Fergus Connolly, performance expert and former Director of Performance for the San Francisco 49ers, Performance and the University of Michigan outlines his challenges of balancing work and life, how he got into a car accident and lost his job, the lessons he learned from that and how he overcame these challenges. Furthermore we discuss
• His background in computer integration based optimization and what it means 00:00:48
• How he got into Sports Science and became a performance expert 00:04:04
• His darkest moment 00:07:48
• His best moment 00:25:06
• His advice to young aspiring performance experts 00:28:33
• His advice to a younger Fergus Connolly 00:35:20
• His philosophy on supporting a team 00:39:08
• Which person has influenced him most and why 00:44:09
• How to deal with expectations you don’t agree with 00:46:19
• How to manage expectations 00:50:14
• A typical day in the life of a performance expert 00:54:32
• His motivation to write these books 00:55:39
• His interview nomination 01:03:48
• Where can you find Fergus Connolly 01:04:20
Summary of the interview
Fergus Connolly, a PhD in computer integration based optimization followed his passion and became a performance expert for high performance sport organizations and high performance athletes.
Fergus started his career in Irish Rugby, before he moved on to consult to Premier League Football clubs, including Liverpool Football Club, NBA teams such as the New York Knicks, and later became the Director of Performance for the San Francisco 49ers and Performance Director for the University of Michigan.
Fergus is a published author and in his 2 books he shares the lessons he learned over the years in high performance sport cultures.
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