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James David Nolan

James David Nolan

Cardiff,Vale of Glamorgan

Summary

I am a 34 year old athletic performance coach originally from Ireland with a passion and enthusiasm for sports performance. I have extensive coaching experience in a number of high performance environments including NCAA Division 1 American Football, Premier League Football Academy, Elite Professional Rugby Union and Olympic Rugby Sevens. I have significant experience in the desired areas of expertise in Strength, Power and Speed delivery in addition to having my own completed RTP framework developed across a number of seasons. I believe I can make a significant contribution as a Senior Athletic Performance Coach to the future success of Paramatta Eels.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Head of Athletic Performance

Welsh Rugby Union
Cardiff, Vale of Glamorgan
07.2022 - 10.2024

Responsible for programming and delivery of all aspects of the physical performance program for the Men's National Sevens program until the merger to Great Britain Sevens.


Delivery of all physical program elements for RWC qualification 2022, Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022, RWC 7s Cape Town 2022 and World Series LA 7s.

Head of Athletic Performance

Great Britain Rugby Sevens
London
10.2022 - 08.2024

Responsible for programming and delivery of all Strength, Power, Speed, RTP and Conditioning for both men's and women's rugby sevens programs.


Responsible for athletic profiling and athlete monitoring during all training camps, international competition and between competition training periods.


Delivery across two seasons of HSBC World Sevens Series (4 x program medals) including European Games Krakow 2023 (1 x Gold, 1 x Silver) and Olympic Games Paris 2024.

Assistant S&C Coach

Leicester Tigers
Leicester, Leicestershire
01.2021 - 07.2022

Responsible for the development of RTP framework including profiling, strength & power progressions, speed & agility curriculum and sporting return guidelines alongside GPS integration for the club.


Responsible for programming and delivery of the main squad Strength and Power program from Dec to July of my final season encompassing a Gallagher Premiership title victory.

Head of Athletic Performance

Nottingham Rugby
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
07.2019 - 12.2020

Responsible for programming and delivery of all aspects of the physical performance program for the RFU Championship side in addition to RTP and integration of our BUCS athletes program to first team professional environment.

Education

Master of Science - Strength and Conditioning

Cardiff Metropolitan University
Cardiff
09.2018 - 05.2023

Bachelor of Science - Sport and Exercise Sciences

University of Limerick
Limerick
09.2011 - 05.2015

Skills

Diagnostics & Programming Strength and Power

Speed Profiling and Coaching

Return to Play Protocols and Profiling

Affiliations

  • Wedding Singer (Guitar & Vocals)

Accomplishments

2 x Academic Publications during MSc

1 x Gallagher Premiership Title (Coach)

1 x 2022-2023 SVNS World Series Medals (Coach)

3 x 2023-2024 SVNS World Series Medals (Coach)

2 x 2023 European Games Medals (Coach)

1 x 2024 Olympic Games (Coach)

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Head of Athletic Performance

Great Britain Rugby Sevens
10.2022 - 08.2024

Head of Athletic Performance

Welsh Rugby Union
07.2022 - 10.2024

Assistant S&C Coach

Leicester Tigers
01.2021 - 07.2022

Head of Athletic Performance

Nottingham Rugby
07.2019 - 12.2020

Master of Science - Strength and Conditioning

Cardiff Metropolitan University
09.2018 - 05.2023

Bachelor of Science - Sport and Exercise Sciences

University of Limerick
09.2011 - 05.2015
James David Nolan