Australia
My name is Joshua Yu, I am 22 years of age. I graduated with my HSC certificate (2021) from St Gregory’s College Campbelltown, also having attained a Certificate 3 in Fitness and Retail Services. I now attend the University of Wollongong studying a Bachelor of Exercise Science and Rehabilitation. During this degree I have also received a Diploma in Medical and Health Sciences whilst maintaining an average High Distinction rate across all subjects (>85%). My interests and goals are to become a Lead Strength and Conditioning Coach/Director of High Performance within the athletic sector of professional sport. My commitment and passion towards learning how I can become the best in the field, are evident based on the opportunities I have gone after. Multiple unpaid internships across several months have allowed me to learn under some of the best Strength and Conditioning Coaches within the industry. This work ethic, accompanied with my academic results have placed me in a position for more qualified opportunities through the university and connections made. I have since found success with both private sector athletes at Athletes Authority, Sydney Wests High Performance and BaiMed Performance Center and within professional sporting teams such as the NBL Illawarra Hawks, NRL St George Illawarra Dragons, Illawarra Steelers and my current lead positions at the Wests Tigers as the Head of Elite Academy (U21s) Strength and Conditioning and Lead SG Ball (U18s) Strength and Conditioning Coach and Head of Strength and Conditioning across all three Colts (U20s) grade squads for Randwick District Rugby Union. Furthermore, I am beyond competent with contemporary industry standards such as Team Buildr, VALD technology, VBT Gym aware and Excel spreadsheet applications. Please contact me directly or see what I’m about via: - Email: [email protected] - Phone: 0477 222 733 - Instagram: Joshua.yu7 - LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/joshua-yu-0b741823a References: - Anthony Sams (Head of Performance North Shore AFL, Senior S&C Athletes Authority) - Samuel Cataldo (Assistant S&C NRL Wests Tigers) - Lachlan Wilmont (Founder Athletes Authority, ASCA Board member) - Dr James Forsyth (LvL 2 ASCA, UOW Lecturer and Academic Coordinator) - Alex Berger (S&C Mens AUS National Soccer team, Senior S&C Athletes Authority) - Stephen Isdale (NRL Pathways Coach)
Head of Strength and Conditioning across all three Colts (U20s) grade squads. - Utilised GPS Catapult technology for interpretation and intervention for player load monitoring - Designed and delivered Rugby specific, speed, change of direction and conditioning drills to create robust and diverse athletes - Created injury prevention and return to play frameworks with associated protocols - Fostered a high performance environment through long term athletic development programming and tailored strength interventions
Key roles and responsibilites Lead SG ball: - Periodise a full season program aligned to team performance and long term athletic development - Intergrate strength and energy system conditioning into technical/tactical rugby league specific training - Develop power and repeat sprint ability - Create informed decisions from appropiate load monitoring of phase specific training volume Key roles and responsibilites Assistant Jersey Flegg: - Foster end stage rehab/performance and RTP plans - Help guide periodised programming based on phase of season demand - Drive positive and meaning adaptation for long term athletic development through gym and field based intervention
Role as an Associate Strength and Conditioning Coach with the NRL squad during the junior pathways season where I held lead responsibilities. Aims of this associate role was to closely observe and support, taking key concepts and themes to the pathways space for implementation. I continued this role after the junior pathways season had concluded, till the end of NRL regular season.
Lead role for Wests Tigers Orange Cubs (U18's) Acadmey program. Primary responsibilities include gym and field based programming aimed to create well rounded and highly developed youth athletes.
During my fourth and final year of my Bachelor in Exercise Physiology, I completed >120 clinical hours and was fortunate enough to learn alongside some of the best EP's in the Industry at Sydney Wests Sports Medicine. The exposure to a Multidisciplinary team environment and access to state of the art equipment fostered my practical and professional development as a new graduate EP.
Gym and field based strength and conditioning interventions and prescriptions for professional and semi professional athletic populations during a summer Internship under Lachlan Wilmont that consisted of 14 core modules and over 240 hours
My role as the Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach with the Harold Mathew’s Illawarra Steelers squad required me to help program and facilitate strength and conditioning sessions during the season. I was also in charge of the off-feet conditioning programs for rehab players where i built and utilised a 2, 4 and 6 week protocol