Athletes sitting on an alpine meadow at sunset
Keenan Dundas · S&C Coach

From piste
to desert.

Ten years in athlete development — from the gym floor in Hungerford, through a ski academy in the French Alps, to track and field in Dubai. This is the short version.

Hungerford → Tignes → Dubai
2015–2018
Hungerford

The gym floor.

Nuffield Health · Personal Trainer

Three years of one-to-one coaching. It taught me the fundamentals I still work from — consistency, progressive load, movement quality — and that good coaching starts with listening.

2016–2019
Chichester

The science behind the craft.

University of Chichester · BSc (Hons) Sport & Exercise Science

Studied alongside the PT work. Biomechanics, physiology, strength adaptation — the instincts from the gym floor got names and evidence. A placement with the university football programme was my first applied sports science role.

2019–2020
Loughborough

Postgraduate, plus practice.

Loughborough University · MSc Strength & Conditioning · Distinction

Qualified as a soft tissue therapist alongside my MSc in Strength & Conditioning, and interned at Leicester City FC — a close look at how a Premier League club structures physical preparation.

2020–2024
Tignes · 2,100m

Four winters at altitude.

Apex 2100 International Ski Academy · Head of Sports Science

Joined as an S&C coach, left as Head of Academy Sports Science. Four seasons building the physical preparation programme for young ski racers from across Europe — strength, return-to-snow, testing, the lot.

Athlete stretching on a lake dock in the mountains
By the lake
Coaches with a ski racer on the training slope
On the hill
With an athlete at a ski race
Race day
2024–Now
Dubai

Track and field.

Elite Sport UAE / UAE Ministry of Sport · Performance Support Lead

Performance Support Lead for UAE Athletics. I work across the sprints, hurdles and throws groups with the country's national track and field athletes — physical preparation, testing and performance support on the road to major championships.

In the field

The work, in frames.

Coaching happens in gyms, on grass, on snow — wherever the athletes are. A few moments from along the way.

Keenan coaching a session outdoors
Session brief
Team celebrating at a race
Race day, team in
Athlete deadlifting in the gym
Under the bar
Athletes during gym testing
Testing day
An emotional embrace after competition
The human side
Group photo in the gym
The squad
Athletes playing games on a mountain field
Games hour
Athletes between sessions
Between sessions
Group warming up on grass
Warm-up circle
Where I am today

The long game.

Athlete development compounds. The work I do with UAE's national athletes, and through ADKD, is about getting the right things right, repeatedly. If you're an athlete, a parent or a coach who thinks the same way — get in touch.

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