RVX Performance
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RVX Performance · Edmonton

The people behind performance.

RVX is built around one idea: great performance comes from experienced coaches, useful information, clear standards and athletes who understand the process. Our staff bring more than 40 years of combined professional experience across athlete development, kinesiology, strength and conditioning, sport science, return to performance and operations.

Meet the TeamExplore Programs

Youth development · Collegiate · Major Junior · Professional · Olympic-level sport

One Performance System
Athlete first. Evidence informed. Coach led.
Experience
40+ YRS
Scale
80+/DAY
Development
YOUTH → PRO
Sport Science
DATA + CONTEXT
40+ YearsCombined professional staff experience
21+ YearsRyan Vigneau in performance leadership
17+ Draft ClassesNHL development experience
50+ NCAAAthlete commitments supported
How RVX Works

One system.
One standard.

The strongest performance environments do not operate as separate services. They operate as one decision-making system—connecting coaching, athlete health, sport science, physical preparation, recovery, communication and the athlete relationship.

01

Athlete First

Start with the athlete’s history, role, goals, training age and current context.

02

Evidence Before Opinion

Use reliable information, professional judgment and transparent interpretation.

03

Communication

Translate complexity into an action the athlete, coach or health professional can use.

04

Continuous Learning

Evaluate outcomes, change the plan when the evidence changes and keep improving the system.

RVX Leadership Team

Experience that
connects.

RVX combines performance leadership, operations, coaching, kinesiology, nutrition and sport science within one staff. Different responsibilities. Shared standards. One athlete-development system.

Ryan Vigneau, Director of Performance at RVX Performance
Director of Performance

Ryan
Vigneau

BScKin · MSc · XPS · AKA · CKA Professional Member
Performance Executive · Applied Sport Science · Subject Matter Expert + Advisor

21+ years connecting coaching, science and daily performance.

Ryan leads RVX Performance’s integrated approach to athlete development, strength and conditioning, performance testing, athlete monitoring, return to performance, technology, education and long-term planning. His role combines high-volume program leadership with individualized support for athletes ranging from youth development to current professional hockey.

Alongside RVX, Ryan serves as a Subject Matter Expert and Advisor across Cizzle Brands, with a particular focus on CWENCH Hydration and Spoken Nutrition. His advisory work connects applied sport science, hydration, nutrition, athlete performance and product strategy, translating evidence and high-performance experience into practical decisions for athletes, coaches and performance organizations.

At peak off-season volume, Ryan oversees an RVX environment serving more than 80 athletes per day while maintaining individualized programming, staff workflow, testing standards and communication with athletes, coaches, agents and health professionals. His work has contributed to athletes selected across more than 17 NHL Draft classes, athletes on five consecutive WHL championship rosters and more than 50 NCAA commitments.

21+Years in performance
80+Athletes/day at peak
17+NHL Draft classes
50+NCAA commitments

Performance Leadership

  • Annual performance planning and individualized programming
  • Strength, speed, power, capacity and recovery systems
  • Criteria-based return-to-performance progression
  • Staff workflow, facility standards and technology implementation
  • Multidisciplinary communication across coaching and health professionals

Sport Science

  • VALD ForceDecks and SmartSpeed
  • WHOOP, heart-rate and HRV monitoring
  • Velocity-based training and force-velocity profiling
  • Sprint, jump and movement analysis
  • Individual baselines, readiness and data-to-decision reporting

Education

  • MSc Strength & Conditioning — St. Mary’s University, Twickenham
  • BSc Kinesiology — Dalhousie University
  • EXOS Performance Specialist and mentorship
  • ALTIS Foundation & Performance Therapy
  • Personal mentorship with Dan Pfaff
  • Professional Member — Alberta Kinesiology Association
  • Professional Member — Canadian Kinesiology Alliance

Advisory + Industry

  • Subject Matter Expert & Advisor — Cizzle Brands
  • Subject Matter Expert & Advisor — CWENCH Hydration
  • Subject Matter Expert & Advisor — Spoken Nutrition
  • Applied work with VALD, WHOOP, Kinduct and Athletigen
  • BioSteel Strength & Conditioning Subject Matter Expert — 2015–2025
Cizzle Brands AdvisorCWENCH HydrationSpoken NutritionOlympic PreparationProfessional HockeyMajor JuniorNCAA / U SPORTSReturn to Performance
Jesse Earley, Co-Owner and Head Performance Coach at RVX Performance
Co-Owner / Operations

Jesse
Earley

Jesse combines 11 years as a head performance coach with the operational leadership required to deliver a consistent performance environment every day. He works across youth, collegiate and professional athlete development, team performance and return-to-performance settings, bringing extensive applied experience in coaching, recovery, nutrition and athlete preparation.

Primary RoleOperations + Head Performance Coaching
EducationBachelor of Kinesiology · University of Alberta
Experience11 Years · Head Performance Coach
Performance RoleEdmonton FireFit · Lead Performance Coach

Credentials + Applied Focus

  • EXOS Certified Performance Specialist
  • EXOS Performance Mentorships 1, 2 & 3
  • Precision Nutrition Level 1
  • Recovery certifications
  • Daily performance operations and training-floor standards
  • Team training, session flow and athlete accountability
  • Return-to-performance support and progressive physical preparation
  • Long-term youth athlete development with objective testing context

Jesse has also contributed to RVX’s published work with VALD Performance on long-term youth ice hockey development and the use of performance technology to support better coaching decisions.

Brent Watson, Head Performance Coach and Sport Science Lead at RVX Performance
Head Performance Coach / Sport Science Lead

Brent
Watson

Brent leads day-to-day performance coaching and the sport-science systems that help RVX turn testing into meaningful performance decisions. His work spans athlete development, high-performance and rehabilitation environments, with particular emphasis on strength and speed development, biomechanics, athlete monitoring, testing and data interpretation. He works to connect objective performance data with practical coaching decisions, using testing and longitudinal monitoring to guide training, identify individual needs and support athletes through both development and return-to-performance. His approach is built around integrating applied sport science with high-level coaching to improve physical preparation, performance outcomes and long-term athlete development.

Primary RolePerformance Coaching + Sport Science
Graduate EducationSt. Mary’s University, Twickenham
Professional FocusSpeed · Testing · Monitoring · Return to Performance · Athlete Performance
Professional StandingCanadian Kinesiology Alliance Member

Credentials + Applied Focus

  • BKin
  • EXOS Performance Specialist (XPS)
  • ALTIS Foundation Course
  • ALTIS Team Speed
  • Precision Nutrition Level 1
  • NSCA Certified Personal Trainer
  • ForceDecks and SmartSpeed testing, profiling and longitudinal monitoring
  • Performance and rehabilitation data interpretation

Brent has contributed to RVX’s published work with VALD Performance on youth athlete development and the integration of sport-science data into performance, rehabilitation and monitoring workflows.

Applied Sport Science

Collect less.
Understand more.

RVX does not use testing to create prettier reports. Information has value when it changes a coaching decision, confirms progress, identifies a meaningful trend or gives an athlete a clearer next target.

01

Reliable

Use measures with a defined purpose, repeatable process and clear interpretation.

02

Individual

Start with the athlete’s own baseline before relying on generic norms.

03

Contextual

Combine objective data with athlete feedback, injury context, training exposure and sport demands.

04

Actionable

Every assessment should clarify what changed, what matters and what happens next.

VALD ForceDecksSmartSpeedWHOOPHR / HRVVelocity-Based TrainingForce-Velocity ProfilingMovement AnalysisAthlete Monitoring
The RVX Culture

I AM
MINE.

Ownership is part of performance. We want athletes to understand their training, communicate honestly, take responsibility for preparation and build the habits that make them more capable when the game gets difficult.

Learn. Plan. Practice. Train. Perform. Repeat.Hard practice makes easy games.Prepare for the Game.
Built on experience
40+
Years

Combined professional staff experience across kinesiology, strength and conditioning, sport science, nutrition, operations and athlete development.

FoundationYouth Development
CompetitiveAAA / Elite Youth
High PerformanceMajor Junior
Next LevelNCAA / U SPORTS
Elite SportProfessional
High PerformanceOlympic Level

Meet the standard.

Experienced coaching. Useful data. Individual development. One RVX system.

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