I'm a Boston based strength coach. Born and bred in Ireland. I played Gaelic football and soccer while growing up and attended the prestigious Colaiste Ide in Dublin to prepare for a soccer scholarship to the USA.I played soccer at Thomas University in Georgia and was made team captain in my junior and senior years. I was honored to become an All-American in those same years. I graduated with honors and went on to coach high school and collegiate level soccer incorporating year round strength and conditioning techniques with great success.I moved to Boston in 2011 and went on to work at Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning. I currently work at The Training Room where I train athletes, general population clients and the Boston Wolfe Tones gaelic football team.

I wanted to provide a guide for budding student athletes from all over the world. Gaining a scholarship and attending school in the USA can be quite a process and there's a lot of things to be aware of as you start out on a new adventure like this. I was well equipped thanks to my time at Colaiste Ide under Jim Conroy. The "Association Football" course at Colaiste Ide is something else I address in the book and the benefits of having a course like this in existence.