Ciaran Carroll is an experienced strength and conditioning coach seeking new opportunities. He has over 5 years of experience coaching at both the professional and amateur levels in rugby union. This includes a year-long internship with Harlequins RFC in the English Premiership. Currently, he runs his own training business and coaches sprint groups and teams in athletics and tag rugby. He holds a bachelor's degree in health and performance science and is pursuing full accreditation with UKSCA.

1. CIARAN G. CARROLL
133 Glenvara Park, Knocklyon, Dublin 16, Ireland
Email; ciarancarroll247@gmail.com Telephone; +353 86 837 1299
KEY SKILLS - Invaluable experience of successfully using strength and conditioning
skills at the elite level of Rugby Union with Harlequins RFC. Excellent awareness of the
key components required to achieve a successful strength & conditioning program. I
have a very strong theoretical knowledge of athletic development as I successfully
completed my undergraduate degree in Health and Performance Science at University
College Dublin. I have repeatedly demonstrated my Strength and Conditioning coaching
ability by successfully improving the athletic profiles of the athletes that I have worked
with.
Proven track record of exceptional people management, communication, persuasion
and leadership skills. Particularly I am an accurate, diligent and an adaptable coach with
an established abillty to motivate, educate and empower the athletes I coach.
PERSONAL TRAITS AND VALUES – Committed to a growth mindset both personally
and professionally, I am an ambitious and driven person, who is dedicated to the
continual learning process of coaching strength and conditioning.
I value self improvement and am extremely focused on the necessity and value of CPD.
Building effective working relationships across individual coaching departments is always
a priority.
WHY DO I DO IT ?
I enjoy and thrive working in a results focused and goal orientated environment. I enjoy
seeing athletes reaping the benefits of an effective strength and conditioning program.
Contributing to the process of athletes reaching their sporting goals, is an incrediblly
rewarding and gratifying experience.
CAREER TO DATE / WORK EXPERIENCE
Harlequins Rugby Football Club June 2013 – May 2014
Professional Rugby Club competing in the English Aviva Premiership
Strength and Conditioning Coach (Intern)
 I seamlessly assisted with all aspects of Strength and Conditioning and Sport
Science in place at the club, earning the respect, trust and continued friendship
of both coaches and players alike.
 Regularly consulted both the Head and Assistant strength coaches, leading to
major developments in my own coaching philosophy, which cemented my ability
to implement high performance strength and conditioning programs.
 Became highly proficient and confident in coaching and supervising gym based
strength and power training sessions to large groups of players.
 Developed a detailed technical knowledge of speed development through regular
observation and coaching of speed training sessions
 Hands on organization and delivery of team conditioning sessions, which
incorporated individual running intensities to target specific energy system
development.
 In conjunction with sport science and physiotherapy departments, I oversaw the
implementation of player specific recovery strategies and individual mobility

2. programs and as part of the clubs movement preparation and injury prevention
strategy.
 I learned how to promote players peak readiness to play through facilitating
player monitoring, using GPS, Heart Rate Variability technology and session Rate
of Perceived Exertion questionnaires.
 Worked successfully as part of a multidisciplinary performance team through
consistent communication with coaching, physiotherapy, nutrition, psychology
and medical departments.
Ciaran Carroll Performance Training Oct 2014 – Present
Self employed strength and conditioning coach providing top quality physical training to
various athletes and general fitness clientele on a freelance basis
Notable clients
Donore Harriers Jan 2016 – Present
Long standing and successful Dublin based athletics club
Strength and Conditioning Coach - Elite Sprint Group
 Designed and implemented a weight training program specific to needs of
sprinters (18 athletes ranging in age from 26 yrs to 13yrs) which has directly led
to improvements in maximal outputs across the sprint group.
 Continuous demonstration and monitoring of lifting techniques to ensure optimal
movement patterns and athlete safety.
 Contributing expertise and knowledge in the planning and design of a new high
performance strength and conditioning facility. This requires working closely with
other coaches, key stakeholders and investors.
Ireland Tag Rugby Jun 2015 – Dec 2015
Male Senior Team – Dublin based players
Strength and Conditioning Coach
 Successfully designed and implemented a comprehensive strength and
conditioning programme based on the individual skill levels of the athletes.
 The program specifically targeted improvements in the athletes ability to repeat
high intensity sprinting in corralation with game demands.
 Pre and post testing demonstrated improvements in Repeated Sprint Ability, Max
Aerobic Speed, acceleration and agility tests.
 Results achieved through a combination of gym based stength and power
training, along with field/track based sprinting and conditoning sessions.
Guildford Rugby Club Jul 2013 – Apr 2014
Amateur rugby club in Guildford Surrey - competing in London South 1 division
Strength and Conditioning Coach
 The remit was to put into effect a successful training program, which would
improve rugby specific conditioning and lead the club to promotion. I was
responsible for all program design, implementation and monitoring.
 The club won the league and achieved promotion for the first time in many
years, having won 22 from 26 games across the season.
 I delivered individualised periodised training plans, which improved force –
velocity profiles for those who maintained an adherence of above 80%.
 Introduced a nutritional monitoring strategy through the use of Myfitnesspal and
used the data to influence positive changes in diet and body composition.
 Created effective working relationships with coaching, medical and playing staff.

3. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
UKSCA
 Due to be fully accredited with the United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning
Association in October 2016.
 Workshops Attended
o Foundations of Strength and Conditioning
o Weightlifting for Sports Performance
o Plyometrics, Speed and Agility
Seminars
 Leinster Rugby – Elite Performance Conference
 Kelly Starrett – Movement and Mobility
Microsoft Excel – Level 1 and Level 2 Certified
ACADEMIC EDUCATION
University College Dublin Sep 2010 – May 2013
Health and Performance Science – Bachelor of Science (Hons)
 Award received – Upper Second Class Honours (2.1) - GPA 3.44
 Research Project – Effects of 8 weeks High Intensity Bodyweight Training on
Overweight and Obese College Males
 Sport Science Case Study – Changes in Reactive Strength Index and Rate of
Force Development in Elite Kickboxing World Champion
University of Limerick Sep 2008 – Apr 2009
Exercise Health and Fitness – Higher Certificate
 Award received – First Class Honours
HOBBIES AND INTERESTS
I enjoy powerlifting and have achieved a 210 Back Squat, 240 Deadlift and 155 Bench
Press at 93kg bodyweight.
I have recently set up an Olympic Weightlifting training group and plan to develop this
into official club once I become fully licensed club coach.
I like going for a coffee with friends and taking European city breaks.
5 most recent recreational reads: Mastery – Robert Greene, Outliers – Malcolm Gladwell,
Speed Trap – Charlie Francis, The Sports Gene – David Epstein, Mindset – Carol Dweck
VERBAL REFERENCES
Gareth Tong, Head of S & C Harlequins, gareth.tong@quins.co.uk,
+44903138815
Conor O’Shea, Director of Rugby Harlequins, conor.o’shea@quins.co.uk,
+447836232854