Tim McGrath is entering his second season as senior director of player health and performance. McGrath oversees the training room along with the strength and conditioning, nutrition, sports science and player wellness programs at the organization.
McGrath arrived in Washington with an extensive background in clinical practice, rehabilitation & performance programming and implementation in professional sports. He has 20 years of professional sports experience and 22 years of clinical experience.
McGrath will work to implement programming that creates individualized plans for each athlete, applying new technology best practices from around the world and adding inputs across all sports science platforms.
McGrath has provided clinical consultancy across the world for over 35 professional sports teams across 11 different leagues. He has consulted teams in the NFL, NBA, NHL, English Premier League, MLR (Major League Rugby), AFL (Australian Football League), NRL (National Rugby League), English Premiership Rugby, Super Rugby, A-League and both international rugby as well as World Rugby Sevens.
McGrath received his doctorate in clinical physiotherapy from the Research Institute for Sports & Exercise at the University of Canberra in Australia. He also holds a masters in musculoskeletal & sports physiotherapy from Griffith University in Australia and a bachelor of physiotherapy degree from Charles Sturt University in Australia. He has also contributed to numerous research publications on sports science, orthopedics and physiotherapy.
