James Collins is the Special Markets Accounts Manager for Football (Soccer) at Hawkin Dynamics. James comes to Hawkin with an extensive background in elite soccer training, most notably working in Major League Soccer. James worked with Sporting Kansas City for two seasons with their Academy and Second team before moving to Minnesota United FC as the Head S&C Coach. After a season with Minnesota, he became the Head of Sport Science with New England Revolution. James was a part of NE Revolution when they won the Supporters Shield in 2021 and broke the all-time regular season points record. He moved into the Director of Performance role in 2022 where he managed all S&C, sports science, nutrition, and end-stage rehab for the entire club. In 2023, James started a PhD from TU Dublin in Sport Science focusing on training load in elite soccer.