Hey! I'm James, I live in Buckinghamshire, England, with my fiance Charlotte and our two little boys Leo and Joshua.
I studied BSc Sports Science at University before going on to specialise in football strength & conditioning and gaining a Masters in Football Strength & Conditioning from the Football Science Institute.
As part of this I remain within a specialist network of football conditioning coaches and am mentored directly by sports scientists and nutritionists working at some of the worlds biggest clubs - including
Real Madrid, Barcelona and PSG.
As a player, I spent 9 years at English professional club Wycombe Wanderers and represented England Schoolboys before suffering a "career ending" labral tear hip injury at age 19.
However I made a miraculous return to semi-professional football at the age of 24 thanks to a programme which I designed using new-found knowledge from my studies (and blankly refusing to give up my dream). I spent almost 5 years training by myself, studying and experimenting with different training strategies until I finally cracked the code.
In the space of 12 months I went from unable to jog for 5 minutes to playing 5 times per week, completely pain free, and getting paid for it.
I'm here to tell you that if you want something badly enough and have the right plan and mindset, then anything is possible.
I created Matchfit as through my own experiences I realised how important it was to teach players from an early age about the critical role that strength and conditioning, nutrition and mindset has in enabling elite performance to become possible (and maintained for an entire career).
To date we've helped over 40,000 players from all over the world become standout players in their team, overcome injury issues once and for all and in some cases even step up to international level.
You'll be guided by me in every exercise of your programme and I'll also be personally checking in with you too.
