Louis Dallimore //Strength & Conditioning
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Louis Dallimore coaching at Kintetsu Liners

Coach.
Researcher.

Strength & conditioning coach with sixteen years in professional sport. I started in Perth in 2010 with the Western Force in Super Rugby, alongside parallel roles at Surfing Western Australia and the Australian Paralympic powerlifting team (athletes who went on to compete at Commonwealth Games and the Paralympics).

In June 2015 I moved to Japan as Head of Performance & High-Performance Manager for the Hanazono Kintetsu Liners. Ten seasons. Squad of 63 multinational players. Direct work with internationals including Quade Cooper, Will Genia and Semisi Masirewa. Two undefeated seasons (2019 and 2021). A 90%+ squad availability rate. A staff of nine: S&C, physios, sport scientists, nutritionist, and team doctor.

A short-term return to Western Force as Interim Head of Performance in early 2018 to set up their performance department during a Kintetsu off-season. A short stop at Hockey Australia in mid-2025. Since October 2025, lead strength & conditioning for the Saudi Olympic programme, with nationwide athlete development initiatives across multiple disciplines.

Across that arc I have coached World Cup winners, Olympic and Paralympic medalists, and world record holders. Mostly in rugby. Adjacent work in Paralympic powerlifting, field hockey, surfing and Olympic disciplines.

Alongside the coaching floor I write peer-reviewed research, mostly on the relationship between match output and S&C testing (the lead-author study was the first peer-reviewed work of its kind), velocity-based training, and the practical application of analytics and machine learning in rugby.

I’m also co-founder of PRE-SZN, a strength and conditioning app built for elite athletes. The programming inside it is what I’ve written for World Cup winners, Olympic and Paralympic medalists, and world record holders. Built for pros. Bought by anyone serious about training like one.

I’m interested in sport science, GPS, applied machine learning and statistics. But I’m grounded in hard training and hard work, and the teams I’ve run have a reputation for being fit and durable. The data is there to sharpen the practice. Never to replace it.

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YearEvent
2006
Began coaching as Rowing & S&C Coach at Hale School, Perth.
2009
BSc Exercise & Sport Science (University of Notre Dame Australia).
2009
Assistant S&C Coach at Subiaco Lions (AFL), Perth.
2010
Joined Western Force as S&C Coach (Super Rugby) and Head of S&C, NRC Perth Spirit.
2011
Postgraduate Diploma in Exercise Physiology (Notre Dame).
2012
Strength Coach for Disabled Powerlifting Australia (through 2017). Australian team coach at IPC World Championships, Dubai. Athletes competed at Commonwealth Games and the Paralympics.
2012
Strength & Conditioning Coach at Surfing Western Australia (through 2015).
2013
MSc Strength & Conditioning, Sport Science (Edith Cowan University).
2015
Joined Kintetsu Liners (Hanazono, Osaka) as Head of Performance & High-Performance Manager.
2018
Interim Head of Performance, Western Force, during Kintetsu off-season. Set up the department; recruited and trained new staff.
2019
Undefeated season with Kintetsu Liners.
2021
Second undefeated season with Kintetsu Liners.
2025
Hockey Australia, S&C role (June to October).
2025
Joined the Saudi Olympic programme as Lead Strength & Conditioning, October to present.
2026
Co-founded PRE-SZN (pre-szn.com), a strength and conditioning app.
2026
Launched fortnightly essay series.
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  • MSc Strength & Conditioning, Sport Science, Edith Cowan University · 2013
  • PG Diploma Exercise Physiology, University of Notre Dame Australia · 2011
  • BSc Exercise & Sport Science, University of Notre Dame Australia · 2009
  • ASCA Level 2 (Professionally accredited)
  • ESSA Accredited Sport Scientist
  • Australian Weightlifting Federation Level 1
  • Lead author · Dallimore et al. (2021), Journal of Australian Strength and Conditioning, 29(6) — world-first
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Tokyo World Series sports tech conference
GPS in pro rugby (Catapult)
International conferences
GPS, load monitoring, performance · Catapult
Edith Cowan University
Strength & conditioning, high-performance practice
University of Notre Dame Australia · Fremantle
Strength & conditioning, high-performance practice
Corporate seminars · Australia & Japan
High-performance, leadership
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Take on
  • Head of Performance roles — permanent or interim, federation or franchise.
  • Performance-department setup or overhaul. Recruiting and training the staff to run it.
  • Consulting on programme architecture, GPS, load monitoring, return-to-play, applied analytics.
  • Conference and university speaking on rugby performance, GPS, and applied research.
  • Private high-performance athletes — selective. Pros, aspiring pros, and serious masters only.
Do not take on
  • General personal training. PRE-SZN is the right path for that.
  • Youth-development programmes at scale.
  • Generic corporate wellness.
How it usually works
  • Short scoped engagements (four to eight weeks) for specific problems — programme audit, department setup, GPS implementation.
  • Multi-month retainers for ongoing programmes.
  • Permanent and interim roles via direct discussion.
  • A note via Contact with rough scope. Reply within five working days.
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Kintetsu Moneyball
Hanazono Liners · 近鉄ライナーズ · Japan League One

Ten seasons as Head of Performance. Squad of 63. Two undefeated seasons. 90%+ availability. The methodology, the staff, the GPS architecture, the lead-author publication.

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More case studies in production. Western Force, Australian Paralympic powerlifting, Saudi Olympic programme — to follow.
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