DAVID PARKER MSC ASCC

David is the National Men's Head Javelin Coach for the Chinese National Team as well as the Lead Javelin Coach for the Shanghai Provincial Track & Field Team. Athletes he coaches include the current Chinese National Champion, Xu Jiajie who had a breakthrough year in 2021 throwing 84.54m. He previously delivered extensive Strength & Conditioning services to Track & Field athletes across all disciplines, both Provincially and Nationally. It was from China, along with his business partner and co-founder, Ankoor Bhattacharjee based in India, that their new venture ‘The Javelin Throw’ or TJT as they refer to it, was born.

In addition to his day-to-day coaching role, David is also the joint owner & director of Nordic Sport (UK) Limited & Sightline Performance Limited which he co-owns with his brother Andrew. Previously he was the National Performance Institute Coach for Throws with British Athletics and the Lead Throws Coach at Loughborough University. He has also worked as a National Coach Mentor with England Athletics between 2012 & 2017 and prior to that was a Senior Strength and Conditioning Coach (S&C) at the English Institute of Sport (EIS) based in Yorkshire working with a broad range of Olympic and Paralympic Sports. From October 2006 ‘til July 2010, he worked with GB Volleyball and GB Handball, subsequently working with the sports of British Diving and England Rugby League from August 2010 until March 2013.

He graduated with a Masters Degree in Sports Biomechanics from Loughborough University in 2005, specialising in ‘The Javelin Throw’ and to this day continues to underpin his now well-established philosophies with scientifically valid arguments. He also has a wealth of international experience as an athlete performing at a high level which included winning Gold at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Annecy, France as well as representing England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia.

David has been involved in sport as an Athlete, Coach & Practitioner for 18 years, most of which has been spent in High Performance (HP) sport. He is professionally accredited through the United Kingdom Strength & Conditioning Association (UKSCA). Within that time as a Performance Coach, he has vast experience coaching athletes at grass roots level in schools/ clubs through to high quality International Athletes, coaching both athletes with a disability & able-bodied athletes in a broad range of disciplines.

Philosophy

David is a highly motivated Athletic Performance & Strength & Conditioning Coach possessing excellent leadership and interpersonal skills as well as a broad range of experiences working with both coaches, developing athletes and high performers of varying ages and abilities across a broad range of sports. David is a sports enthusiast with a predominant background in Performance Coaching for the Javelin Throw where he specialises in the development of Strength & Power, Weight Lifting for Sports Performance & Strength Diagnostics as well as having a huge passion for the coaching processes which contribute to the development and outcome for high performing athletes. David is confident with presentations & training workshops having delivered to a diverse range of audiences all over the World. He also has a significant amount of experience in group leading with his experiences including leading the Great Britain U23 Track & Field Team at the European U23 Championships, held in Bydgoszcz in 2017. David is able to conduct complex needs analyses for a wide demographic of athletes, coaches & teams and is experienced in strategic resolution and motivating others.

He is a proud family man as well as a keen Footballer, Golfer & Skier and is a lifelong Liverpool Football Club fan.

ANKOOR BHATTACHARJEE

Ankoor is a professional Performance Coach from India. He has a B.Tech from the National Institute of Technology (Silchar, India). He’s also a National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA) Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). His field of interest is breathing and its influence on health, movement variability, gait and performance: all of which are critical components when striving to optimise the performance outcomes in throwing the Javelin.

He is currently pursuing Postural Restoration Institute certifications which he is already utilizing with some of the most promising Javelin Throwers supported by TJT and with his background in Cricket both culturally & professionally he’s motivated by helping members of the general population, cricketers & of course Javelin Throwers achieve their respective goals.

Ankoor’s primary role in ‘The Javelin Throw (TJT)’ will be to help our elite Javelin Throwers as well as provide education for Javelin Throwers of all ages and levels in achieving optimal performance at each stage of their development as well as to mitigate the injury risk, which comes along with taking park in this challenging event. He’ll also be in charge of ‘TJT Education™’, hosting our brand new podcast series ‘The JavKas©’ as well as editing our online articles through ‘The Javelin Journal©’ & moving forward to our webinars & other educational offerings in the future for TJT.