Nick Moffatt is a qualified Strength and Conditioning coach with a competitive background in sports and sports coaching. He is also a qualified and experienced teacher of physics.
Nick set up NDM in Bristol in 2016 with the aim of delivering world-class strength and conditioning coaching to individuals , small groups, and sports teams.
What sets Nick apart is his background in teaching combined with the scientific approach of strength and conditioning alongside his competitive background in rowing as well as his passion for free-sports. This enables Nick to provide a greater level of personal support and education so that people can learn to train more effectively to get results, and to maintain an enjoyable and sustainable performance/lifestyle for the long term. Nick works with individuals and teams of all ages, abilities and backgrounds.
Nick works with youth teams and athletes but is also passionate about helping those who want to make the most of their time for exercise and need to offset the rigours of work and sedentary lifestyles, applying key principles and evidence-based training to improve people’s lifestyles now and future-proof their potential to stat fit.
Nothing because it’s ‘on-trend’, everything in meaningful order and every exercise for a reason!
NDM’s unique Training Pyramid (Personal training page base) shows the structure of what NDM offers, related to clients’ levels of experience, their desire or need for progression in movement, strength and power, and their requirements for personal, group or team-based training.
For more about Nick’s work read the Blog post: https://ndmcoaching.co.uk/2019/01/19/ndm-the-background-the-why-and-the-coaching-philosophy/
Qualifications & Experience
Nick’s Coaching Qualifications
- Post Graduate Certificate in Education
- Strength and Conditioning Level 4 Coach
- Rowing Level 2 Coach
- Swimming Level 1 Coach
- Erstwhile Advanced Windsurf instructor, Surf instructor and RLSS NVBLQ Beach Lifeguard
- NSPCC Safeguarding for sports coaches
- Public liability insurance with highly recognised provider Insure4Sport
Nick’s Sports and coaching experience
- Windsurf, Surfing instruction and Centre management in the UK, Greece, Australia, New Zealand, Cape Verde, Dominican Republic. Participation in UK and international windsurf competition (Wave and Freestyle disciplines)
- Full time secondary school teaching (Physics) with rowing and swimming coaching, including at Millfield, the UK’s top sports school
- Senior club rowing competing nationally including Henley Royal Regatta
- Transition to full time Strength and Conditioning coaching whilst continuing free-sports of surfing, windsurfing, skiing and snowboarding
- Youth athletic development & poolside assistant coaching for Bristol Henleaze swimming Club
- Volunteer season 2017 as Head Coach Senior Men for Bristol Rowing Club including round1 Henley wins for both A and B boats; best results between 2012-2019
- Redmaids School Sports Scholars Athletic Development
- S&C for Bristol Blades U17 and U20 GB Fencers
- Pre-season performance gym training block for Western Gaels Gaelic football men’s and women’s squads (league champions)
- Director of Rowing Cheltenham College including training camps
- Cheltenham College S&C department including remote program design, resource creation and presentations for Covid.
- Current position as Lead Coaching & qualifications for NGB Surfing England
- Completed CPD: UKSCA “Planning effective programs”
