George Petrakos

George Petrakos (born c. 1988 in Essex,[1] England) is a rugby union strength and conditioning coach with Italy.[2]

George Petrakos
Birth nameGeorge Petrakos
Date of birthc. (1988-01-01) 1 January 1988
Place of birthEngland
Rugby union career
Coaching career
Years Team
  • 2009-10
  • 2010-11
  • 2010-11
  • 2016-18
  • 2019
  • 2020-22
  • 2023-

Rugby Union

Coaching career

He started as a Strength and Conditioning Coach for Glasgow Warriors in 2016.[3]

He previously worked with Leicester Tigers, Edinburgh rugby and Scotland.

Football

He was a Sports Science intern with Chelsea FC.[3][4] During a year at the football club he worked under Scolari, Hiddink and Ancelotti.[5]

Hockey

Petrakos was the Lead Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Ireland national women's hockey team.[3]

Academic career

Petrakos graduated from the University of Loughborough with a BSc in Sports Science.[3][4]

He then studied at the University of Edinburgh and gained a Masters in Strength and Conditioning.[3][4]

In Ireland he became the Lead Strength and Conditioning Coach for University College Dublin and lectured in the subject from 2012 - 16.[3]

He became a researcher in force application at the Dublin University and used resisted sled sprint training to profile sprinting performance from 2015 - 16.[3] He has published research on using very heavy sled training for improving horizontal force output.[2]

References
  1. "George Petrakos". 11 January 2014.
  2. "L'Italia nomina il nuovo responsabile della preparazione atletica per la Rugby World Cup".
  3. https://ie.linkedin.com/in/george-petrakos-910b0920
  4. Design, Resonate. "UCD EAA".
  5. Moore, Jamie. "On The Bench... George Petrakos - UCD AFC Official Website".

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