About Faye Downey

Faye holds a degree and Masters in Sports Science from Loughborough University. Since leaving University Faye has written and delivered World Class conditioning programmes for a wide range of sports and athletes representing Great Britain at Olympic, World Championship, European and Commonwealth level. Eight of these athletes went on to represent Great Britain at Athens 2004 and both gold and silver medals were brought back to the UK.

Before moving to the English Institute of Sport in 2003 Faye worked as a conditioning coach for UK Athletics. Designing and co-ordinating the national fitness tests delivered to athletes at the top of their sport, programming for athletes in all events to improve their physical capacities, working in partnership with coaches to enhance their knowledge and delivery, and working with World Class physiotherapists to implement injury prevention strategies.

“Faye excels in utilising her sports science knowledge and conditioning experience to create programme recommendations for athletes at the highest level. Faye’s ability to match this knowledge to the technical demands of a wide range of sports, allows the transfer of training to performance enhancement to be truly World Class. Faye would be a tremendous asset to any elite Performer or High Performance Team!” - Steve Backley OBE
Steve Backley OBE

Faye went on to work at the EIS, continuing write and deliver programmes for GB and England representatives in the following sports:
    • Canoeing
    • Athletics
    • Rowing
    • Rugby
    • Netball
    • Golf
    • Equestrian
    • Shooting
    • Hockey
    • Tae Kwondo

And the paralympic sports of:

    • Swimming
    • Sailing
    • Powerlifting
    • Wheelchair Rugby

Professional Sports

Such extensive experience on a World Class Stage has also been transmitted to other professional sports with representatives in the European tour in Golf, Premiership Football, Rugby, Cricket and Motor Sports.

 

“Faye has all the qualities that you would expect of an elite strength and conditioning coach. Her knowledge of training methods is exemplary, her attention to detail is spotless, and her ability to motivate her charges is tremendous. I have found her to be relentless in her pursuit of technical training knowledge and her innovative conditioning methods, with particular regard to power and plyometric training, are testament to this continued self-enhancement. Faye would be an undoubted asset to any athlete looking to improve their fitness for their sport." - Dr Calvin Morriss (England Rugby Fitness Coach)