Athletic Performance Coaching
Athletic performance coaching in London for sport participants and serious trainees — comprehensive performance testing, data-led periodisation, and gym-plus-track delivery that builds the metrics your sport demands: speed, power, strength.
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The short answer
What this is
Designed for sport participants and clients looking to increase their physical potential. Uses comprehensive performance testing as in elite sport, followed by data analysis. Programmes include training in the gym and on track, data monitoring throughout, and performance testing at the beginning and end. Ensures performance in the metrics that matter — speed, power, strength.
What you get
What's included
- Pre- and post-block testing batteries: speed, power, strength, conditioning
- Data analysis between blocks — what improved, what stalled, what to change
- Gym programming + on-track sprint and plyometric work, integrated
- Movement-quality screen and asymmetry correction work
- Periodisation aligned to competition windows where applicable
- Recovery monitoring (HRV, sleep, RPE) so volume is loaded against actual capacity
How it works
What to expect
Getting started
Plan for the opening test battery in the first block week — be rested (24 hours from intense training) and warmed up properly on the day. Bring sport-specific footwear (track spikes if you have them). Provide injury history, current training history, and any wearable data (HRV, sleep, training load) you already collect.
During your sessions
After your sessions
Each block closes with a re-test, a written report comparing opening and closing data, and a programme proposal for the next block. Reports are kept on file so trend lines are visible across blocks — the truth of an athletic-development plan is the trend over years, not single-block deltas.
Pricing
Written by Aaron Richardson , Performance Coach & Personal Trainer · UK Athletics, UK Strength and Conditioning Association (UKSCA), and National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) frameworks.
FAQ
Common
questions
Do I need to be a competitive athlete?
No. The product is built for any client who wants performance results measured against numbers — masters athletes, sports parents who want to keep up with their kids, professionals chasing a personal record, recreational competitors. The methodology is the same; what changes is the comp calendar and the targets the data is benchmarked against.
What testing equipment do you use?
Timing gates for sprint splits, force plates for jump and isometric data where the venue supports it, validated submax conditioning protocols where lab equipment is not available. The exact battery is calibrated to what the venue can deliver consistently — internal validity beats theoretical validity for tracking change over time.
How often is testing repeated?
Full testing batteries every 12 to 16 weeks at block boundaries. In-block, micro-testing (bar speed on key lifts, RPE-flagged conditioning) runs every session. The big batteries answer "did the block work"; the in-session metrics answer "is the next session loaded correctly".
Does this work for non-track sports?
Yes. Strength, power, conditioning, and movement quality transfer to almost any sport — golf, tennis, racquet sports, court sports, combat sports, endurance sports. The testing battery and programming emphasis change with the sport, but the core methodology is sport-agnostic.
How is this different from 1-1 personal training?
Personal Training is general-purpose — fitness, athletic enhancement, or longevity goals, calibrated to your assessment. Athletic Performance Coaching is sport-specific or competition-specific, with a formal pre- and post-block test battery, periodisation aligned to fixtures or peak weeks, and on-track delivery as standard. PT is the broader product; APC is the sport-tailored sibling.
Can this product include school-aged athletes?
Older school-aged athletes (16+) are programmed within the standard product. Younger athletes are served via the Elite Sports Performance for Schools tier, which uses age-appropriate methodology and includes a parent-and-school communication structure.
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The Athlete Approach • Mayfair, London W1
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