Lizzy van der Merwe, Setanta graduate and experienced coach, shares insights into running her own coaching business, working with dancers around the world, the role of pilates in complementing other forms of training and her experience studying with Setanta. Coaching [...]
Alejandro Pastor is the Sports Science Manager for LATAM at Catapult Sports and a graduate of our MSc in Performance Coaching. Below, Alejandro shares his experiences from a career in sports science and performance coaching spanning over 25 years. The [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
