David Drake
Lead Strength and Conditioning Coach
David Drake has been Academy Head of Strength and Conditioning since 2010. He previously worked at the Sports Institute of Northern Ireland and comes from a strong rugby background. A former pupil of RBAI, he was an Academy player at Ulster and represented Ireland U20s in a squad that also contained Darren Cave, Keith Earls and Felix Jones. He is currently studying a PHD in sports science and has overall responsibility for the conditioning of the Academy and its age-grade teams. He was also strength and conditioning coach of the Ireland U20s.
