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Jonathan Corbett

Jonathan Corbett

Dallas,Texas

Summary

A dedicated and self-motivated individual with over 7 years' experience in elite-sporting organizations, 6 years in finance and banking, and 3 years in leadership positions. Commitment to the training and rehabilitation of hundreds personal and professional clients. A life-long learner attitude, keen to adapt and develop in high-pressure situations, and gain continuous development and improvement.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work history

Director of High Performance

Dallas Trinity FC
Dallas, Texas
2024.08 - Current

Strategic Planning: Develop and implement a comprehensive high-performance strategy aligned with the

organization's goals and objectives, focusing on maximizing the performance and well-being of athletes.

Leadership: Provide strong leadership and direction to the high-performance team, fostering a collaborative

and supportive environment conducive to innovation, excellence, and continuous improvement.

Sports Science and Medicine: Oversee sports science, ensuring the integration of cutting-edge research,

technology, and methodologies to optimize athlete health, performance, and recovery.

Strength and Conditioning: Manage strength and conditioning programs tailored to the specific needs of

athletes, working closely with coaches and trainers to develop personalized training plans that enhance physical

attributes, minimize injury risk, and maximize performance potential.

Nutrition and Hydration: Coordinate nutrition and hydration strategies to support the dietary needs and fueling

requirements of athletes, promoting optimal performance, recovery, and overall well-being.

Data Analysis and Performance Monitoring: Utilize data analytics and performance monitoring tools to track

athlete performance metrics, identify trends, and make informed decisions to drive performance improvements.

Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation: Develop injury prevention protocols and rehabilitation programs in

collaboration with medical staff, aiming to reduce the incidence of injuries, expedite recovery timelines, and

facilitate safe return-to-play processes.

Talent Identification and Development: Implement talent identification programs to identify and nurture

promising athletes, providing them with the necessary resources, support, and development pathways to reach

their full potential.

Education and Professional Development: Offer educational workshops, seminars, and resources to athletes, coaches, and staff members on topics related to high performance, sports science, injury prevention, and other

relevant areas.

Budget Management: Manage the budget allocated to high-performance programs, ensuring resources are

allocated effectively and efficiently to support program objectives and priorities.

Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with coaches, management, athletes, and other stakeholders to align

high-performance initiatives with the overall vision and objectives of the organization, fostering strong relationships and communication channels.

Lead First Team Women’s Sport Scientist

Heart of Midlothian Football Club
Edinburgh
2022.02 - 2024.08

• Lead, design and deliver all sports science support work. Including carrying out individual player needs analyses, and delivering laboratory and field-based physiological assessments.

• Lead, design and deliver on the tactical periodisation programme in conjunction with the technical staff, to aid in physical preparation of players for match days.

• Lead, design and deliver all strength and conditioning practices for players within the first team environment including pre-habilitation, rehabilitation, and strength and power.

•In depth match analysis generation and distribution to allow feedback of performance to coaches and players.

•Ensure adequate hydration and nutritional status of players to maintain performance at optimal levels.

•Monitoring of training sessions using heart rate/GPS units to ensure proposed intensities have been adhered to.

•Collaboration with medical staff in rehabilitation of injured players to ensure end to end support programmes.

•Ensure players are prepared physiologically for the task ahead of them through structured appropriate warmups.

•Establishing and maintaining links to other divisions of the support team (e.g., strength & conditioning, physiotherapy, sports psychology).

•Educate players on role and importance of sports science in football.

•Provide statistical, financial, and other information on all sports science support service provision; to recommend variations to services and report on physiological testing.

• Awareness of the latest sports science support services and practices, liaising with other sports scientists as necessary (e.g., SIS; local Universities) to ensure best practice is being followed, and communicating updates with necessary staff.

First Team Sport Science / B Team Sport Scientist

Dundee United Football Club
Dundee, Dundee
2021.12 - 2022.02

- Assisting and leading physical performance data analysis, pitch based conditioning techniques and rehabilitation interventions.

. - Analyse and report GPS and physical performance data for men’s first team players and development squad.

- Deliver on-the-pitch warm-up and physical fitness drills, the first team post-training and match recovery sessions, the implementation of nutritional and recovery strategies and pre-and-post training strength and conditioning sessions.

- Manage the monitoring of internal and external loads through collection of end of session RPE's post training and ACWR to aid in the tactical periodisation outcomes of the particular training day.

- Develop key positive relationships with the first team players to establish morale targets to aid in positive performance for training and match days.

- Aid in the training and match day nutrition requirements collaborating with key stakeholders such as the club chef and medical team.

- Assist and lead the club physiotherapists with rehabilitation and reconditioning drills to satisfy return to play protocols.

Managing Director & Lead Coach

Performance Coaching Ltd (Sco)
Edinburgh
2018.11 - Current
  • Develop infrastructure to produce products that are user-friendly for prospective customers.
  • Define and execute business growth strategy to maximise revenue growth and achieve targets.
  • Provided customers with outstanding service to not only maintain but to extend relationships for future business opportunities.
  • Provide customers with desired outcomes for repeat business opportunities and recommendations.
  • Provide general population clients the ability to understand key performance indicators for physical activity with the use of velocity based trackers, sports science testing and GPS data.

Specialised Sales Advisor

Powerhouse Fitness
Edinburgh
2018.11 - 2020.11
  • Developing a rapport with clients and providing insight to the various products offered in store.
  • Ensuring effective communication skills to promote products specific to customers goals.
  • Maintaining partnerships with professional football clubs such as Hibernian FC.
  • Adhering to KPI targets.
  • Managed efficient cash register operations, including scanning items, processing payments and issuing receipts.
  • Conducted product demonstrations to highlight features and redirect objections to positive aspects.

Strength and Conditioning Coach

St Johnstone Football Club
2019.03 - 2019.12
  • Involved in the programming and implementation of strength and conditioning framework for U-14 to U-18 football players and head of the strength and conditioning programming for St Johnstone women.
  • Implement and deliver comprehensive pre-habilitation, rehabilitation and post-injury conditioning programs to assist in the prevention of injuries and optimisation of performance outcomes.
  • Meet with multi-disciplinary team as per appropriate timeline to discuss sport requirements ‘in season and off-season'.
  • Involved in the collection, management and analysis of physical performance data.

Strength and Conditioning Intern

Scottish Rugby Union
Edinburgh
2019.01 - 2019.12
  • Participated and facilitated a 9 month-long analysis and shadow opportunity with the Head of Scotland Rugby Academy Strength and Conditioning, Jared Deacon.
  • Involved exposure to the day to day schedule and planning of strength and conditioning sessions from athletes ranging from U-15 to U-23.
  • Included full access and assisting to Scotland Rugby's full strength and conditioning programme.
  • Exposure to the framework of performance sessions with the inclusion of reflexive performance reset, neuromuscular partner drills .strength training sessions and skill development/conditioning.

Relationship Manager

Embark Financial Services
2017.05 - 2018.11
  • Maintaining professional relationships with financial advisers.
  • Heavily involved in setting up individual pensions, bulk transfers, defined benefit transfers, investment options.
  • Sound technical knowledge of pension products, processes and the industry.
  • Building detailed understanding of people, business strengths, weaknesses, goals and decision-making behaviour of my accounts.
  • Making sure all risk and regulatory requirements are included to deliver an improved customer experience.
  • Line management of staff

Education

Life Saving -

Shallow Pool Lifeguard Qualification
2024-02

Master of Science - Sport & Exercise Science & Medicine

University of Glasgow
Glasgow
2023-09

First Aid -

Hampden Sports Clinic National Sports First Aid
Glasgow
2023-07

Accredited International Strength & Conditioning - International Strength & Conditioning

IUSCA (UKSCA / NSCA)
2022-11

Bachelor of Science with Honours - Strength and Conditioning

Abertay University
Dundee, Dundee City
2021-05

Level 2 Gym Instructor & Level 3 Personal Trainer -

REPS
2017-09

Level 1.1,1.2 & 1.3 Coaching Badges - Football Coaching

Scottish Football Association
2013-09

Skills

  • Problem solving skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Excellent verbal & written communication
  • Coaching and training former and current professional athletes
  • Extremely positive attitude and elite performance mindset

Key highlights

Dundee United FC 2021/22

  • 4th placed finish in the SPFL securing UEFA Europa Conference League Football 2022/23

Heart of Midlothian FC 2022/23

  • Secured 4th place in the SWPL

Heart of Midlothian FC 2023/24

  • Secured 4th place in SWPL
  • Record points total
  • SWF Scottish Cup Finalists 2023/24

Dallas Trinity FC 2024/25

  • Secured 3rd place in the inaugural season of the USL Super League and admission to the USL Super League play-offs, reaching the semi-final.

Dallas Trinity FC 2025/26 

  • Secured 4th place in the Gainbridge Super League and admission to the USL Super League play-offs, reaching the semi-final.
  • Player availability rate of 94% with an average roster size of 21.

Timeline

Director of High Performance

Dallas Trinity FC
2024.08 - Current

Lead First Team Women’s Sport Scientist

Heart of Midlothian Football Club
2022.02 - 2024.08

First Team Sport Science / B Team Sport Scientist

Dundee United Football Club
2021.12 - 2022.02

Strength and Conditioning Coach

St Johnstone Football Club
2019.03 - 2019.12

Strength and Conditioning Intern

Scottish Rugby Union
2019.01 - 2019.12

Managing Director & Lead Coach

Performance Coaching Ltd (Sco)
2018.11 - Current

Specialised Sales Advisor

Powerhouse Fitness
2018.11 - 2020.11

Relationship Manager

Embark Financial Services
2017.05 - 2018.11

Life Saving -

Shallow Pool Lifeguard Qualification

Master of Science - Sport & Exercise Science & Medicine

University of Glasgow

First Aid -

Hampden Sports Clinic National Sports First Aid

Accredited International Strength & Conditioning - International Strength & Conditioning

IUSCA (UKSCA / NSCA)

Bachelor of Science with Honours - Strength and Conditioning

Abertay University

Level 2 Gym Instructor & Level 3 Personal Trainer -

REPS

Level 1.1,1.2 & 1.3 Coaching Badges - Football Coaching

Scottish Football Association
Jonathan Corbett