I am a former sport scientist, now I just build Excel systems and work with software tools (CRM, Salesforce, PM, Sharepoint) and technology. My day job requires me to sit between the IT department and the sports performance department to make sure that Strength and Conditioning Coaches, Nutritionists, Performance Analysts etc have the hardware and software tools they need to do their jobs. My night job is creating Excel-based systems for high performance sport and I have clients in New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, USA, Qatar & The Netherlands to name a few.
I have Courses on Vimeo and FREE STUFF on Youtube.
Specialties: Designing excel based systems for data management and reporting/analysis (15 years of experience implementing these systems in elite sport) – Team and Player Performance Match-Statistics Trackers – Athlete Monitoring Systems – Fitness Program Builder (Strength and Aerobic Training) – Project Management and Productivity Tools
SYSTEMS MANAGER
2010 - Present
I manage a suite of off the shelf and bespoke software tools in a national high performance environment (Olympic Sports). I work with performance staff to identify needs and then source or build solutions.
NATIONAL LEAD SPORT SCIENTIST FOR NEW ZEALAND FIELD HOCKEY AND NEW ZEALAND SAILING
2004 - 2010
- Sport Science lead for the National Men's and Women's Hockey teams. Use of heart rate and GPS technology, program development, session delivery, overseas touring, live coding and post-match performance analysis. Two Olympics, Commonwealth Games and World Cups.
- Strength and Conditioning Coach for New Zealand Sailing. Strength and aerobic programming, athlete profiling, injury management and prevention
HEAD OF SPORT SCIENCE FOR NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALL
2002-2005
Sport Science lead for the National Men's and Women's teams and all age group teams. Use of heart rate and GPS technology, program development, session delivery, overseas touring.
SPORT SCIENTIST
1997-2002
Delivering lab-based physiology, biomechanics and S&C services to NZ Olympic Athletes (Sailing, Rowing, Swimming, Athletics, Triathlon, Boxing, Judo, Badminton, Tennis).
Bachelor of Commerce (Finance and Law), University of Auckland 1992-1994
Bachelor of Sport Science, University of Auckland 1995-1997
Master of Science, Auckland University of Technology 2006-2007
Physical Demands and Physiological Responses During Elite Field Hockey. International Journal of Sports Medicine May 11, 2011
Authors: John Lythe, Andrew Kilding
Vimeo Course (Excel for S&Cs): https://vimeo.com/ondemand/excelforstrengthcoaches
Vimeo Course (Strength Template): https://vimeo.com/ondemand/strengthtemplate
Vimeo Course (Athlete Monitoring): https://vimeo.com/ondemand/athletemonitoring