Performance
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Sport Performance Support Strength and Conditioning
Strength & Conditioning
Strength and conditioning coaching is delivered from our state-of-the-art performance gym. Our team of UKSCA accredited coaches deliver all Strength and conditioning sessions from this dedicated performance gym within the department.
This facility offers not only the highest quality equipment but also allows for the tailored delivery of sessions within a fantastic environment where performance outcomes are the primary focus.


Meet the Experts

Mark Burns
Lead Strength & Conditioning Coach
With a decade worth of experience across a variety of institutions and sports, Mark leads the strength and conditioning support team at the University. Mark facilitates effective delivery through a needs based approached to UB Sport Scholars, Teams, TASS athletes and External Partners. Mark personally leads support to Women’s Hockey, Men’s Rugby and Squash towards league success, as well as individual player achievement at national and international level competition.

Joseph Watkins
Strength & Conditioning Coach
Joe has an extensive background in the physical development of University athletes across a multitude of sports. Joe has the unique experience of not only coaching elite sport, but also competing at the elite level in sports including: Swimming, Rugby League and Water Polo. Using his wealth of experience, Joe currently supports a number of UB Scholar and TASS athletes, alongside the University Performance Netball programme. Combining progressive evidence-based methods and a holistic athlete-centred approach, Joe enables athletes to excel at both University-level and International competition. With an interest in the effect of the menstrual cycle on adaptation to strength training, Joe is currently undertaking postgraduate research into the area. He is a regular speaker on the topic for the benefit of female athletes and the wider UB Sport community.