Lachlan Wilmot has been working in the fitness industry going on 15 years, working with both the general population and elite level athletes. After completing a Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science, Lachlan continued his education, completing his Honours thesis in Sports Science. Lachlan spent 8 years as the Senior Athletic Performance Coach specialising in strength and power at the GWS Giants AFL Club based in Sydney, after previous involvement with the AIS-AFL Academy and NSW/ACT AFL Academy. Lachlan then moved across to the Parramatta Eels NRL Club to take on the role of Head of Athletic Performance, after 2 seasons at the club he made the decision to transition into his private company Athletes Authority. Lachlan is currently the Director of Coaching and Performance at Athletes Authority in Sydney, a company that specialises in athlete development and coach education.

QUOTES

“Be great at what you do, build connections with athletes and other coaches and get in front of as many people as you can”

“I love having S&C coaches on staff that were personal trainers”

“The weakest link in a team of staff will be bent by players”

“You can’t control when the opportunity opens so keep biding your time and adding to your CV”

“Make sure you pick the right business partner if you are going to open a business”

“Understand who you are and what you want to produce in the private S&C setting”

SHOWNOTES

1) Lachlan’s experiences in strength and conditioning

2) Volunteering, being good at what you do and social media presence

3) The 3 Ps: persuasion, persuasion, prosuasian

4) Figuring out what can you add to a program in professional sport

5) Applying for the job and surviving the shaking of the resume tree

6) The benefits of being a personal trainer for a strength & conditioning coach

7) Laying the groundwork for career progression in S&C and focusing on what you can control

8) The private S&C industry in Australia/NZ and picking the right business partner

9) Understanding your niche in private S&C

10) Athlete's authority training block and sport grouping approach

11) Developing the culture within a private S&C facility and individual vs ideal programs

12) The influence of Paul Chek and the integration of physiotherapy and S&C

PEOPLE MENTIONED

John Quinn

David Joyce

Dylan Shiel

Blake Ferguson