RUGBY LEAGUE STRENGTH, POWER & SPEED WORKSHOP
SATURDAY 13TH DECEMBER. 12PM-5PM
$199. LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE.
LEARN FROM OVER 25+ YEARS IN PRO SPORT.
WHY ATTEND?
Modern sport moves fast - faster than most coaches can keep up with. Data is flooding in, athletes are more explosive than ever, and “game speed” now means more than just sprinting fast.
This 1-day workshop brings together three high-performance sessions designed to bridge the gap between science and real-world coaching. You’ll walk away with practical frameworks, programming strategies, and insights you can apply the next day - not just theory to file away.
WHO IS IT FOR?
This workshop is built for:
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Strength & Conditioning Coaches
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Sports Scientists
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Performance Coaches
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Athletic Development Staff
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Anyone responsible for bridging data, training, and on-field performance
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ATHLETES WANTING TO LEARN MORE
NATHAN SPENCER
Nathan Spencer is the Head of Athletic Development at SHORE Grammar School and a PhD candidate whose career spans over a decade in elite sport both internationally and domestically. He has coached and consulted across the NRL, NBA, and Olympic pathways, with a focus on strength and power diagnostics, velocity-based training, and applied sports science. Through his consultancy, Strength-IQ, Nathan helps coaches and organisations gain clarity in athlete performance through diagnostics-driven prescription. His doctoral research explores mentoring and coach pedagogy, aiming to design evidence-based frameworks that support the next generation of strength and conditioning professionals.
SESSION 1: From Data to Decision
How to actually use force plate metrics
Force plates are powerful - but only if you know how to separate signal from noise. In this session, we’ll show you how to strip back the data, decode what matters, and turn metrics into meaningful training decisions.
You’ll learn how to:
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Identify the metrics that truly matter (and ignore the rest).
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Decode jump phases: landing, braking, and propulsion - and what each tells you.
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Connect strategy vs output - understand not just what athletes did, but how they did it.
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Translate data into program design and athlete interventions that move the needle.
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Build your own decision filters using metric chunking.
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Stop chasing 1RMs - start chasing insight.
Outcome: You’ll walk away knowing how to turn complex data into simple, actionable performance conversations and training progressions.
NATHAN SPENCER
Nathan Spencer is the Head of Athletic Development at SHORE Grammar School and a PhD candidate whose career spans over a decade in elite sport both internationally and domestically. He has coached and consulted across the NRL, NBA, and Olympic pathways, with a focus on strength and power diagnostics, velocity-based training, and applied sports science. Through his consultancy, Strength-IQ, Nathan helps coaches and organisations gain clarity in athlete performance through diagnostics-driven prescription. His doctoral research explores mentoring and coach pedagogy, aiming to design evidence-based frameworks that support the next generation of strength and conditioning professionals.
Patrick Lane is a professional strength and conditioning coach with over 10+ years experience in the NRL, including back-to-back Premierships and World Club Championships. Currently, he is the Head of Strength and Conditioning with the Sydney Roosters.
PATRICK LANE
PATRICK LANE
Patrick Lane is a professional strength and conditioning coach with over 10+ years experience in the NRL, including back-to-back Premierships and World Club Championships. Currently, he is the Head of Strength and Conditioning with the Sydney Roosters.
Session 2: Dominate the Collision
Mechanical Power for Rugby League
Rugby League is a collision sport - and the weight room is where that dominance begins. This presentation breaks down how to develop mechanical power and transfer it into on-field physicality.
You’ll learn how to:
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Understand the role of maximal strength in power expression.
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Read and apply the Force-Velocity and Force-Time curves.
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Use proven training methods to enhance power output across the season.
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Periodise for power - know when to push, when to taper, and how to peak.
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Integrate velocity-based targets to bring intent to every rep.
Outcome: Learn how to bridge the gap between barbell output and on-field collision dominance - from preseason through finals.
GRAEME MORRIS
Graeme Morris is an athletic development coach with extensive experience in strength and conditioning, speed and agility and athlete return to play. Currently a Strength and Conditioning Coach at the Wests Tigers in the NRL, Graeme has worked with athletes across a variety of field-based sports and combat athletes including world and Australian champions in Muay Thai. Graeme has held roles with AFL umpires, Western Suburbs Magpies and Newtown Jets as well as running his own athlete consulting business.
Session 3: Game Speed in Rugby League
From acceleration to agility to tactical execution
Game speed isn’t just how fast you run - it’s how fast you see, decide, and act.
In this session, we’ll break down Graeme’s proven philosophy on developing game speed across an NRL season.
You’ll learn how to:
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Train max velocity, acceleration, and curvilinear running specific to rugby league.
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Develop change of direction, reactive agility, and decision-making under pressure.
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Integrate tactical and physical elements into seamless on-field movement prep.
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Use practical drills and progressions that improve movement efficiency.
Outcome: See “game speed” redefined, from physical quality to tactical execution - and watch it come to life in the on-field practical.
Graeme Morris is an athletic development coach with extensive experience in strength and conditioning, speed and agility and athlete return to play. Currently a Strength and Conditioning Coach at the Wests Tigers in the NRL, Graeme has worked with athletes across a variety of field-based sports and combat athletes including world and Australian champions in Muay Thai. Graeme has held roles with AFL umpires, Western Suburbs Magpies and Newtown Jets as well as running his own athlete consulting business.
GRAEME MORRIS
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CONTACT
Location
122 Bronte Road, Bondi Junction, NSW, 2022.
*entry at the rear of the building via adams lane.
Hours
Mon-Fri 6:00 am - 7:00 pm
Saturday 7:00 am - 4:00 pm