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Chris Tombs

Chris is highly experienced performance coach, with a combination of coaching and management skills, functioning effectively as a coach or performance director across a range of sports and continents over the last 28 years.
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Chris Tombs

A highly experienced performance coach, with a combination of coaching and management skills, functioning effectively as a coach or performance director across a range of sports and continents over the last 28 years.  

I have a verifiable track record of player development from academy level through to world class performer, skilled in coaching and leadership roles.

As a performance director, I have developed and coordinated performance enhancement programs in 2 elite level sports, through the multi faceted integration of sports psychology, nutrition, sports science and the application of sports technology.  At the core of my programming, the importance of maintaining connection with the playing squad through coaching and developing meaningful relationships.

As a coach, the focus has always been based on applying a holistic and educational approach to athlete and player learning and development through guided discovery and skill acquisition. The coach athlete relationship has lent heavily on a collective intelligence model whereby both parties truly take ownership of the program and accountability to the goals and training processes. 

I have used my skills to enhance the performance of individuals and teams in professional and Olympic sports across multiple sports  and countries, including: 

England Women’s Rugby 2000-2

Leicester Tigers 2002-4

Cardiff Blues 2004-2013

USA Women’s 7’s and 15’s Rugby 2014-15

USA Men’s 7’s and 15’s Rugby 2014-15

Northamptonshire County Cricket Club 2016

Mike Jones DH MTB 2016-18

Seattle Seawolves 2019-21






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Sam Warburton

Key credentials
Sam is a former international rugby union player, who represented and captained Cardiff Rugby, Wales, and the British and Irish Lions on two tours remaining undefeated as a test series captain (2013 & 2017)

Josh Davies

Key credentials
Josh founded SW7 Academy alongside Sam in 2019 with the aim of helping to develop as many athletes as possible.

Ben Warburton

Key credentials
Ben is the physio here at SW7 Academy. He has over 12 years in a professional physio roles across various sports and also holds seminars showing taping techniques to other physio therapists.
meet the coaches
meet the coaches
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meet the coaches

Meet the people behind sw7 academy

Sam Warburton

Key credentials
Sam is a former international rugby union player, who represented and captained Cardiff Rugby, Wales, and the British and Irish Lions on two tours remaining undefeated as a test series captain (2013 & 2017)

Josh Davies

Key credentials
Josh founded SW7 Academy alongside Sam in 2019 with the aim of helping to develop as many athletes as possible.

Ben Warburton

Key credentials
Ben is the physio here at SW7 Academy. He has over 12 years in a professional physio roles across various sports and also holds seminars showing taping techniques to other physio therapists.