Athletic Trainer, a Corrective Exercise Specialist and a Performance Enhancement Specialist. His expertise is in clinical diagnosis of musculoskeletal pathologies, human movement assessment, neuromuscular manual therapy and corrective/performance exercise programs, conflict management/res...

Andrew Langford is a leading Strength & Conditioning and Sport Performance Consultant, and Director of the International Universities Strength and Conditioning Association (IUSCA). Over the past 15 years he has worked with several international organisations including Great Britain Basketball, England Basketball, and GB Ski and Snowboard, as well as providing consultancy for a variety of professio...

Devan McConnell is the Director of Performance Science and Reconditioning with the New Jersey Devils of the NHL. In this role, he oversees the integration and application of sport and performance science technologies, systems, and practices. In addition, he assists with the day-to-day performance training of all National Hockey League athletes within the organization, oversees the return-to-play t...

I got my start in psychology at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands. I specialized in clinical psychology with a focus on grief psychology and subsequently worked as a research psychologist. This experience gave me tremendous insight into the human mind and human behavior. I used this knowledge to feed my passion for sport and high performance and took a step down a different path in psyc...

Coaching for over 15years...experience at various levels of youth, college and professional sport...currently the Head of Athletic Performance for the San Jose Earthquakes of the MLS...my primary role is the physical development and performance of our senior team along with the oversight of our Development Academy and partnering USL program to develop an alignment for our organizations physical ma...

Dr. Matt Jordan has been a strength and conditioning coach and applied sport scientist working with international athletes over six Olympic Winter Games. Matt is currently the Director of Sport Science at the Canadian Sport Institute Calgary and is an Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology at the University of Calgary. His research focuses on neuromuscular adaptations to resistance traini...