Gene Leong, MSc in Applied Sport & Exercise Psychology student and Co-Founder of Field Assembly in Singapore, discusses his background, journey into coaching and business and how he sees sports psychology complementing these. Having initially pursued martial arts to maintain [...]
Bernado Botha, a graduate of our BSc in Strength & Conditioning, is S&C coach with the Vodacom Bulls Currie Cup team. Below, Bernardo shares his insights from transitioning to the world of S&C from his rugby playing career. Rugby Beginnings [...]
Eimear Ryan, a student on the MSc in Applied Sport & Exercise Psychology, provides an insight into her career in coaching, how she hopes to use psychology to complement this and transitioning from a career in nursing. From Nursing [...]
Santiago Garcia Botta is a former professional rugby player with Harlequins and Argentina. Having retired from rugby, Santiago is now a strength and conditioning coach. Below, he shares insights into his playing career, transition to coaching and his experience of [...]
Conor Turner, Lead S&C Coach for Rugby Canada’s National Development Academy, shares his journey from playing semi-pro rugby to studying with Setanta and embarking on a coaching career. Beginnings in S&C Having played a wide array of sports—including rugby, football, [...]
Below, BSc in Strength & Conditioning student Michael Krikemans discusses his journey into S&C, how he approaches working with athletes vs the general population and his experience as a student of Setanta. From Professional Basketball to S&C Michael's journey into [...]
Patrick White, a Physical Performance Coach at Bua Collective and a graduate of our BSc in Strength and Conditioning, discusses how he became interested in health and performance, his role at Bua Collective and studying with Setanta. An Early Beginning [...]
By Aoife McDonnell, Performance Lifestyle Advisor with The Australian Ballet and MSc in Applied Sport & Exercise Psychology student. "What inner and outer state do you want your athlete in one minute before their event is due [...]
Having recently joined Sri Lanka Cricket as Physical Performance Coach, MSc in Performance Coaching student Farnaz Nawaz shares his journey to becoming a coach and working with elite-level athletes. Transitioning to Coaching Having always been passionate about his health and [...]
Filippo Ferraris, Head of Athletic Preparation at Sanremo Tennis and coach to numerous elite-level athletes, outlines his coaching journey along with his experience on the MSc in Performance Coaching. Background and Passion for S&C Filippo sites his passion for sports [...]
