Mike started No Gym Required (now known as Mike Harvey Sports Performance and Therapy) in 2015 but has been a popular coach in Shropshire from 2007.

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Mike qualified with the European Institute of Fitness in 2007 as a Level 4 Master Trainer, a Level 3 Personal Trainer and Level 2 Gym instructor. ​Since qualifying Mike has trained in Advanced Exercise and Sport Nutrition and is also a British Weight Lifting  coach.

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Mike is a certified Performance Therapist with Degrees from The University of Salford and Glyndwr University Wrexham, has a Post Graduate certificate in exercise Medicine from the University of Chester and is also an experienced Certified strength and conditioning Specialist (CSCS) coach Certified with The National Strength and Conditioning Association Certification (the gold standard in strength and Conditioning), And The ASCA (Australian Strength and Conditioning Association) and also a National Association of Sports Medicine (NASM) Certified Performance Enhancement Specialist alongside multiple other S and C qualifications, and specialises with youth athletes as a Qualified Youth specialist Coach working with academy players in a number of sports and elite level athletes including professional Academy Athletes in football, Netball and Rugby, national and international track athletes and currently trains the fastest 16 year old in the UK, as-well as having 6 athletes at this years English schools athletics championships!!

 

Mike specialises in working with both youth and professional footballers, working with TNS FC, Shrewsbury Town, Telford United within first team, academy, scholars and women's team and being a part of European campaigns in the Europa league and Champions league.

In the last 12 months Mike has worked with over 20 academy players, with 5 being offered scholarships or professional contracts.

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2020 and 2021 also saw Mike a finalist in The Strength and Conditioning Education Coach of the year awards in Both Youth and Rehab Coach of the Year!!

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Mike is Head of Strength and Conditioning for Birmingham Panthers PDP in Shropshire, and was for 4 years previous in the same role for Severn Stars Netball which is an England Netball pathway programme and also Head of Sports Performance for England Masters Hockey over 45s who are British champs 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 and recent Bronze medalists at the World Cup in Cape Town in 2022 and silver medalists at the Euro's in 2023, most recently becoming European champions in Valencia in 2025!!

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Mike is Head of the Athletic Development Programme at Wrekin College and Head of 1st team Football looking after 65 athletes in multiple sports.

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If you would like to work with Mike please contact him on here for an application form

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