Sergei CHINKAR – Ph.D.

Currently:

GA MAG NCE Senior Coach

Previously:

PhD of Human Movement – University of

Minsk, Belarus

2009-2014 Men’s Head Coach, Gymnastics

Queensland High Performance Centre

1998-2008 Gymnastics Head Coach (MAG &

WAG), Queensland Academy of Sport

1990-1994 Belarus National Coach

Coach of Vitaly Scherbo: 1993 World AA

Champion; winner 6 x gold medals at 1992

Olympic Games (greatest individual

achievement in Olympic Gymnastics history)

AUS Coach at 9 World Championships & 3

Olympic Games

FIG ACADEMIES (Artistic Gymnastics)

2014 Australia L3 2015 Australia L2

Phil COSSENS

Currently:

Senior Sports Physiotherapist

Australian Institute of Sport

Performance Services Coordinator

Gymnastics Australia

Previously:

Physiotherapist to Gymnastics Australia

Men’s National Team 2006-present

Incl. World Championships x8,

Commonwealth Games x2

Gymnastics Coach 1995-2005

Gymnast- AIS scholarship holder 1991-1993

FIG ACADEMIES (Artistic Gymnastics)

2009 Australia L3

2016 Australia L2

John CURTIN

Currently:

GA High Performance Manager for Men’s

Gymnastics & NCE Program Manager

FIG Brevet Coach since 2009

FIG Brevet Judge since 1993

Previously:

2011-2014 Australian Men’s National Coach

Inaugural Head Coach & Program Manager

of QAS Men’s Gymnastics Program

Jnr Coach: Brennon Dowrick, Damian Istria

Personal Coach / Mentor: Trent Dimas,

1992 Olympic Champion High Bar & 1991

American Cup Champion (USA)

1985-1988 AIS Assistant Coach

1985 BAppSc. Sports Studies – Coaching

FIG ACADEMIES (Artistic Gymnastics)

2015 Australia L2

Michelle DE HIGHDEN

Currently: Education Manager, Gymnastics Australia Currently studying Master of Sport Coaching (University of Queensland)

Previously: Bachelor of Human Movement Studies (Education) 1987

1999-2012 Member of WAG National Coaching team

1998-2012 WAG National Commission

Coach at 2010 World Championships, 2009 Olympic

Hopes Cup, 2010 Pacific Rim Championships, 2010

Pre-Olympic Youth Cup, 2003 Olympic Youth Games

Development coach of Olympian Stephanie Moorhouse,

Personal coach of Lynn Silcock, Georgia Wheeler

(Olympic Squad, Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist)

and Pac Rim Bronze Medalist, Amelia McGrath

2000-2004 Women’s Gymnastics FIG Brevet Judge

1995-2012 Director and High Performance Head Coach

MLC Gymnastics Club

FIG ACADEMIES (Artistic Gymnastics)

2015 Australia L2

2016 Australia L2

(Acrobatic Gymnastics)

2015 Australia L2

Denise (Dee) JENNINGS – Ph.D.

Currently:

Performance Manager, NCE - Melbourne

Gymnastics Australia

Previously:

PhD in Sports Science

2014 – 2015 GM of High Performance,

Australian College of Sport

2012 – 2014 Physical Performance

Manager, National Academy program,

Tennis Australia

2009 – 2012 Performance Manager,

Essendon Football Club

2002 – 2009 Head of Physical Preparation,

Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS)

1995 – 2002 Strength and Conditioning

Coach, AIS

1993 – 1995 Strength and Conditioning

Coach, VIS

FIG ACADEMIES (Artistic Gymnastics)

2015 Australia L2

(Acrobatic Gymnastics)

2015 Australia L2

Tim LEES

Currently: Director Myoskills Sports Consultancy

Previously: Bachelor of Applied Science (Sports Coaching)

University of Canberra (Australia)

1987-1992 Australian National team member

International medalist – 1990 Commonwealth Games,

1988, 1990 Pacific Alliance, 1991 China Cup

1987, 1991, 1992 World Championship team member

1999-2005 Elite junior Coach with Queensland Academy

of Sport

2003-2005 Coach of junior National Championship

winning teams (MAG)

2000 MAG National Coaching Director (Australia) FIG Level 3 Coach MAG 2007 & WAG 2014 PICP Level 2 Strength & Conditioning coach

FIG ACADEMIES (Artistic Gymnastics)

2002 Malaysia L1

2006 Qatar L1

2007 Qatar L2

2013 Philippines L1

2015 New Zealand L2

2016 Australia L2

(Trampoline Gymnastics) 2008 Thailand L1

2010 South Africa L 1

Peggy LIDDICK – Ph.D.

Currently: 1997 to current National Women’s Coach of

Australia FIG Brevet judges since 1984 FIG Coaching Brevet in 2009

Previously:

1992-1997 USA Gymnastics national coaching

staff Coach at 6 Olympic Games – 1992 & 96 for

USA; other 4 for Australia; and coach at 18 World Championships since 1991

1988-1996 Personal Coach to multiple World and Olympic Champion Shannon Miller

1975-79 Full 5-year gymnastics scholarship competing for the University of Nebraska

Presenter to FIG Code of Points Symposium on issues related to Balance Beam - 2011

1997 Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology

FIG ACADEMIES (Artistic Gymnastics)

2014 Australia L3

2015 Australia L2

(Acrobatic Gymnastics)

2015 Australia L2

Joanne (Jo) RICHARDS – Ph.D.

Currently:

2013 - current National Pathways Manager

FIG Level 3 Brevet coach 2009

International Brevet Judge

Previously:

Ph.D. in Sport Biomechanics and has published

many research articles on biomechanics related

to female performance

2009-2012 – WAG National Junior

Development Coordinator

Coach for Australia at numerous international

competitions including Olympic Games, World

Championships, Commonwealth Games

Personal coach of Allana Slater – two time

Olympian, 9th in the world in 1999

Held a large variety of technical, executive,

administrative and research positions within

Australian gymnastics

1999 - 2004 Western Australia coach of the

Year Award for 5 years in a row

FIG ACADEMIES (Artistic Gymnastics)

2012 Sri Lanka L1

2015 Australia L2

(Acrobatic Gymnastics)

2015 Australia L2

Yuriy STEPCHENKOV

Currently:

Head Acrobatics Coach – Robertson

Gymnastics Academy

International Brevet Acrobatics

Gymnastics Judge since 1996

Previously:

Former president of Sport Acrobatics

Technical committee FIG

2002-2004 National Australian Coach

4 times European Champion

3 times World Champion in Sport

Acrobatics

A qualified Russian Master Coach of

Gymnastics - all disciplines

Qualified Physical Education Teacher

and Courses Presenter

Technical Advisor for Sports Acrobatics -

USA

FIG ACADEMIES (Aerobic Gymnastics)

2007 Korea L2

(Acrobatic Gymnastics)

2015 Australia L2

Stacey UMEH

Currently: Australian Women’s National Team Choreographer

and Dance Skills Expert, working with all elite

gymnasts in Australia from the developmental stream

to the Senior National team.

CEO and founder of “The Creative Movement

Group”, an integrated creative movement consulting

business servicing clients in Australia, Japan, USA

and Canada.

FIG Level 3 Brevet coach in 2009

Previously: Choreographer of Australian National Team Beam

and Floor routines including 2010 World Floor

Champion, Lauren Mitchell.

1999-2005 Head coach, Choreographer, coach and

Program Manager of the Queensland Academy of

Sport Gymnastics Program in Brisbane, Australia

2000-2004 Women’s Gymnastics FIG Brevet Judge

1984-1999 Club Coach and Choreographer in

Canada

FIG ACADEMIES (Artistic Gymnastics)

2011 Japan L3

2013 Philippines L1

2014 Australia L3

2015 Australia L2

2016 Australia L2

(Acrobatic Gymnastics)

2015 Australia L2

Vladimir VATKIN

Currently:

GA MAG NCE Senior Coach

Previously:

2011 - 2014 Head Coach Brazil Men’s Team

2007 - 2010 AUS Men’s National Coach

2005 - 2010 AIS Men’s Head Coach

1997 - 2005 AIS Senior Men’s Coach

Coach of Philippe Rizzo, 2006 High Bar

World Champion

Coach of Ivan Ivankov, 1994 & 1997 All

Around World Champion

FIG ACADEMIES (Artistic Gymnastics)

2015 Australia L2

Sean WILSON

Currently:

Gymnastics Queensland High Performance

MAG Coach since 2011

FIG Brevet Coach since 2014

Advanced MAG Judge

GA MAG National Technical Committee

since 2012

Previously:

2008-2010 GQ MAG Junior Development

Coach

2011-2015 Australian Team Coach for Youth

Olympic Festival, Austrian Future Cup, Eva

Kanyo Cup

2013 Member of MAG International

Coaching Team of the year

2011 GA MAG Coach Encouragement

Award

2010 MAG Coaching Team of the Year

FIG ACADEMIES (Artistic Gymnastics)

2015 Australia L2