About

Hi, I'm Colin, I'm the Head Coach at MG1 Elite Performance. I have over 15 years' experience of coaching in Elite Sport, and over 25 years of coaching in a professional environment. My coaching background is wide and varied – I have coaching qualifications in Rugby, Hockey, Cricket, Athletics and Angling and have worked in Coach Education for both England Hockey and the Angling Trust. My obsession with the brain started from coaching technical skills to athletes – I was fascinated why some players were being coached the exact same session, but the responses to the stimuli (either from me, or in the game itself) was different. What was going on in their head which resulted in a different outcome from one athlete to the next? Well, that question sent me on a journey of discovery that continues right to this day. And, as I said above, it has become an obsession. My starting point was gaining a qualification in Neurobiology and Sports Performance. From there, I have continued to practice my craft and expand my knowledge working with athletes from Junior level right up to international level, seeing incredible results along the way. I now work with athletes and teams all around the world. I am the UK's only accredited FocusCalm coach, specialising in using Neurofeedback to enhance optimum mental performance. I am also a certified Mental Performance Coach, following the Brain Cain Mental Performance Mastery Program. Brian has used the program with NHL, NFL, MLB and NBA athletes, plus Olympians and UFC champions as well! Being able to bring this program to the UK has been a game changer for some of the athletes I work with. Added to that, I am also a certified sleep scientist and functional breathing coach – allowing me to support athletes and teams in maximising their rest and recovery to positively impact their in-game performance. My role is relatively simple – I support athletes to maximise their true potential, whether this be in a one to one or team environment. I'm often asked what the best tip I can give to an athlete, well here it is… Elite Performance Coaching isn't something you think about when you get to the top. It isn't something you think about when something starts to go wrong. It's not rehab. Elite Performance Coaching is about giving you the best chance possible to maximise your true potential. It's about developing skills, routines and habits that will help you become the best version of yourself. It's about learning to love the grind. Focussing on the process to get the outcomes you desire. If that sounds like something you could benefit from, feel free to book a free chat to see how I can help you. Go out and dominate your day! Colin

"Colin's attention to detail, session planning and knowledge of performance coaching is second to none within the UK Hockey world and has taken our Goaltenders development to the next level." Euan King – Great Britain Head of Goaltender Development and Goaltending Coach to GB Senior Mens Team.