Our Team | Elite-Level Youth Athletic Development Coaches | SportsFit Sydney
SPORT-SPECIFIC PRACTITIONERS

THE TEAM.

MEET THE TEAM

TEN PRACTITIONERS. ELEVEN SPORTS.

Every coach here plays, coaches, or has represented at elite level in the sport they lead. A current Volleyroo. A South Sydney Rabbitohs physio. A three-time Olympic athletics coach who worked with Usain Bolt. Sydney CC's Head of S&C. An Ironman All World Athlete. That's the team developing your young athlete. Each team member brings a specific sport expertise alongside their clinical or S&C qualifications — click any sport tag to jump to that program.

Seth Chen
Physio · S&C · Current Volleyroo
Seth Chen
Gladesville

Current Australian National Volleyball Team member. AIS Scholarship program. Brings elite international playing experience with a clinical physio background — a rare combination that shapes our volleyball and basketball programs at Gladesville.

Current — Volleyroos (Australian National Volleyball Team)
AIS Scholarship · Former NBA Academy practitioner
Former — Brumbies ACT Rugby, Manly United FC
S&C & Volleyball Coach — Sydney Grammar School
B. Physiotherapy · ASCA Level 1 S&C
John Quinn
3x Olympic Coach · Athletics · Former Socceroos Conditioner
John Quinn
Five Dock

A three-time Olympic Games athletics coach — Sydney 2000, Tokyo 2020, and Paris 2024 — with over 40 years coaching elite sport. John has personally coached athletes to Olympic finals and a national relay record, worked directly with Usain Bolt, and served as Head Conditioner for the Socceroos. His career spans high performance roles at Essendon, GWS Giants, and the Penrith Panthers across their premiership years. A genuinely rare coaching credential in youth sport.

Olympic Team Coach — Sydney 2000, Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024
Worked directly with Usain Bolt — Gatorade Bolt, Sydney 2010
Former Head Conditioner — Socceroos (2006–2010)
Speed & Agility Coach — Penrith Panthers (2022–2024, premierships both seasons)
Former High Performance Manager — Essendon FC · GWS Giants (2010–2025)
Verified coach — Athletics Australia official coach finder
Jay
Principal Physio · Level 2 S&C · Rabbitohs
Jay
Five Dock

Principal Physiotherapist at SportsFit, currently working with the South Sydney Rabbitohs NRL. Level 2 S&C coach with a Graduate Certificate in High Performance Sport from Australian Catholic University. NRL, AFL, and Premier Cricket experience.

Current — South Sydney Rabbitohs
ASCA Level 2 Strength & Conditioning Coach
Grad Cert in High Performance Sport — ACU
Macquarie University Physiotherapy Lecturer
Principal Physio & Owner — SportsFit Health & Rehab
Dave Lambropoulos
Sports Chiro · Masters S&C · Ironman AWA
Dave
Five Dock

Ironman All World Athlete and Masters in Strength & Conditioning. Head of Athlete Performance at SportsFit and founder of TriApex Coaching. Head of S&C at the Inner West Magpies AFL. Works across elite endurance athletes and GPS rugby school S&C programs.

Ironman All World Athlete
Masters in Strength & Conditioning
Head of S&C — Inner West Magpies AFL
Head of Athlete Performance — SportsFit
Founder — TriApex Coaching
S&C Coach — St Andrews Cathedral School
Shash Sharma
Senior Physio & S&C · Premier Cricket
Shash
Five Dock

Senior Physiotherapist and S&C Coach. 1st Grade Shires bowler for Sydney Cricket Club. Works across NSW Touch programs at representative level. Combines active Premier Cricket playing experience with clinical expertise.

1st Grade Shires bowler — Sydney CC
Senior Physiotherapist & S&C Coach
NSW Touch — elite team support experience
Cricket, Touch/Oztag, and Basketball specialist
Prak Sharma
Physio & S&C · Head Physio IWM
Prak
Five Dock

Head Physiotherapist at the Inner West Magpies AFL. Active 3rd Grade Premier Cricket leg-spinner at Sydney CC. Brings a multi-sport athletic development perspective across cricket, AFL, and basketball programs.

Head Physiotherapist — Inner West Magpies AFL
3rd Grade Premier Cricket — Sydney CC (leg-spinner)
Physiotherapist & S&C Coach at SportsFit
Active multi-sport athlete
Daniel Mullen
S&C Coach · Sydney CC · Riverview
Dan
Five Dock

Head of S&C at Sydney Cricket Club. Current S&C Coach at Riverview — one of Sydney's premier GPS rugby schools. 2nd Grade Captain at Sydney CC. Brings elite-level periodisation and physical preparation into our cricket and rugby programs.

Head of S&C — Sydney Cricket Club
Current — S&C Coach at Riverview (GPS Rugby)
2nd Grade Captain — Sydney CC
Elite-level periodisation & physical preparation specialist
Roshan Philip
Physio · NPL Football · NSW Touch
Rosh
Five Dock

Physiotherapist working with NPL-level football programs — APIA Leichhardt and Hawkesbury FC. Strong background in NSW Touch team support. Brings running-based field sport expertise to our soccer and touch/oztag programs.

Physio — APIA Leichhardt (NPL) & Hawkesbury FC
B. Physiotherapy with Distinction — WSU
Sports Trainer Level 1
NSW Touch — elite team support experience
Ava Tsaousidis
Physio · Exercise Science · Female Athlete
Ava
Five Dock

Dual-qualified in Exercise & Sports Science and Physiotherapy. Focuses on female athlete development and women's health. Leads our netball program with particular emphasis on ACL injury prevention and landing mechanics.

Bachelor of Exercise & Sports Science
Masters in Physiotherapy — UTS
Female athlete development & women's health focus
Acute & chronic injury rehabilitation experience
Aila Darabi
Physio · Former Tennis Australia S&C Coach
Aila
Five Dock

Physiotherapist and former Strength & Conditioning coach for Tennis Australia's high-performance youth squads. Dual-qualified with a Master of Physiotherapy and a Bachelor of Sport & Exercise Science from UTS — she coaches the physical development and clinically screens the growing athlete. Leads our tennis program with a focus on rotational power, court speed, and injury prevention.

Former S&C Coach — Tennis Australia (high-performance youth squads)
Master of Physiotherapy — UTS
Bachelor of Sport & Exercise Science — UTS
Former S&C Coach — Sutherland Sharks FC (youth football)
Sports Trainer Level 1 · AHPRA registered

BUILD THE ATHLETE.

Choose the sport. We'll connect your young athlete with the right practitioner. Book a session or get in touch with any questions first.

Book a Session Contact Us

FIVE DOCK & GLADESVILLE · INNER WEST SYDNEY · NO REFERRAL NEEDED