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, Queensland High Performance Centre  1998-2008 Gymnastics Head Coach (MAG & WAG), Queensland Academy of Sport  1990-1994 Belarus National Coach  Coach of : 1993 World AA Champion; winner 6 x gold medals at 1992 FIG ACADEMIES (greatest individual () achievement in Olympic Gymnastics history)

2014 L3  AUS Coach at 9 World Championships & 3 2015 Australia L2 Olympic Games Phil COSSENS

Currently:  Senior Sports Physiotherapist Australian Institute of Sport  Performance Services Coordinator Previously:  Physiotherapist to Gymnastics Australia Men’s National Team 2006-present Incl. World Championships x8, 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 FIG ACADEMIES  Personal Coach / Mentor: , (Artistic Gymnastics) 1992 Olympic Champion High Bar & 1991 2015 Australia L2 American Cup Champion (USA)  1985-1988 AIS Assistant Coach  1985 BAppSc. Sports Studies – Coaching 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 , Personal coach of Lynn Silcock, Georgia Wheeler FIG ACADEMIES (Olympic Squad, Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist) (Artistic Gymnastics) and Pac Rim Bronze Medalist, Amelia McGrath

2015 Australia L2  2000-2004 Women’s Gymnastics FIG Brevet Judge 2016 Australia L2  1995-2012 Director and High Performance Head Coach

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2015 Australia L2

Denise (Dee) JENNINGS – Ph.D.

Currently:  Performance Manager, NCE - 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, Australia  2009 – 2012 Performance Manager, Essendon Football Club FIG ACADEMIES  2002 – 2009 Head of Physical Preparation, (Artistic Gymnastics) Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) 2015 Australia L2  1995 – 2002 Strength and Conditioning (Acrobatic Gymnastics) Coach, AIS 2015 Australia L2  1993 – 1995 Strength and Conditioning Coach, VIS Tim LEES

Currently:  Director Myoskills Sports Consultancy

Previously:  Bachelor of Applied Science (Sports Coaching) University of (Australia)  1987-1992 Australian National team member  International medalist – , 1988, 1990 Pacific Alliance, 1991 China Cup  1987, 1991, 1992 World Championship team member  1999-2005 Elite junior Coach with Queensland Academy FIG ACADEMIES of Sport (Artistic Gymnastics)  2003-2005 Coach of junior National Championship

2002 Malaysia L1 winning teams (MAG) 2006 Qatar L1  2000 MAG National Coaching Director (Australia) 2007 Qatar L2 2013 Philippines L1  FIG Level 3 Coach MAG 2007 & WAG 2014 2015 New Zealand L2  PICP Level 2 Strength & Conditioning coach 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 FIG ACADEMIES and Olympic Champion (Artistic Gymnastics)  1975-79 Full 5-year gymnastics scholarship 2014 Australia L3 competing for the University of Nebraska 2015 Australia L2  Presenter to FIG Code of Points Symposium on issues related to - 2011 (Acrobatic Gymnastics)  1997 Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology 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 FIG ACADEMIES competitions including Olympic Games, World (Artistic Gymnastics) Championships, Commonwealth Games

2012 Sri Lanka L1  Personal coach of – two time 2015 Australia L2 th Olympian, 9 in the world in 1999 (Acrobatic Gymnastics)  Held a large variety of technical, executive, 2015 Australia L2 administrative and research positions within Australian gymnastics  1999 - 2004 Western Australia coach of the Year Award for 5 years in a row Yuriy STEPCHENKOV Currently:  Head 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 FIG ACADEMIES () Gymnastics - all disciplines

2007 Korea L2  Qualified Physical Education Teacher and Courses Presenter (Acrobatic Gymnastics)  Technical Advisor for Sports Acrobatics - 2015 Australia L2 USA 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 FIG ACADEMIES and routines including 2010 World Floor (Artistic Gymnastics) Champion, . 2011 Japan L3 2013 Philippines L1  1999-2005 Head coach, Choreographer, coach and 2014 Australia L3 Program Manager of the Queensland Academy of 2015 Australia L2 2016 Australia L2 Sport Gymnastics Program in Brisbane, Australia

(Acrobatic Gymnastics)  2000-2004 Women’s Gymnastics FIG Brevet Judge

2015 Australia L2  1984-1999 Club Coach and Choreographer in Canada 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 , 2006 High Bar World Champion  Coach of , 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 FIG ACADEMIES Olympic Festival, Austrian Future Cup, Eva (Artistic Gymnastics) Kanyo Cup 2015 Australia L2  2013 Member of MAG International Coaching Team of the year  2011 GA MAG Coach Encouragement Award  2010 MAG Coaching Team of the Year