The 2019 Roundtable focuses on strength & conditioning in semi-professional, high school and university settings. The roundtable features three emerging leaders in Australasian strength & conditioning: Nicolai Morris, Kurt Vogel & Sam Joseph. In the first part of the roundtable, we examine strength & power development for the semi-professional and amateur athlete.

ABOUT THE ROUNDTABLE

NICOLAI MORRIS | Nicolai is an Australian Strength and Conditioning Coach who works at Sydney University as the senior strength and conditioning coach working with multiple sports including swimming, athletics, rugby, rugby 7’s, water polo and soccer. She also works as the Head S&C for the NSW Women’s State of Origin team. Nicolai has been coaching as an S&C for 12 years working across private, schools, professional sport and university environments.

SAM JOSEPH | Sam is the Strength & Conditioning Coordinator at St Edmund's College, Ipswich and the Physical Performance Coach for QUT Wildcats in the Hart Sapphire Series Netball Competition. He holds a Masters in Sport Science, is a Level 2 ASCA Coach & an Level 1 Sport Scientist. He has previously worked at the UQ Sport Academy and at Wynnum-Manly Seagulls RLFC and has a large interest in developmental/adolescent Strength & Conditioning.

KURT VOGEL | Kurt is currently a private consultant for athletes and teams across a variety of sports, in addition to working at USQ in the Sport Exercise Science department. He has worked for over a decade in over 20 different sports from amateur to elite and professional for athletes in more than six different nations. He has a strong interest in developing systems for those without resources. Kurt is an ASCA Level 2 PCAS: Elite Coach.