our staff
JORDAN TYRER
Founder & Director
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BSc in Sports Science
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MSc in Strength & Conditioning
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Accredited S&C Coach (UKSCA)
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Accredited Sports Scientist (CASES)
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UEFA B License Coaching Badge
Jordan founded The Hub after leaving his full-time role at AFC Bournemouth in 2023. He has worked in professional football as a performance coach since 2014, and has recently stepped back into professional football as an U18-U21s Sports Scientist at Leicester City, alongside managing his role at The Hub.
SAM CHAPMAN
Head of Performance
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BSc in Sports Science
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MSc in Athletic Development
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Accredited S&C Coach (UKSCA)
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UEFA B License Coaching Badge
First began working in professional football in 2013 and has also worked with athletes from a variety of sports including Olympians. Sam is a highly experienced coach and responsible for the majority of the day-to-day operations at The Hub. Alongside all of that he is also a Performance Coach at The University of Bournemouth.
MATT BEST
Head of Injury Rehabilitation
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BSc in Sports Therapy
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MSc in Strength & Conditioning
First began working in professional football in 2015 with AFC Bournemouth, and more part of Portsmouth's 1st Team staff, helping the club achieve promotion to the Championship. Matt is a highly experienced sports therapist who has helped hundreds of athletes return to playing after injury. He is also a lecturer in Sports Therapy at The Univeristy of Bournemouth.
Dr. FRAN DEAN
Sports Psychologist
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BA in Sports & Social Sciences
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PhD in Sport Psychology
Fran first started in professional football in 2016 at Southampton FC, but has been with AFC Bournemouth since 2018 and remains their Sports Psychologist for the entire academy & the Women's 1st Team. Fran completed her Doctorate in Sports Psychology in 2025 and has been with The Hub from the beginning, helping many athletes from a variety of sports, supporting their performance on and off the pitch.
LIAM BARTLETT
Nutritionist & Physical Performance Coach
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BSc in Sports Coaching Sciences
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MSc in Applied Nutrition
Liam first began working in professional football in 2021 at AFC Bournemouth, where he has been ever since as a Performance Coach & Nutritionist for the Academy. Liam has also been with The Hub from the start and has supported many of our athletes with their physical performance and nutrition, helping them to take their game to new levels.
KIERAN KELEHER
Physical Performance Coach
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BSc in Sports Science
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MSc in Strength & Conditioning
The latest addition to The Hub's team, Kieran began working in professional football in 2022 with AFC Bournemouth Women's 1st team, and remains there still, having recently helped them win promotion to the Women's National League. He also works as part of the boys' Academy and is a great addition to The Hub, especially as our AFCB athletes are already used to working with Kieran.
DAWID KOWALCZYK
Physical Performance Coach
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BSc in Sports Science
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MSc in Strength & Conditioning
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Accredited S&C Coach (UKSCA)
Dawid is another member of The Hub staff who also works in professional football. He is a Physical Performance Coach for Southampton's Academy as well as a teacher and Performance Coach at LeAF School, a specialist sports school that has seen pupils taken into multiple professional academies with the likes of AFC Bournemouth, Southampton and Brighton.
JOE LINDLEY
Physical Performance Coach
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BSc in Strength & Conditioning
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MRes in Sports Science
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Accredited S&C Coach (UKSCA)
Joe is another member of staff who has been with us since the start. He brings to The Hub a wide range of experience, having worked in rugby with London Irish and cricketers at Hampshire CCC. He is also the Head of Physical Performance at Bryanston School where he leads the athletic development for the school's brightest athletes.