Wayne Goldsmith

International sports coaching expert, Wayne Goldsmith has influenced the coaching, thinking and teaching of some of the world’s leading athletes, coaches and teams.

His client list includes professional sports teams, Olympic athletes and coaches all over the world.

Mikael Tillström

Currently the coach of Gael Monfils, Mikael has also worked with Grigor Dimitrov and Maria Sakkari. He's a x2 time Davis Cup Champion as a player hilmself, reaching the #15 world ranking in doubles, and #39 in singles. He's a dedicated coach, in 2011 he founded the Good To Great Tennis Academy.

Dr Julia Casadio

Dr Julia Casadio is a sport physiologist, applied researcher and performance consultant with over 15 years of experience in elite sport. Julia has worked with High Performance Sport New Zealand for over a decade, contributing to Olympic medal-winning campaigns across multiple sports.

Her PhD research focused on innovative applications of heat training to boost elite athletic performance, and she spearheaded New Zealand’s heat strategies for the Rio and Tokyo Olympics.

Building on her passion for supporting female athletes, Julia’s latest project, Her Strength, is an online learning platform dedicated to supporting coaches of adolescent female athletes. Her Strength provides tools and strategies for understanding puberty's impact on training, recovery, and nutrition. 

Jason McKenzie

A passionate Southlander, Jason McKenzie  spent 10 years as a secondary school teacher, school counsellor and working in private practice as a counsellor. In the past 17 years he has have worked in High Performance sport in Athlete Life and Mental Skills roles (from talent development to elite) with a focus on wellbeing, personal development, and performance skills. He enjoys working with athletes to manage the pressures of life and performance.

Craig McGrath

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