Rugby_strength & conditioning_sa

Our purpose is to create a reliable source of quality content to draw from and apply in your unique environment. The aim is to provide you with useable information from peer reviewed literature, based on the expert opinions & personal experience of both rugby strength & conditioning trainers, as well as coaches. We also want to advance the knowledge & quality of training provided by S&C trainers a

nd or coaches in SA. We want to achieve this through the education & interaction with colleagues at various levels in the field, which will also be facilitated by our website. About the author Nico de Villiers. Nico is the author & founder of Rugby Strength & Conditioning SA. He has been a full-time strength and conditioning coach for 10 years. His passion is for educating his peers, as well as learning from his peers, by learning about their various ways & methods of achieving the common goal of creating world class rugby players that fulfil their genetic potential. From Nico:
"I hope that you can join me on this quest to teach, learn from & share knowledge and innovative ideas. My spoken aim is that of advancing the standard of rugby strength & conditioning throughout South Africa." My background
I’m an NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with a Master's degree in Sport Science. I have over a decade of experience in the rugby community. I started my career as a player, winning the Junior World Cup and have come full circle to be a full time S&C coach, with experience in various sports codes and at various levels. In my spare time I’ve presented conditioning workshops at Stellenbosch University and have been privileged to serve on the World Rugby Coaching Education Panel.