West Ottawa Soccer Club

Pat Woodcock is the Owner and Director of Athlete Development for the Elite Performance Academy.

Before starting Elite Performance Academy, Pat had an 8-year career as a professional football player. He played Wide Receiver in the NFL for the New York Giants and Washington Redskins, and in the CFL for the Montreal Alouettes, Ottawa Renegades, Edmonton Eskimos and Hamilton Ti-Cats. Over the course of his career, Pat was a Division All-Star and a Grey Cup Champion. In 2002, he led the League in average yards per catch (23.9), was named Most Outstanding Canadian in the Grey Cup, and still holds the record for the longest touchdown catch in Grey Cup History (99-yards).

In university, Pat was a 3-year letter winner and Team Captain for Syracuse University. He finished his career as only the 14th player in school history with over 1000-yards receiving, and averaged 16.9 yards per catch, tying for eighth all-time. He was only the third Syracuse football player to receive Big East All-Academic honors four times and was nominated as an Academic All-American.

A native of Ottawa, Pat grew up in Kanata and attended Holy Trinity High School, where he played basketball and ran track, and was provincially ranked in the 100m and Long Jump. He played football locally for the Kanata Knights, Myers Riders and Ottawa Sooners, and played soccer for the Kanata Falcons and Eastern Ontario U14.

In addition to his years of training to compete at the highest levels of professional sports, Pat has added professional certifications as a Personal Training Specialist and a Youth Speed and Agility Specialist, and is a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Pat is also an A-Channel Fitness Expert, and his training segments air weekly on the A-Channel Ottawa Morning Show and on the CTV Network across Canada.

All of these elements provide Pat with a unique set of tools to help clients achieve their maximum potential.