Simon Brundish

I’ve spent over 30 years working in elite sport, helping athletes perform, stay available, and develop over the long term. MSc from world renowned University of Loughborough. Advisory Board member of LTAD Network.

My work has taken me across football, tennis, basketball, athletics and youth development, working with first teams, academies and international athletes. Across all environments, the challenge is the same, how to build robust, adaptable athletes who can meet the demands of modern sport. and be the best athlete they can be.

I’m the creator of StrengthLab Superheroes, a progressive movement and strength programme now used by over 3 million children worldwide, founder of StrengthLab Performance and co-founder of Tennis Super Movers (tennissupermovers.com). The aim is simple, give kids the physical foundations they need to enjoy sport, stay injury free, and fulfil their potential.

Alongside this, I write and speak about performance, injury risk and training through the Under Pressure and other media platforms, trying to make sports science practical, understandable and useful for coaches, players and parents.

I was awarded UKSCA Youth Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year, and my work has been featured in CNN, ESPN and The Times.

Philosophy

Find out what the athlete in front of you can do. Find out what they cannot do yet. Build the bit in between.

The role of physical preparation is not to recreate sport. It is to expand movement vocabulary. Performance coaches create possibilities. Sports coaches teach athletes when to use them.

Athleticism is the ability to express the right movement solution under pressure. The objective is not bigger numbers. It is better options. Athletes do not complete a phase — they earn the next one: competence, then confidence, then capacity, then performance.

Strength is not just about lifting weights. It’s about coordination, timing, sequencing, and the ability to transfer force through the whole body.

Work & Areas of Focus

  • Elite football performance and player availability

  • Youth athletic development and long term progression

  • Injury risk reduction and return to performance

  • Strength and power development

  • Movement quality and coordination

Media & Writing

I regularly contribute to discussions around performance and injury in football and sport, including:

For media appearances and features, see the Media page

Simon Brundish sports scientist and strength and conditioning coach portrait wearing a T-Shirt by a partner brand PLAE