David Drake

David joined SINI in September 2008 as a Placement Strength and Conditioning coach following a studentship programme linked to his degree in Sport & Exercise Science at University of Ulster.

In the current year David will continue to offer service support while completing his final year study.

David was a SINI athlete for three years when he was in the Ulster Rugby Academy Squad and has represented Ulster & Ireland at under age level U18,19,20’s and played for Ulster A. David was also part of the historic Irish U20 6 Nations Grand Slam Winning Team in 2007.

Particular Interests

• Pediatric Strength and Conditioning
• The role of physical competency in developing young athletes
• Unilateral Ability and its role in sport performance
• Transfer of Skill acquisition - impact of physical conditioning on performance