Mike started No Gym Required in 2015 but has been a popular coach in Shropshire from 2007.

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Mike qualified with the European Institute of Fitness in 2007 as a Level 4 Master Trainer, a Level 3 Personal Trainer and Level 2 Gym instructor. ​Since qualifying Mike has trained in Advanced Exercise and Sport Nutrition and is also a British Weight Lifting  coach.

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Mike is a certified Performance Therapist with Degrees from The University of Salford and Glyndwr University Wrexham, has a Post Graduate Diploma in exercise Medicine from the University of Chester and is also an experienced Certified strength and conditioning Specialist (CSCS) coach Certified with The National Strength and Conditioning Association Certification (the gold standard in strength and Conditioning), And The ASCA (Australian Strength and Conditioning Association) and also a National Association of Sports Medicine (NASM) Certified Performance Enhancement Specialist alongside 7 other S and C qualifications, and specialises with youth athletes as a Qualified Youth specialist Coach working with academy players in a number of sports and elite level athletes including professional Academy Athletes in football, Netball and Rugby, Mike also works in Athletics with 8 current top 20 UK junior athletes 5 in the top 3 for 2022!

 

Mike specialises in working with both youth and professional footballers, having previously been Head of Academy and Scholar S and C for TNS FC whilst also supporting the first team in the Europa Conference League in 2021 and has more recently worked as Strength, Conditioning and Rehabilitation Coach for the 1st Team at AFC Telford UTD.

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2020 and 2021 also saw Mike a finalist in The Strength and Conditioning Education Coach of the year awards in Both Youth and Rehab Coach of the Year in both 2020 and 2021!

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Mike is Head of Strength and Conditioning for Severn Stars Development centre in Shropshire which is an England Netball pathway programme and also Head of Sports Performance for England Masters Hockey over 45s who are British champs 2021 and 2022 and recent Bronze medalists at the World Cup in Cape Town in 2022!!

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Mike is Head of the Sports Performance Programme at Wrekin College  looking after 65 athletes in multiple sports.

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If you would like to work with Mike please contact him on here for an application form

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