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Meet our Team of Talented Coaches

The team at Melbourne Athletic are Bachelor & Masters Qualified coaches with over 15 years of experience

working with promising & established athletes from different sporting backgrounds.

We aim to provide athletes of all capacities the opportunity to train in high-performance settings with personalised programs that are used at State and National Levels. Through an integrated approach to Physiotherapy and Strength & Conditioning practices, our athletes have all the necessary tools to take their performance to the next level.

Some of our athlete’s achievements are;

VIC Basketball State Representative
AFLW/VFLW Representatives
VIC State Rugby League
Melbourne Storm: Thunderbolts un18’s
Cycling State Champion & National Medallist
VFL Representatives
VNL Representatives
NAB League Representatives
Pro-Boxing Athlete

Michael

head of rehabilitation/ co-owner

Michael is our Head of Rehabilitation and Co-Owner of Melbourne Athletic. Michael heads our Rehabilitation programs and works closely with Physiotherapist’s to ensure our athletes are returning to sport stronger, fitter and faster than pre-injury. Having had experience in State Academies & Programs such as AFL Vic, Netball Vic and the VFL, Michael has a strong focus on Biomechanics and Strength training to achieve results.

Qualifications:

Masters of High-Performance Sport
Bachelor of Exercise Science & Human Movement
ASCA Level 1 Strength & Conditioning

justin

Head of Strength & Conditioning

Justin is one of our head S&C coaches with three years of experience working with both youth and professional athletes. With a Clinical Exercise Science bachelor degree, Justin then pursued his passion for sport through the completion of a Master’s of Strength & Conditioning. Justin has worked as a Strength & Rehabilitation coach both at VFL and NAB League level with the Werribee and Western Jets Football clubs.

Qualifications:

Masters of Exercise Science (Strength & Conditioning)
ASCA Level 2 Strength & Conditioning
Bachelor of Exercise Science (Clinical Practice)
ESSA Ex. Scientist

MATT

DietiTian

Matt is an ex NPL level football (soccer) player with overseas experience as well. Now in the coaching space, Matt has worked with a range of field, court, and combat athletes at junior and state representative levels. Matt has also worked with Canberra United in the A League Women’s competition as a strength & conditioning coach, and is the current head strength & conditioning coach at Manningham United Blues Football Club.

Qualifications:

Master degree in Strength & Conditioning.
Bachelor Degree in Sport and Exercise Science.
Associate Level 2 ASCA coach.

darren

Strength & Conditioning Coach

Darren has extensive coaching experience, working in a variety of roles over past 9 years. He is currently the Head of Strength and Conditioning at George Cross Football Club and has worked with a variety of clientele and athletes in senior and junior representative competitions in field, court and fighting sports.
Darren also teaches strength and conditioning at high school through a dedicated S&C program.
Along with vast experience, Darren has completed a double bachelor degree in Exercise Science and Psychology as well as Master in Exercise Science (Strength and Conditioning). Darren is also a Level 2 Australian Strength and Conditioning Coach.

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Exercise Science (Strength & Conditioning)
Bachelor of Psychological Studies
Masters of Exercise Science (Strength & Conditioning)
ASCA Level 2 Strength & Conditioning Coach

jOSH

Strength & Conditioning Coach

Josh has been in the industry for 7 years where he has spent most of his time working at Williamstown Football Club and is currently the High Performance Manager for the Williamstown VFLW team.

Josh has had the experience to work at the VIS as a sport science cadet and at Football Federation Victoria. He has worked with a variety of clients from a range of sporting backgrounds which include olympic diving , AFL, sailing and soccer. Josh has completed a Bachelor in sport and exercise and has a Master’s degree in Sports Science (Football performance).

Josh is also an ASCA level 1 Strength and Conditioning coach.

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science
Masters of Sport Science (Football Performance)
ASCA Level 1 Strength & Conditioning Coach

gEORGIA

Strength & Conditioning Coach

Georgia has experience working with a variety of athletes that spread across different sports as well as a wide range of age groups. Her keen interest in women’s AFL has lead her to her current role as Assistant High Performance Manager within Williamstown VFLW.

Georgia holds a Bachelor in Sports Science/Sports Management.

With her current certificate 3&4 in Fitness and registration with AusActive, clients may be able to make claims through their private health that are recognizing AusActive Personal Trainers.

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science
Certificate 3 & 4 of Fitness

KEISHA

Strength & Conditioning Coach

Keisha graduated with a Bachelor of Health Science (Myotherapy) and has worked in a clinical setting with a variety of clientele, managing a variety of conditions from chronic pain to return to play post-injury.

Since moving into the coaching space, Keisha has been working in the private sector with a variety of athletes looking to better their performance or return from injury, as well as AFL pathways for the past 5 seasons and is currently the

Head of Strength & Conditioning for the Western Jets girls program.

Keisha

Qualifications:

Bachelor Health Science (Myotherapy)
Level 1 ASCA