#27 - Christian Woodford Performance Athletic Development Coach AFL Elite Tips for High Performance Coaches & Footballers

In this episode of the Prepare Like A Pro Podcast I am speaking to Christian Woodford the director of coaching at Woodford Sports Science Consulting.

Christian Woodford is one of the most experienced strength and conditioning coaches in Australia. In this episode, Christian and Jack talk about how to get into the field of strength and conditioning and how Christian worked his way up from the gym floor at Fitness First to training professional athletes. They discuss the importance of S&C—even the Australian lawn bowls team has an S&C coach—and what being an S&C is really all about.

In this episode, you will learn –

- Who Christian is (background, education, and current role)
- Why career choice
- Role in high-performance sport
- The value of having mentors
- Progressions and the importance of the basics

People mentioned:

- Jay ellis
- James Russell
- Joe Defranco
- Lachlan Wilmot
- Durham Mcinnis

Definitely check this chat out we dive into some topics any footy fan, footballer or staff member needs to hear.

Book an appointment with Christian:

https://woodfordssc.com/

Connect with Christian
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachwoodford/

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