| George Petrakos | |
| Birth Name: | George Petrakos |
| Birth Date: | c.1 January 1988 |
| Birth Place: | England |
| Coachteams1: | Leicester Tigers (Conditioning Coach) |
| Coachteams2: | Edinburgh Rugby (Strength & Conditioning Coach) |
| Coachteams3: | Scotland (Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach) |
| Coachteams4: | Glasgow Warriors (Strength & Conditioning Coach) |
| Coachteams5: | Scotland (Strength & Conditioning Coach) |
| Coachteams6: | Wasps (Strength & Conditioning Coach) |
| Coachteams7: | Italy (Strength & Conditioning Coach) |
| Coachyears1: | 2009-10 |
| Coachyears2: | 2010-11 |
| Coachyears3: | 2010-11 |
| Coachyears4: | 2016-18 |
| Coachyears5: | 2019 |
| Coachyears6: | 2020-22 |
| Coachyears7: | 2023- |
George Petrakos (born c. 1988 in Essex,[1] England) is a rugby union strength and conditioning coach with Italy.[2]
He started as a Strength and Conditioning Coach for Glasgow Warriors in 2016.[3]
He previously worked with Leicester Tigers, Edinburgh rugby and Scotland.
He was a Sports Science intern with Chelsea FC.[3] [4] During a year at the football club he worked under Scolari, Hiddink and Ancelotti.[5]
Petrakos was the Lead Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Ireland national women's hockey team.[3]
Petrakos graduated from the University of Loughborough with a BSc in Sports Science.[3] [4]
He then studied at the University of Edinburgh and gained a Masters in Strength and Conditioning.[3] [4]
In Ireland he became the Lead Strength and Conditioning Coach for University College Dublin and lectured in the subject from 2012 - 16.[3]
He became a researcher in force application at the Dublin University and used resisted sled sprint training to profile sprinting performance from 2015 - 16.[3] He has published research on using very heavy sled training for improving horizontal force output.[2]
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