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More About Calvin Morriss

Calvin Morriss is a performance consultant to athletes, coaches, support staff and the directorate of organisations who operate at the elite level in sport. He has recently taken the position of Head of Speed and Power Sports for the English Institute of Sport. He recently acted as the Strength & Conditioning Coach for the Great Britain Men’s basketball team and formerly was the Senior National Fitness Coach with the Rugby Football Union.  In this latter role he directed the Strength and Conditioning programme for the England Senior Squad and worked with the England rugby team from 2002 until December 2012, including the rugby world cup squads of 2003 (winners), 2007 (beaten finallists) and 2011 (QF). Previously, Calvin was Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for UK-Athletics, which included overseeing the fitness programmes of many Olympic athletes, including javelin thrower Steve Backley. He also functioned as a biomechanics analyst and sport science support programme manager during his time supporting British athletes (1990-2002). Calvin also holds both an M.Sc and Ph.D in Sports Biomechanics, a B.Sc (Hons) in Sport Science and was educated at Manchester Metropolitan University in the UK. He has numerous peer reviewed scientific and sporting publications. Calvin has also presented at many International Conferences, often as a keynote speaker.

Dr. Calvin Morriss