In this episode, David is joined by the current director of the UKSCA, Rich Clarke. 

Rich is an Accredited Strength and Conditioning Coach having previously worked with Gloucester Rugby Club and The Bristol Academy of Sport before transitioning into teaching in higher education in 2013. He has led programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate level before joining Birmingham City University to lead the Sport and Exercise Science Degree in 2019.

He is currently studying for his PhD part time looking at performance and injury during agility manoeuvres. He continues to actively coach with the girls FA talent pathway and within other private environments.

Full show notes available at: www.synapseperformance.ie/podcasts/episode121

In this episode, David is joined by strength and conditioning coach Keir Wenham-Flatt. 

Keir has worked with leading professional teams all around the world, predominantly in rugby. 

Keir is an outspoken individual who highlights the reality of working in professional sport and has recently left professional sports coaching to pursue full-time his businesses, Rugby Strength Coach & Strength Coach Network.

In this episode, David & Keir discuss the realities of working in professional sport, Keir's criticisms of the UKSCA, gaps in coach education and how S&C coaches can be more influential.

In this episode, David is joined by Dr. Tom Maden-Wilkinson.

Tom is an established researcher in Neuromuscular Physiology. He completed his PhD at Manchester Metropolitan University examining the age related changes in skeletal muscle as part of the EU-funded myoage project.

Upon completion in 2013, Tom moved to Loughborough University as a teaching fellow in Exercise Physiology, contributing to teaching across the undergraduate and postgraduate sports and exercise science programmes.

During his time at Loughborough, Tom conducted research as part of the NCSEM and the Centre for Sport, Exercise and Osteoarthritis as funded by Arthritis Research UK.

He  joined the Academy for Sport and Physical Activity at Sheffield Hallam University in January 2017 as a Lecturer in Sports and Exercise Science, with his teaching focus in Exercise Physiology. In addition, Tom is an associate researcher of the Centre for Sports Engineering Research.

Full show-notes available at:

www.synapseperformance.ie/podcasts/episode119

Strength coach and PhD researcher, Arthur Lynch joins David on this weeks episode.

This episode follows a slightly different format from the standard interview style show. 

Arthur and David discuss a recent paper reviewing methods of monitoring and regulating resistance training.

Then the pair discuss their respective thought processes they undergo when designing a strength and conditioning program for athletes. 

Full show-notes available at: www.synapseperformance.ie/podcasts/episode118