The World of Sports Performance Podcast

#26 Dylan Ooi: Creating Change Takes Time

June 14, 2023
The World of Sports Performance Podcast
#26 Dylan Ooi: Creating Change Takes Time
Show Notes

This week on the World of Sports Performance Podcast we are speaking with Dylan Ooi. Dylan is currently the Head of Strength and Conditioning at Pinnacle Performance in Hong Kong. Previously, he was a Strength and Conditioning Coach at Shrewsbury International School in Bangkok and before that at the University of Birmingham. Dylan tells us what it was like growing up in Malaysia and then moving to the UK to further his education in S&C. We also have a good conversation around the challenges that can come up when you start a new position and his advice on how to deal with that. We finish the episode talking about his current role at Pinnacle Performance. 


In this episode we discuss:


  • S&C and Sport in Malaysia 
  • Education and Internships in England
  • Life in England compared to Malaysia 
  • Getting a position at Shrewsbury International School in Thailand 
  • The challenges of creating change within an organization 
  • Transitioning from Thailand to Hong Kong
  • Being the Head S&C at Pinnacle Performance 


Dylan can be found on Twitter here @Dylan_OKS.


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