The People Behind EPP

Meet the Team

FA-qualified coaches, sports therapists, and biomechanics specialists. Every athlete who comes to EPP is supported by people who have trained at, or worked within, professional performance environments.

Enhanced DBS Certified
FA Qualified Coaches
Professional Academy Experience
Fully Insured & Safeguarding Trained
Leadership · Coaching & Operations
Sports Science · Performance & Biomechanics
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Sean Padley
Sport & Exercise Technician · Research Assistant
University of Staffordshire · Biomechanics Focus
Vicon Nexus VALD Systems Elite Athlete Testing Visual3D · BioDex

A Sport & Exercise Technician and Research Assistant at the University of Staffordshire, Sean brings elite-level biomechanical expertise to the EPP testing operation. His hands-on experience includes testing championship-level footballers from Port Vale, Stoke City, and Crewe Alexandra, alongside elite swimmers, triathletes, and paramedics across high-performance assessment environments.

Proficient in Vicon Nexus, Visual3D, VALD systems, BioDex, and PowerBI, Sean has contributed to multiple academic publication projects at Staffordshire. His research background in force production and human movement directly informs EPP's sprint profiling and force-velocity analysis methodology.

Qualifications & Experience
  • BSc Sport & Exercise Science — University of Staffordshire (Predicted 2:1)
  • Sport & Exercise Technician — Staffordshire Performance Lab
  • Research Assistant — Published biomechanics projects
  • Athlete testing: Port Vale FC, Stoke City FC, Crewe Alexandra FC
  • Proficient: Vicon Nexus, Visual3D, VALD, BioDex, PowerBI
  • Specialisms: Force production, sprint mechanics, human movement analysis
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Growing our sports science team
Positions available — enquire via 07538 064092
Sports Therapy · Medical & Rehabilitation
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Hayden Seymour
Sports Therapist
University College Birmingham · ITMMiF Level 4
WBA Academy St George's Park ITMMiF Level 4 Sports Massage L4

Hayden Seymour is a BSc Sports Therapy graduate from University College Birmingham with hands-on experience at the highest levels of English football. His most significant role was providing pitch-side cover at West Bromwich Albion Academy — delivering injury assessment, return-to-play rehabilitation, and S&C assistance across academy training, tournaments, and match days.

Hayden has served as lead staff at St George's Park — the FA's National Football Centre — providing therapy and performance support in the most demanding professional football environment in England. Additional national practice experience includes work at Livewell Health and Urban Massage, treating athletes, performers, and entertainers.

At EPP, Hayden supports athletes in injury rehabilitation and return-to-play, and works alongside the coaching team on injury prevention screening and movement quality assessment.

Qualifications & Experience
  • BSc Sports Therapy — University College Birmingham
  • ITMMiF Level 4 Qualified
  • Sports Massage Therapy — Level 4
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Qualified
  • First Aid in Sport
  • West Bromwich Albion Academy — Pitch-side cover
  • St George's Park (FA National Centre) — Lead staff
  • Livewell Health · Urban Massage — National practice
Physiotherapy · NHS-trained & HCPC pathway
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Paris Tiwana
Physiotherapist
Oxford Brookes University BSc · 5 NHS Placements
5 NHS Placements MSK · Neuro · Ortho Oxford Brookes BSc Cancer Surgery · Acute

Paris graduates from Oxford Brookes University with a BSc in Physiotherapy, completing five NHS placement rotations across some of the UK's leading clinical environments. Her placements span acute elderly care at John Radcliffe Hospital, neurological rehabilitation at the Oxford Centre for Enablement, elective orthopaedics at Wycombe Hospital, MSK outpatients at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, and cancer surgery at Churchill Hospital.

Across all five placements Paris received strong clinical scores — peaking at 80/100 in cancer surgery at Churchill Hospital. Her Wycombe Hospital placement educator confirmed she would be welcomed back as a Band 5 physiotherapist, describing her as "hard working, diligent, reflective and caring." Paris also holds a D*D*D* Extended Diploma in Sports and Exercise Science from University College Birmingham.

At EPP, Paris supports athlete rehabilitation, return-to-play assessment, and injury screening — bringing NHS-standard physiotherapy to the performance environment.

Qualifications & Placements
  • BSc Physiotherapy — Oxford Brookes University (2025)
  • D*D*D* Extended Diploma in Sports & Exercise Science — UCB
  • NHS Acute Elderly — John Radcliffe Hospital (77/100)
  • Neurological Rehabilitation — Oxford Centre for Enablement (65/100)
  • Elective Orthopaedics — Wycombe Hospital (77/100 · Band 5 offer)
  • MSK Outpatients — Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust (75/100)
  • Cancer Surgery — Churchill Hospital (80/100)

Work With The Team

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