OUR TEAM

Meet The WSSC Team

Woodford Sport Science Consulting

The heart and soul of Woodford.

The Real Woodford. Without this man, none of this would exist.

Jay is a performance coach from Melbourne, Victoria, who coaches as part of the team at Woodford Sport Science Consulting. Having played a variety of sports growing up from cricket, to golf, to lifesaving, Jay’s true passion was playing football. Eventually a string of injuries combined with a looming job opportunity at the Western Jets (TAC Cup) resulted in him pursuing his passion in sports off the field as a strength and conditioning coach. This coincided with the completion of his bachelor’s degree of Exercise Science and Human Movement from Victoria University in 2010.

The next three years were spent working part time as a strength and conditioning coach at the Jets for a year, before taking over as High Performance Manager in 2012, a job which he proudly still holds coming into 2015. In 2014 Jay returned to study enrolling in his Masters Degree of Sport Science (strength & conditioning) at Edith Cowan University in Perth, at which time he also commenced working with AFL Victoria football academy as strength and conditioning coordinator for Vic Metro, as well as an internship assisting the strength and conditioning staff at Collingwood FC.

Jay now works full time as a strength and conditioning coach, dividing his time between the Western Jets, Vic Metro, Collingwood, WSSC and his study. Jay has worked with a variety of athletes including AFL, NBL, NCAA Div 2 College Football, NCAA Div 1 Basketball, VFL, TAC Cup and VIS/AIS athletes across a range of sports. This has given him a unique skill set making him a sought after coach in the private sector. His main areas of interest/expertise are in:

Strength and conditioning for AFL football
Junior athlete development
Injury rehabilitation.
Athlete conditioning and periodisation strategies.
Athlete Monitoring/ GPS analysis.
Sport Science principles

Having been fortunate enough to work with and learn from some of the greatest strength and conditioning coaches Australia has to offer Jay is now passionate about developing the industry and continuing to improve his skill set and raise the profile of both himself and the other hard working coaches in this country.

Milestones, Achievements & Experience:

• CPPS Level 1 (Delivered by Joe de Franco via the Onnit Academy)
• Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS)
• Master’s Degree Sport Science(Strength & Conditioning – Edith Cowan University.
• Certificate 3&4 in Allied Health, 2014
• Certificate 3 in Nutrition and Dietetics Assistance, 2014
• Australian Strength and Conditioning
• Association Level One Accreditation, ASCA, 2012
• ​Bachelor’s Degree Exercise Science/Human Movement, Victoria University, 2010

Jeremy completed the WSSC mentorship in 2017, Jeremy has worked hard on refining his coaching craft through working with a number of different athletes within an wide variety of sports which includes Aussie rules, basketball, rugby and tennis to name a few.

Jeremy has also completed his Bachelor Degree in Exercise Science with Victoria University and has continued to work towards upskilling himself in the Exercise Science space. This includes completing various mentorships in the past couple of years which includes the Melbourne Strength Culture mentorship and most recently completing Will Berkman’s mentorship as well.

Jeremy is also an avid powerlifter with his best lifts being an 245kg deadlift, an 205kg squat and an 115kg bench. Jeremy enjoys pushing hard in training but also making sure that he’s able to build rapport, love and care with his clients so that they’re able to get the best out of themselves and enjoy the training process.
Jeremy is also committed to get his clients to be the best versions of themselves and to build strength and power in the process whilst working as a performance coach at WSSC.

Milestones, Achievements & Experience:

• Will Berkman mentorship (2021)
• Melbourne Strength Culture Mentorship (2020)
• WSSC Level 2 Mentorship (2019)
• WSSC Level 1 Workshop (2018)
• WSSC Mentorship (2017)
• Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science (2016)

Chris is a Strength and Conditioning Coach who is based in Melbourne, Victoria. Chris met Christian and the WSSC team as a work experience student recovering from his ACL rehabilitation. From the first encounter, Chris developed a large appreciation for the industry and began his journey as an athlete within the WSSC facility, which brought him back to playing at his beloved club, Bentleigh Greens in the National Premier league.

Over the course of half a decade, Chris developed as an athlete who observed, learned and applied Christians philosophies, completed an internship at WSSC to gain respect and growth in the industry and began coaching a wide range of eager and successful athletes who he continues to work with to this day.

Chris was exposed to many experiences as a junior athlete which acted as a catalyst to develop a large junior athletic development program at WSSC. The program allows driven, passionate and enthusiastic junior athletes to be exposed to the effective WSSC methodologies that have been proven time and time again to optimise performance and reduce the risk of injury. Consequently, maximising opportunities for junior athletes to take their game to the next level.

Having worked with Professional, Semi-Professional and amateur athletes across a number of different sports, Chris has developed a broad skill set that has allowed him to construct efficient systems that aim to maximise each and every individual’s athletic development.

Through the exposure of many intelligent minds over the years with different coaches at WSSC, Chris has understood the criticality of translating the strength, power and speed developed in the gym into the fundamental motor skills completed across most sports. As a result, Chris has conducted a range of Speed, Acceleration and Change of Direction Programs that aim to bridge the gap between the gym and the field to ensure all athletic attributes are optimised.

As a Performance Coach at WSSC, Chris aims to implement a holistic approach; strength, power and speed to mindfulness and recovery. Allowing individuals to reach their “true” potential in terms of performance and life is something Chris will always cherish and strive to obtain via the integration of real coaching experience.

Milestones, Achievements & Experience:

• Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science, Deakin University (Currently completing)
• Woodford Level 1 & 2 Strength, Power and Speed Workshop
• Drouin Football Speed, Acceleration and Change of Direction Program
  South Melbourne FC Speed, Acceleration and Change of Direction Program
• WNPL South Melbourne FC Strength and Conditioning Coach
• Physical Performance Testing Evaluator for South Melbourne FC