Emily Wilson currently works as Head Strength and Conditioning Coach with the Women's NRL team the South Sydney Rabbitohs.
Emily has played sport all her life including gymnastics, dancing, athletics, oztag and more recently weightlifting. Although Emily is pretty young for being in the position she is (23yrs old), she has accomplished a lot and has been involved in coaching from the age of 14. She started off as a dance teacher then moved to athletics coaching before starting an internship with South Sydney Rabbitohs in 2016 and progressed to becoming the Head of S&C in the women's programme there.
In this episode we discuss:
- Emily's background and career change
- Challenges Emily has faced due to being a young female in the industry
- Planning for the future as a female coach
- Differences in coaching male and female athletes.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Sports Injury Prevention and Rehab (Joyce and Lewindon)
- PlayLab Conferences
How to get in touch with Emily:
- Instagram: @em.wi1son @ejathletics
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