OUR TEAM

The team at FSCR includes Football Coaches, Strength Coaches, Physiotherapists and Sports Nutritionists who are currently or have previously worked at the highest levels of professional football in both an Academy and First Team setting.

DAN BERNARDIN

FOUNDER & CEO

Dan, originally from Australia, is currently a Performance Consultant for the First Team at Reading FC. Previously the Head of Performance at QPR FC Dan has a Masters’ degree in Strength & Conditioning Science and an undergraduate degree in Sports Therapy. Dan has extensive experience of working with professional footballers and athletes including Premier League footballers and GB sprinters competing at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Dan’s unique skillset of understanding Strength & Conditioning, Physiotherapy and Sports Science principles made him one of the first Strength & Rehabilitation Specialists to work in the Premier League in 2014.

Dan Profile

DYLAN MERNAGH

CO-FOUNDER & MANAGING DIRECTOR

Dylan, originally from Ireland, is currently the first team Sport Scientist at Queens Park Rangers FC. With a Masters’ degree in Sports Performance and an Undergraduate degree in Recreation and Sports Management, Dylan has worked his way up to the first team from academy football based on his unique skills of combining football coaching and Sports Science to progress elite training and coaching methodologies. He has written several published research papers that have analysed the physical demands of professional football to inform the best methods for optimal performance at the elite level.

NICK TAYLOR

Senior Physiotherapist

Nick originally from Nottingham, is currently First Team Physiotherapist at Crystal Palace. Nick has extensive physiotherapy experience that has been gained in America, Africa and other professional football clubs including Fulham. Alongside this, Nick has a Masters degree in Physiotherapy and is currently working towards a Masters degree in Sports Physiotherapy at Bath University.

Shaq Lampier

Senior Physiotherapist

Shaq, originally from London, qualified as a Physiotherapist at the University of Salford. Shaq has a range of experience working in academy, semi-professional and professional football, and more recently has been working at a FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence. Through his career Shaq has rehabilitated footballers and athletes from academy to international level.