Louis Cunningham

Experience

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  England Boxing Ltd

  Oct 2004 - May 2015

  Some of my achievements in the sport are below:With over 100 contests, the highest I was officially ranked or seeded was No.2 in England in the Senior Rankings at 69Kg, 71Kg & 75Kg from 2012-2015 by either The Boxing News or England Boxing. - Middleweight Senior England International- Welterweight Senior England International- Welterweight Youth England International- Senior Light Middleweight ABA Runner Up- Youth Great Britain Welterweight Runner Up- British University Light-Middleweight Champion- British University Welterweight Champion- Teesside University Sportsman of the Year- Tyne Tees & Wear Light-Middleweight Belt Holder - Tyne Tees & Wear Champion (School Boy, Junior, Youth and Senior)- Golden Gloves National Lightweight Champion Show less

  • Srength & Conditioning Coach

    May 2014 - May 2015

  • Senior International Athlete/ Boxer

    Oct 2004 - Apr 2015
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  Newtec Laboratories Limited

  Jul 2007 - Jul 2010

  Microbiology Laboratory Technician and Analyst

  Microbiology Food Analysis in Preparation, Media and Pathology Laboratories.

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  Eurofins

  Jun 2010 - Jul 2013

  Chemistry Laboratory Nutrition Analyst and Technician

  Analysis of Nutritional Composition of Food stuffs:- Homogenising Food by Thermomix - Fat Analysis (Nmr, Rose Gottielb & Werner Schmidt)- Sodium Determination (Flame) - Sugar Determination by HPLC - Fatty Acid Profile determination by GC- AOAC Fibre - Nitrate, Nitrite Determination- Salt by Chloride Titration. - ICT work (excel, eLIMS system & Scurve)- Accurately weigh foodstuffs, chemicals and apparatus to 5 decimal places. - Fully trained in Media and Microbiology (Path & Preparation) Departments from previous role, before the EuroFins takeover of Newtec Laboratories Limited. Show less

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  Middlesbrough Rugby Union

  Jun 2012 - May 2013

  Strength & Conditioning Coach

  Consultant Strength & Conditioning coach for Senior and Academy players.Left due to availability of funding to my role.

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  Scottish Rugby

  Oct 2012 - Feb 2017

  Head of Strength & Conditioning for the Exile programme. Promoted after being part of the programme 3 years prior. Roles included:- S&C Coach for Tier 1 Elite Performance and Age group and divisional camps for the Exiles program. - S&C coordinator for the S&C provision and delivery for all camp tiers (Performance, Regional etc) nationally. Therefore I'd manage and coordinate other S&C coaches, physios and other multidisciplinary staff. - Physical Testing and Profiling nationally. - Communicate with player and Academy/School S&C coach over a season, keeping on track with physical development.- Educate Staff and players through workshops and presentations. This role was separate to my full time role with Gateshead College and Sunderland AFC and was performed on a part time basis, outside of my working hours. Show less

  • Head of Strength & Conditioning (Exiles Programme)

    Sept 2014 - Feb 2017

  • Strength & Conditioning Coach

    Oct 2012 - Sept 2014
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  Dyke House College

  Jul 2013 - Jun 2014

  Head of Strength & Conditioning

  A full time role which was Head of S&C for scholarship athletes, from a range of different sports from Dyke House Academy School. Working part time in conjunction with the relationship with Teesside University.Roles included:- Physiology & Biomechanics Testing - S&C Coaching- Nutrition - Program writing.- Traveling to a warm weather training camp to provide S&C for the school and collegiate athletes.- Elite Athlete Scholarship Mentor- Primary School Fundamental Skills S&C Coach Show less

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  Middlesbrough Women FC

  Jul 2013 - Jun 2014

  Physical Performance Coach

  Consultant Strength & Conditioning Coach for the Middlesbrough FC Women’s Team for the Season 2013/14.

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  Teesside Sport Regional Talent Club

  Aug 2013 - May 2015

  Physical Performance Coach

  Consultant Strength & Conditioning Coach for the Tier 2 Regional Talent Club at Teesside Sport, for Youth Female Footballers (11-17) providing S&C and Applied Sport Science support and Athletic Development on field and in the gym.

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  Tees Valley Sport

  Aug 2013 - Jul 2014

  Strength And Conditioning Coach

  Consultant Strength & Conditioning Coach for Tees Valley Sport Elite Athlete multi-sport support scheme.

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  Teesside University

  Aug 2013 - Sept 2021

  Consultant Strength & Conditioning Coach

  Consultant/ Part-time Strength & Conditioning Coach for the Elite University Athletes who are part of the University Elite Athlete Support Scheme. There are a range of athletes I have been working with over the years including Olympic Swimmers, County Cricket Players, International Rugby players, Middle-Distance Runners, International Judo and WSL football players etc. In addition to this I work with Tees Valley future champions that are Youth Elite athletes from a range of sports (Cricket, Boxing, Sailing and Track & Field) and Grangetown Netball Club which are Age Group National Champions and have a number of internationals within the squad. Also in my current role, I will support the academic staff with lecturing on the MSc and BSc program’s as well as supporting with current research projects. This role was separate to my full time role with Middlesbrough FC and Sunderland AFC, and was performed on a part time basis, outside of my working hours. Show less

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  British Dragon Boat Racing Association

  May 2014 - Jul 2015

  Strength & Conditioning Coach/ Sport Scientist

  Consultant Strength & Conditioning Coach and Sport Scientist, providing S&C and Testing for the senior team for World Championships 2015 in Niagra, Canada were they won 6 medals (3 gold & 3 bronze).- Working through a consultancy hourly bases working with the athletes once a month. - Write programmes periodised towards the main goal of the World Championships - Monitor training and advise individual athletes/team throughout the year.- Left due to prioritising full time commitments. Show less

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  Gateshead FC

  Jun 2014 - May 2015

  Physical Performance Coach

  A part time role that consisted of leading the Sport Science and S&C provision for the U21 Gateshead FC players. In addition, as part of their scholarship, I lead the players through an NVQ Level 2 in Strength & Conditioning. The players reached a national final that year where they were beaten on Penalties.Left due to prioritising full time commitments.

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  FIGHTING CHANCE PROMOTIONS LIMITED

  Jun 2014 - May 2015

  Strength & Conditioning Coach/ Sport Scientist

  Consultant Strength & Conditioning coach for the professional boxers from this Fighting Chance stable. Some of the boxers are ranked in the Top 15 in the world, British, English and Sky sports Prizefighter Champions.Consultancy bases, working with athletes individually.

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  Gateshead College

  Jun 2014 - Jul 2015

  Lead Strength & Conditioning Coach

  Full time salaried position, working at the North East England Institute of Sport facility and at Mowden Park RFC satellite campus at the Northern Echo Arena. I was part of the team that helped the sports department and college achieve "Outstanding" status by Ofsted.• Head Strength Conditioning Coach for Boxing, Rugby, Football & Judo. • Assisted Strength Conditioning for Athletics, Rugby League and Athletics.• Assessor & Teacher of the AASE NVQ Level 3 programme to Elite Boxing students• Boxing Coaching.• Deliver & Assess the Strength & Conditioning NVQ Level 1 qualification.• National AASE Boxing Squad Lead S&C Coach for Tenerife Warm Weather training camp.• Consulted with SAFC Ladies, Newcastle Eagles Basketball, Newcastle Thunder Rugby League and England Boxing.Left to join Sunderland AFC Academy sport science department. Show less

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  Sunderland AFC

  Feb 2015 - Jan 2020

  A full-time salaried role as a Physical Performance Coach within the Category 1 EPPP academy at Sunderland AFC. I have been part of the 3 EPPP audits that they retained their Category 1 status. In addition to the role, I covered and completed 1st Team duties when needed and maintained high quality support to players through weekly training and games. Part time position alongside my full time position. Roles included: Providing S&C for the senior and development ladies squad on a part-time sessional bases. Left due to prioritising Full-time commitments.

  • Academy Lead Physical Performance Coach

    Jun 2015 - Jan 2020

  • Ladies Physical Performance Coach

    Feb 2015 - May 2015
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  University of Sunderland

  Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

  Module Lead for Strength & Conditioning - MSc Sport Science Post-Graduate Degree

  Part-time Lecturer and Module Leader for the module Strength & Conditioning, within MSc Sport Science. This role is separate to my full time role with Sunderland AFC and is performed on a part time basis, outside of my working hours.

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  Middlesbrough FC

  Jan 2020 - Jun 2021

  Following my role as Lead S&C Coach for the Academy for my first 15 months at the club, I was asked to move into the first team department as S&C coach, providing S&C support to the 1st team players during the EFL Championship. A full-time salaried role as the Academy Lead Strength & Conditioning Coach within the Category 1 EPPP academy at Middlesbrough F.C. Additionally I was the Physical Performance Coach, leading with the U23s day to day. Other roles and responsibilities include, most recently working with the first team closely during second phase of the 2019/20 EFL Championship season following the government lockdown due to COVID-19 and throughout the 2020/21 campaign starting with Preseason.

  • First Team Strength & Conditioning Coach

    Feb 2021 - Jun 2021

  • Lead Academy Strength & Conditioning Coach: PDP Physical Performance Coach

    Jan 2020 - Feb 2021
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  Norwich City Football Club

  Jun 2021 - now

  First Team Senior Physical Performance Coach: Lead of Strength and Power

  Leading the Strength and Power development for the First Team squad in English Premier League and EFL Championship:- Lead on the design and operational delivery of individualised strength and conditioning support services to the club’s first team players, inclusive of strength & power development, upper body development, & injury risk management prescription.- Lead on the design, operational delivery, analysis and interpretation of the clubs Physical Profiling, Muscular capacity and strength assessment, kinematic analysis, and movement competency screening.- Lead on the design and operational delivery of the club's daily pre-training preparation strategy, programmed from profiling and linked to the theme and periodization of delivery on the grass.- Lead on the delivery of physical performance support to the First Team goalkeeper squad.- Lead on the delivery and design of Gym-based rehabilitation to assist the medical team’s rehabilitation process with a first team player. In addition.- Execute additional tasks as required in order to meet demands of the football clubs changing priorities. Such as Assist with the delivery and design of field-based athletic development (training warm-ups), top-up and match day warm-ups with the first team.- The Writing of the Physical Performance Profiling for the club (1st Team and Academy) and its Standing Operating Procedures.- The writing and alignment of the Strength & Conditioning, Pre-training preparation and Injury Risk Management (Gym-based) philosophy for the full Football club (First Team – Academy), by management throughout the S&C strand of the Physical Performance Department at the football club.- The co-creation with the Data Department, of Data Dashboards to track Physical Profiling, Return-to-play objective markers and data insights of measured content throughout the week, linking to their individual development plans Show less