Jon is a former Premiership (Wimbledon FC) and International (Republic of Ireland) professional footballer who was forced to retire through injury at the young age of 28. During his injury rehabilitation, Jon studied a sports science degree through a PFA run program at the Roehampton Institute, graduating with a 1st class honours degree.
Since then Jon has worked with numerous professional clubs including Wimbledon FC, Crystal Palace FC, Watford FC, Tottenham FC, Reading FC and also internationally with Northern Ireland.
Jon set up Think Fitness in 2005 with the aim of supporting sports athletes in key performance areas such as mental toughness, athletic development, injury prevention and injury rehabilitation.
Jon's role at Think Fitness involves the following aspects
- Performance Manager for Nike Academy
- SPARQ lead practitioner in South England
- Consultant to Millwall FC
- Consultant to Red Bull
- Co-ordinator of the annual Think Fitness Performance Conference (next event May 2011)