About
Elisabeth Oehler
I grew up playing every sport available and always had a huge obsession with sports events.
I still remember that I sneaked out of my bed in the middle of the night to watch every competition of the Olympic Games in Sydney 2000.
In 2014 I fell in love with the barbell and competed successfully at national level in Olympic Weightlifting.
In 2017 I started coaching at grassroots level. I coached in primary schools and taught movement fundamentals to the kids. The focus was on developing motor skills and later teaching them a variety of techniques like snatches, cleans or squats.
At the same time I got more and more involved in Strength & Conditioning and preparing athletes to perform at an elite level in individual and team sports. On a voluntary basis, I coached a U16 rugby team and introduced them to strength training in the gym. Moreover, I got the opportunity to work with the players of the men´s national rugby team (Germany 15s) and provide individualized programs for strength, power and speed development. I regularly shadow other coaches and visit teams on elite level to learn and grow. Mainly professional rugby.
From 2018 - 2020 I worked for the German Weightlifting Federation. I was the Head of talent ID and responsible for finding and recruiting young talents for Olympic Weightlifting. I mainly did strategic and conceptual work in the fields of talent identification, crossover athletes and long-term athlete development.
I have coached primary school kids, youth athletes, weightlifters, professional rugby players and fitness enthusiasts who just want to stay in shape. I´ve coached in schools, universities, clubs and high-performance environments.
I´m a very pragmatically thinking, communicative and creative coach, who believes in realness, simplicity and efficiency in everything I do. As a coach, I have a holistic approach on athlete development. It´s the easier task to make athletes stronger, faster and more powerful. Besides the physical performance aspects I want my athletes to develop mental toughness, integrity, the ability to work in a team, discipline, respect and leadership skills on and off the field or competition floor. I care about my athletes. A lot. I don´t just want them to be faster, stronger and win more trophies. I want them to be good people.