Lead Physical Performance Coach (1st Team) at Arsenal FC. All views are my own.

Joined January 2011
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Here with Part ✌️of staying ahead of the modern game of soccer @Sam_Wilson2 of @Arsenal and @AndersBraastad of @Glimt joined our own @OlaAthletic1080 to discuss where soccer development currently is, where it's going, and where technology fits into that Video and article links 👇
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Players, fans, staff Winning together, celebrating as one ❤️
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1 Sep 2025
Is it as simple as run more, win more? 🏃⚽️ 3,379 games (2015/16–2023/24) tracked in the EPL journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
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HIRING! We are looking for a highly skilled PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE COACH to work with both our men’s 1st Team and Senior Academy players. ⚽️ 🏋🏼‍♂️ All info can be found in the link careers.arsenal.com/jobs/600…

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Very few can discuss systems thinking in the context of sport as well my buddy @StuartMcMillan1 does. Thus, this is a golden opportunity that you should seize…
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The holy cow is being slaughtered by @BooSchex I love the master coaches who force us all to think critically…? Specially when it is counter to the CURRENT evidence we are indoctrinated into. Is the Nordic the problem or is the hype about a panacea the issue? Do hamstrings get hurt mostly due to lacking eccentric strength (an obvious factor) or poor timing and overloaded due to poor Co contractions (possibly). @PfaffSC says “hamstring get hurt when they contract too early, too late or for too long”. When ever we make one thing the main thing in prep or injury prevention, we are almost instigating Goodhearts law. It gives us a feeling of power and control to measure something and it improve. It gives us a feeling of control when the research says , this exercises fixes this issue. What about when it doesn’t fix it? When we create principles and heuristics and use them to make decisions I think we are much closer to high performance. Do athletes need nordics or high intensity eccentrics? Should they be knee based, hip based , slow speed, fast speed or is a “total hip conditioning” a more holistic solution? Where is the discussion going with the research so far? Are nordics counter productive for some individuals? Should we be listening to athlete feedback on dosage and density? Is there an impact on coordination in running when hip vs knee based eccentric qualities improve ? Less strain on posture chain, Less variability in late swing phase, better pre activation of posterior chain and more economical running gate?
The surge in the use of Nordics as a hamstring injury preventative is alarming. Nordics are the cause of the disease, not part of the cure. They spread the disease, they don't vaccinate against it.
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Change of direction total time is an indicator of performance that does not tell the story of how the task is performed. Continous measurements do @1080motion. One who called out for this years ago is @DocSoph
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Fantastic few days at the Football Athletic Conference held in the awesome Signal Iduna Park Stadium 🇩🇪⚽️ Honour to present alongside @mart1buch @coachnickg @Sam_Wilson2 and meet many great practitioners Thanks to @CoachingEins
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Fantastic opportunity here to work with an excellent group of practitioners. Super job for the right person. Closing date = one week @ArsenalEvolve
🚨 New Role 🚨 1st Team Lead S&C Coach 🏋️‍♀️ 🎓 BSc/MSc S&C / Sports Science (Equiv.) 📄@UKSCA @NSCA or equiv. Exciting opportunity to join an excellent team. Apply here: careers.arsenal.com/jobs/459…… Closing Date: Tuesday 18th June Help us evolve and progress our team
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Exciting opportunity to join us as Lead S&C for our Men’s First Team 🏋️‍♂️💪 Deadline closes 18th June All details below 👇 careers.arsenal.com/jobs/459…
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🚨 New Role 🚨 1st Team Lead S&C Coach 🏋️‍♀️ 🎓 BSc/MSc S&C / Sports Science (Equiv.) 📄@UKSCA @NSCA or equiv. Exciting opportunity to join an excellent team. Apply here: careers.arsenal.com/jobs/459…… Closing Date: Tuesday 18th June Help us evolve and progress our team

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Exciting new role with us as Academy Physical Performance Coach All the info below 👇
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New Role: Academy Physical Performance Coach Key in linking transitions from academy to first team 💻 Apply: careers.arsenal.com/jobs/362… Require: 🎓 BSc /MSc: Strength and Conditioning / Equiv. 📄 Certification from @UKSCA @NSCA @the_ASCA / Equiv. 🏋️‍♂️👩‍🔬Performance Team Experience
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22 Feb 2024
New Role: Academy Physical Performance Coach Key in linking transitions from academy to first team 💻 Apply: careers.arsenal.com/jobs/362… Require: 🎓 BSc /MSc: Strength and Conditioning / Equiv. 📄 Certification from @UKSCA @NSCA @the_ASCA / Equiv. 🏋️‍♂️👩‍🔬Performance Team Experience

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28 Oct 2023
From coming through at Hale End to captaining us in the Premier League ❤️ 🙌 @ArsenalAcademy
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Bukayo Saka's 83 consecutive Premier League appearances for @Arsenal is a new club record ✨
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Been waiting forever for this! @1080motion !! Retweet if you want one 🗣️ — battery powered, weighs 25kg, smooth… up to 40kg of resistance…
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⚽️🏃📈EPL Running Load 2014/15 - 2018/19 🏃📈 TD (small) HID SprD (moderate) increase over 5 seasons 📈📉 Running Load varies by season position Team⬆️TD HID SprD GK ⬆️TD CB ⬆️TD HID SprD FB ⬆️TD HID SprD DM ⬆️HID SprD CM ⬆️TD HID AM ⬇️TD ⬆️HID WM ⬆️HID SprD ST ⬆️TD HID SprD
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London International Consensus & Delphi Study on Hamstring Injuries - 3 parts Part 1: Classification Part 2: Operstive Management Part 3: Rehab & RTS Proud of our very own @SimonMurphy23 being part of this massive project ! 💪 bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2…
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Great opportunity for someone who is passionate about developing young players to join our team. Application closing date - 24/12/22. careers.arsenal.com/jobs/229…

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