John Pierson
James Padfield, Strength & Conditioning specialist
I have been working in British tennis for nearly 10 years, training players inside the world’s top 250 at the National Tennis Centre. I have also worked alongside some of the best physio’s, nutritionists and medical teams.
I have trained a variety of ages and developed players competing at Grand Slam and Junior Grand Slam level. On top of this I was the Head of Strength and Conditioning at a tennis academy housing some of the country’s best young talent.
One of the most enjoyable parts of my job is working with people of all abilities and goals and helping them achieve what they set out to do.
I have a variety of approaches depending on my clients needs which range from strength training, endurance, robustness, rehabilitation and more. I love working to get the best out of an individual whatever their goal may be.
One of my favourite moments was meeting Rafa Nadal whilst working at Wimbledon 2022 and talking to him about his training. Whilst I can’t make you play like Rafa, I might be able to help you get closer to his physical ability.