Summary: In the 100th episode of the Historic Performance Podcast, I chat with Dr. Tony Strudwick. Dr. Strudwick is the Head of Performance at Manchester United Football Club. Dr. Tony Strudwick began his football career as a player with Colchester United, but did not make a first team appearance for the club. He gave up playing and moved into coaching. He previously worked with Coventry City, West Ham United and The Football Association before becoming one of Mark Hughes' first appointments when he took over as manager of Blackburn Rovers in 2004. Dr. Strudwick was at Blackburn for three seasons, before Manchester United approached him as a replacement for their outgoing fitness coach, Valter Di Salvo, in the summer of 2007. In this episode, Dr. Strudwick discusses building a high performance culture, the Manchester United philosophy on athletic development, learning and development, and the future of sports science.
