#63 - Nik Popovic The High-Performance manager of Melbourne United by PLPlivechats Podcast published on 2021-09-23T15:31:22Z Before Melbourne, Nik worked in China as director of performance for the Shenzhen Basketball Club and worked on the Nike Asia boys & girls basketball camp. Highlights from the episode: - How Nik discovered his passion for sports - How he smashed his interview and landed his first job - People who influenced his career - The language barrier and Nik's work challenges in China - What basketball opportunities for S&C in Australia look like - What Nik believes it takes to be a successful athlete or S&C coach People mentioned: - Paul Batman - Billy Johnson - Ben Thompson - Brett Brown - Bohdan Babijczuk - Valeri Stoimenov - Jack White - John Ladell - Jay Ellis - Dave Anderson Connect with Nik: https://www.instagram.com/nikpop50/ 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐀 𝐏𝐫𝐨 We're committed to empowering Australian rules footballers and developing strength and conditioning coaches to best practice physical preparation methods. Follow the Prepare Like a Pro podcast iTunes: https://bit.ly/Plppodcast Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3zrwJEa And if you want to get more involved with our community and make a guest appearance on a future episode join our Academy on Patreon. PLP Academy: https://bit.ly/2TL2Grb Thanks for tuning in and be sure to contact us for any inquiries or to discuss advertising your brand on the Prepare Like a Pro platform Visit: https://linktr.ee/preparelikeapro Genre Sports