Pete McKnight (Hintsa Performance Director of Coaching and Sports Science)

goal goal setting leadership skills program development Apr 28, 2024

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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