04/05/2026
Newcastle FC Academy Visit
A fantastic 4 days in Newcastle making the most of the nutrition and S&C staff.
Overall
A very welcoming academy with the friendliest staff. After a morning spent with head of performance I was given access to how the academy runs on a day to day basis all
the way through to pre season, in season and out of season! The detail and the amount of staff they have is fantastic and a lot of work goes in to providing the best sessions for all
the academy boys, from pitch based, to gym, physio and nutrition.
Nutrition
It was pleasing to see how much emphasis they put on nutrition and the quality of food provided for players within the academy. Chris, the head nutritionist has put an amazing framework in place to help all the lads fuel their days, non training days, training days and match days. Although during the day the academy feed the lads, a big push on them individually when the are not in the academy to continue to eat well and be ready and fuelled for every session. I’ll be working closely with Chris over the coming months to provide even more information to my athletes on better fuelling and can’t thank Chris enough for sharing all his knowledge 👌
Strength and Conditioning
Head of S&C James shared Newcastles way of running sessions, how they go about building an athlete and testing to make sure the are getting the best out of each player. The testing equipment was incredibly detailed and data is readily available at a touch of a button! Again, I’d like to thank James for his input and time spent taking me through everything.
Overall a great trip and ultimately will just benefit my athletes for 2026/27 season.
Up the Geordies! 😉❤️💪
