About Simon Taylor

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About me

Sport Scientist, S&C Coach, Performance Director, Teacher with over 18 years experience in elite sport working around the world.

Education

Experience

  • 2021 - Present
  • 2022 - Present
    Douglas College, Vancouver BC

    Sessional Faculty

  • 2020 - 2020
    Fortius Sports Institute

    Director, Performance Department

    Senior leadership role that includes:
    – Leading multidisciplinary performance staff
    – Developing career pathway and mentorship system for performance staff
    – Senior member of the education committee
    – Merging physiology, biomechanics, data science and strength & conditioning into the newly formed Performance Department
    – Implementing a new AMS system for coaching and sport science data tracking across the department
    – Procurement of new sports science equipment, from VALD and PNOE, to create more applied testing capabilities

  • 2018 - 2019
    Chinese Olympic Committee

    Director of Sports Performance & Rehabilitation

    A high level leadership role that involved:
    – Managing a multidisciplinary team of 100+ support staff from over 20 countries
    – Developing a high-performance system to cover 35 national teams

  • 2016 - 2018
    Chinese Olympic Committee

    IST Lead & Lead Performance Coach

    Simon Taylor MSc

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    UK Citizen & Canadian PR

    simon@arroperformance.com
    +1-778-302-5877

    arroperformance.com

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    Education

    MSc Performance Science
    Setanta College, Ireland
    (2019)

    BSc Science of Sport and Exercise
    University of Surrey, UK
    (2005)

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    Qualifications

    Sport Scientist Canada – Accredited Senior Practitioner (2022)

    Coventry University – Foundations of Project Management (2021)

    Canadian Centre for Child protection – Commit to Kids (2020)

    USA Weightlifting – Sport Performance Coach (2014)

    NSCA – Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (2008)

    Kensington & Chelsea College – Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector (2010)

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    Referees

    Available upon request

    Lead Performance Coach and IST Lead
    – Table Tennis in preparation for 2016 Olympics
    – Figure Skating in preparation for for 2018 and 2022 Olympics
    – Rowing in preparation for 2018 Asian Games and 2020 Olympics

Portfolio

Skills