Paul Venner

natural philosopher & movement ecologist

Let movement do the talking

I am all about creating actionable insights, translating complex processes into simple principles, transforming the abstract into the concrete. Whether it is for the individual or organization. I am a clear thinker, thought provoker and professional disruptor.

Shake it up! Break the pattern, get unstuck and build something new, something better, because it is not perfection but optimization that we need to strive for in this game of constant evolution.

Human movement specialist

Paul Venner is a specialist in human movement and athletic performance with an evolutionary and ecological approach to training. The relationships between motor variability and dynamic stability, motor learning and transfer of training have his particular interests. He gained his first experience as Strength & Conditioning coach at the Institute of Sports in Sydney (NSWIS) where he finalized his Bsc. in Sports & Movement (Fontys University, 2011).

He received his MSc. in Strength & Conditioning in London (St. Mary’s University Twickenham, 2012-2016) and worked for four years as S&C coach with many elite and talent programs for the Olympic Institute of the Netherlands (NOC*NSF, 2011-2015). During this time he also started working for the Dutch National Baseball Federation. Furthermore, he developed the concept and brand Ultimateinstability® from 2011 onwards with the training equipment Aquabags®, Aquaballs® and the latest Hydrovest®. His current role is as Head of Athletic Performance for the Netherlands Baseball & Softball Federation (2015-current).

About Paul

Disrupting our thinking about performance

I am all about creating actionable insights, translating complex processes into simple principles, transforming the abstract into the concrete. Whether it is for the individual or organization. I am a clear thinker, thought provoker and professional disruptor.

For me the question ‘why’ is essential and too often the reply is simply ‘because we have always done it this way’.

And that is an absolute turn-off. This reply by itself is a cause of stagnation and resistance to the change that is so needed. While change actually is the only constant and it is paradoxically the one essential ingredient for true stability. Shake it up! Break the pattern, get unstuck and build something new, something better, because it is not perfection but optimization that we need to strive for in the game of constant evolution.

Optimizing Human Movement

Science For Sport Podcast

Consciousness & Technology

Medicine For The Earth Podcast

Dynamic Stability Training

Physiotutors Podcast

Innovative, eager to learn and enthusiastic are just a few words that come to my mind when I think about Paul. I met Paul during my internship at NOC*NSF where he managed me directly and was particularly impressed by Paul’s innovative training methods. In addition, Paul’s ability to transfer difficult concepts into easy understandable words are a true asset for any position requiring the transfer of knowledge.

Bas Van Hooren, Sport scientist/consultant

I found Paul to be an enthusiastic and motivated professional who gained the respect of the coaches and athletes he worked with. He has developed a very strong understanding of strength and conditioning, both in technical supervision and in programming, and also in biomechanical review of technique. I would highly recommend Paul for any role in the sporting environment as I believe he would add value to any team he became part of.

Robert Medlicott, Deputy Director – Australian Institute of Sport