My story started in my teenager years when I discovered the joy and challenge of endurance sports. I participated in running, swimming and multisports events. Obviously, trial and error was not the approach to chase for personal best performances. I realized that I could benefit from diving into sport sciences to understand how to improve exercise performance.
I studied physical education at the Louvain University (KUL) and obtained a doctor's degree in exercise physiology and biomechanics. Meanwhile I experienced that coaching athletes is as fun as doing the sport myself.
Bridging the gap between sport science and practice drives my coaching and research.
KS, endurance athlete
TE, coach and participant course 'self coached athlete'
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, www.vub.be
JC, coach and participant of the coach-the-coach program
CP, KU Leuven
SG, professional triathlete
KS, age group triathlete