Linking a strength & power programme to a game model to maximise on-field performance with Shane Lehane

This week on the Pacey Performance Podcast, Rob is speaking to Shane Lehane, Athletic Performance Coach at the Sydney Swans in the AFL. Shane has lots of experience in rugby union with Leicester Tigers and Melbourne Rebels and it is these two contrasting experiences that we chat about today.

Shane describes the programme at Leicester working under Alex Martin where the strength and power programme was high up on the priority list due to the demands of how the team played. That is in contrast to his time at Melbourne where the style of play was completely different, leading to the strength and power programme falling down the priority list when the weekly schedule was being developed.

He discusses how his philosphy evolved and how his time at Leicester, where they focused on lifting with exercise that had a low a technical bias so to maximise raw strength and power, has shaped his thoughts moving forwards.

Key talking points -

• Working at Leicester Tigers where strength and power was a priority
• Prescribing exercises with low technical bias
• What the programme actually looked like
• How coordinative drills transfer to on-field performance
• The influece of Frans Bosch, John Pryor and Dean Benton
• Working at Melbourne Rebels where the strength and power programme didn't take priority
• Building a framework that helps future staff make better decisions at the Swans