Years Coaching:	25
Present Position:	President & Performance Director Unlimited Athlete, Inc.
Notable Coaching Achievements	see attached Bio
Most Recent Speaking Engagement	Perform Better Functional Training Summit (Chicago): Shoulder Training Using the Kinetic Chain.
Recent Previous Presentations:	Pacific Coaches Clinic: Dry Land Training for Age Groupers; National Strength and Conditioning Association Washington State Clinic:  Functional Movement Assessment
Favorite Topics:	Core Strength & Stability Functional Training Injury Prevention/Rehabilitation Dry land Training Topics
Daily Speaker Fee Range:	Varies

Biography:
Tim Vagen is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist who is the founder and owner of Unlimited Athlete, a Kent, WA athletic development and training service.  He has over 25 years of clinical and field experience working with athletes from many sports.  He is currently the conditioning consultant to Coach Sean Hutchison, Head Women’s Coach for the World Championship Team.  He is the conditioning coach for Ariana Kukors (200IM World Champion) and Margaret Hoelzer (former World Record Holder and 3 time Olympic Medalist). His clients include: NFL, CFL, LPGA, MLB, soccer clubs, elite swimmers and Gymnasts, Seattle S.W.A.T., U.S. Secret Service, and was a consultant to the U.S. Rugby team.  Tim has trained a US National Figure skating champions, multiple US National and World Swim Champions, International Medalists, and many state champion high school athletes.  His DVD and program “Dry Land Training for Swimmers” is being used in 11 countries.   

Tim has extensive experience in Sports Medicine and rehabilitation and has worked with many athletes recovering from injury.  With that experience, Tim’s injury prevention programs have been well received by coaches in a variety of sports.  

Aside from training and rehab, Tim has had tremendous success as a coach, producing National and International medalists in the sport of rowing, and state and regional champions in Soccer.  He has also competed at the elite level which brings an understanding to his elite level athletes regarding competition.  

Tim is a highly sought after speaker, writer, and consultant to athletes, coaches and organizations.  His easy and clear presentation skills relate to the audience well. His work with athletes has carried well into the general population in working with people in injury management, weight loss, and general fitness. Tim has also been a developer and instructor for a national personal training certification course and has had numerous appearances on television and radio broadcasts regarding strength training and fitness.   With a philosophy of “motivation through education,” he is results oriented and strives for top performance from all of his athletes.