Carmen Bott

Carmen Bott, MSc. is a Canadian strength and conditioning coach, practicing kinesiologist, and university educator based in British Columbia. She holds a Master’s degree in Exercise Science and has over 25 years of experience preparing athletes across youth, collegiate, and professional sport. Carmen specializes in applied strength and conditioning, athlete monitoring, speed and power development, and return-to-sport programming, particularly for collision and combative sport athletes.

Carmen is a Lecturer in Kinesiology at Simon Fraser University, where she teaches applied kinesiology, assessment, and exercise prescription, growth and development and mentors undergraduate students in research and applied practice. She is also an international educator and consultant, delivering workshops and speaking on performance preparation, injury risk reduction, and athlete development.

Her coaching philosophy integrates sport science research with real-world coaching practice, emphasizing movement competency, resilience, and long-term athlete development. Carmen is recognized for her evidence-based approach and mentorship of developing coaches and practitioners and serves on the board as a volunteer for many sport organizations.

She owns her own consulting firm www.coachbott.com and is the Co-Founder of a Young Athlete Development which is a leading resource in British Columbia for youth strength & conditioning and sport coach education in best practices for development. 'YAD' is a household brand in the communities they serve with a motto that NO ATHLETE IS LEFT BEHIND - Carmen donates her podcast appearance fees to youth from single parent households so they can afford high level coaching from her team.