Episode 26: Andy McDonald catches up with Pete McKnight the Hintsa Performance Director of Coaching & Sports Science. Pete has also been a Strength & Conditioning Coach in elite sport and human performance for almost two decades, working across multiple organisations including the French Ski Federation, Leicester CCC, England & Wales Cricket, UK Athletics, The English Institute of Sport and he was previously Chairman of the Board of Directors for the UK Strength & Conditioning Association (UKSCA).
In this conversation Andy & Pete discuss:
- His current role at Hintsa
- The skills, qualities and lessons Pete carried forward in the journey director.
- Stability at home
- Goal setting
- Skills: leadership, communication, building a team, systems, program development
- What Pete learnt from being at the English Institute of Sport MDT environment
- Preparedness to lead a discipline / department
- Preparedness to progress to Director / Head of Dept
- Challenges he faces and strategies he deploys
- Advising yourself in hindsight
- People that have Inspired him
- Books and resources
- Changing jobs, accepting and turning down offers
Were you can find Pete
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