ROWING
Ella Cossill
“Pykey was my strength and conditioning coach while I was a swimmer at TSS aquatic. I’ve now moved onto rowing and have made the New Zealand elite development squad and under 23 team, and am also rowing at the university of Washington in Seattle. I’m certain I wouldn’t have been able to achieve this without the excellent base of strength and knowledge I gained under Pykey’s coaching. His knowledge, enthusiasm, respect and persistence make him the best gym coach I’ve ever had by far. I have experienced so many strength coaches through swimming and rowing programs and I know Pykey would thrive in both an American collegiate and national team setting. The way he individualises and tailors the program to the sport, athlete and personal goals is next to none. He has so much to offer to all types of athletes and I am so lucky to have been coached Pykey for as long as I was, he’s truly set me up to be able to handle and thrive in any sporting environment.”
New Zealand Elite Development Team and U/23 Rep – Rowing
Former national level swimmer – TSS Aquatic
University of Washington Open Women’s 8
Harry Cox
“Andrew Pyke was my S and C coach for six years across rugby and rowing. The valuable lessons and training programs that I underwent helped me achieve many of my goals in my respective sports at the time. Still to this day do I call back on the lessons about injury prevention, warming up, nutrition, the value of good form, and how to truly push myself in my daily training for the University of California Berkeley Rowing team.”
University of Berkley Rowing Team
Head of the River Champion
Archer Southwood
“Pykey was none of the most influential people I’m my life during my time At The Southport School. Not only as my S&C coach but also as a role model. During the 2018 pre season for rowing (end of 2017) in the gym pykey was able to do more than just help us develop our physical strength and endurance but also mental strength, focus and helped build a level of comradery across not only the 1st VIII but across the whole senior program that was unmatched in any other aspect of the sport. The Passion pykey coached us with during or S&C sessions and his ability to help bring each athlete to new levels is a reason I believe pykey was one of the main reasons we were able to Win the GPS Head of The River in 2018 and I don’t think we could have without him.”
1st 8 Head of the River Champion 2018
QLD Pathway Rowing Program
National Gold u19 coxed 4