The High Performance Centre supports first-team players and identified talent through a focused environment for training, recovery, athlete support and long-term sporting development.
Access
High Performance membership is a milestone for first-team athletes and identified talent across UWC’s priority sport codes.
Model
Physiotherapy, biokinetics, and strength and conditioning work together to support performance, recovery and development.
Purpose
The HPC exists to improve performance, reduce injury risk, support wellbeing and create a high-standard environment for student-athletes.
The High Performance Standard
High Performance membership recognises first-team athletes and identified talent in UWC’s priority codes, with access to specialist services that support elite-level growth.
The Centre brings together performance support, recovery, gym operations and administration to create a structured environment where student-athletes can train and compete with purpose.
Priority Codes
Focused support for selected high-impact UWC sport codes.
Message from the Manager
The High Performance Centre is more than a support space. It is a performance environment built to help student-athletes train, recover and compete with the right systems around them.
Brent Hess
Manager: High Performance
Integrated High Performance Model
The High Performance Model combines athlete support, recovery, rehabilitation, gym management and sport-specific development into one coordinated system.
Biokinetics bridges the gap between injury and performance, guiding athletes through structured rehabilitation and safe return-to-sport protocols.
Strength and conditioning enhances physical capacity, targeting sport-specific performance, resilience and injury prevention.
Gym operations ensure athletes have access to a controlled, professional and performance-focused training environment.
These disciplines work as one team to align goals, improve performance and reduce injury risk in a sustainable, athlete-first system.
Meet the High Performance Team
The High Performance environment is led by experienced staff who support athletes through coordination, strength and conditioning, biokinetics, gym operations and administration.
High Performance Coordinator
Leading the High Performance environment and coordinating specialist support for UWC student-athletes.
Head of Strength & Conditioning
Head of Bios
High Performance Gym Manager
Administrator
Support Areas
The Centre works across practical areas that help student-athletes prepare, perform and recover within a structured sport environment.
Structured support for physical readiness, training consistency and performance habits.
Supporting athletes with routines and systems that help them recover and remain available for performance.
Building strength, conditioning and sport-specific capacity through guided training.
Managing access, administration and coordination so athletes can focus on their performance.
High Performance Enquiries
For HPC-related enquiries, athlete support or performance service information, contact the UWC High Performance environment through the listed support channels.
