Bernardo 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 [...]
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 [...]
Ryan Hannon, First Team Performance Coach at Bray Wanderers provides outlines his career in strength and conditioning along with his experience of studying with Setanta College in our latest article below. From Player to Coach As a former underage LOI [...]
Below, MSc in Performance Coaching student Seán Quinn outlines his journey as a strength and conditioning coach. Seán’s background includes running his own business Quinn Performance Training, alongside roles with Ulster Rugby, Derry GAA and St Canice GAC Dungiven. Background [...]
Introduction Yuichi Sasaki is a strength and conditioning coach with the Hong Kong Institute of Sport, and a graduate of the Setanta College MSc in Performance Coaching. Below, Yuichi provides insight into the transition from his role as a certified [...]
