VNL Coaches & Support Personnel
2023/24 VNL Coach Director: Wendy Jacobsen
- Playing history: Australian Squad, Melbourne Vixens, Melbourne Phoenix, Vic state 21 & 19s teams
- Coaching history: Collingwood Magpies (specialist), Boroondara Express 2017, Rowville Academy,
- Current: 19U Victorian Team Head Coach
2023/24 VNL High Performance Manager: Dr Lyndell Bruce
- Senior Lecturer Sports Science, Deakin University / Course Director, Master of Applied Sport Science
- Teaching: skill aquisition (motor learning & control / Performance Analysis
- Research: Centre for Sport Research / Decision Making Expertise (PhD), talent identification and development, performance analysis, training load monitoring
2024 Boroondara Express Coaching Team
Position | Coach | Accreditation |
Coach Director | Wendy Jacobsen | Elite |
High Performance Manager | Lyndell Bruce | Advanced |
Championship co-Head Coaches | Wendy Jacobsen & Eliza Allen | Advanced |
23U Head Coach | Stacey Gannon | Intermediate > Adv |
23U Assistant Coach | Ness Alexandra | Advanced |
Express Reserves Coach | Penny Forrest | Advanced |
Express Reserves Assistant Coach | Brad Fogg | Intermediate > Adv |
Strength & Conditioning | Andrew Blundell | n/a |
Specialist Coach | Leesa Gallard | Elite |
IPerana Stats Program (IPSP)
Digital Performance Tracking & Analysis | Chau Le | Director Iperana Sports |
Performance Analyst - stats & video |
Lyndell Bruce |
Deakin Uni |
Sport Science Interns |
Marybeth Atkinson Jasmine Lefebure |
Deakin Uni Deakin Uni |
PIMP Program:
- Prevention, Injury management, Mental health, Performance
Strength & Conditioning |
Andrew Blundell Simon Olive |
S&C Coach Anytime Fitness, Kew |
Physiotherapist |
Keely White |
Platinum Physio |
Dietician |
TBC |
|
Sports Science |
Lyndell Bruce | Deakin University |
Performance Psychologist |
Leah Fogarty | Between the Ears |
Medical Practitioner |
Sue Reddish |
Deakin University |
Boroondara EXPRESS Support Personnel:
TEAM | MANAGER | PRIMARY CARE | BENCH OFFICIALS |
Champ | Craig Moyle | Keely White + physio students |
Kirrily Zimmerman, Penny Forrest Craig Moyle Alex Ball Wes Armstrong |
23&Under | Lisa McBain | Keely White + physio students | |
VNL Reserves | Wes Armstrong | Keely White + physio students | |
All | SOCIAL MEDIA: Sophie Shoebridge |
Boroondara EXPRESS Management Committee:
Position | Role | Name |
BNA Administrator |
|
Sue Reddish |
BNA Treasurer |
|
Kirrily Zimmerman |
VNL Coach Director |
|
Wendy Jacobsen |
VNL High Performance Manager |
Implementation of all areas of sports science
|
Lyndell Bruce |
VNL Championship Coach |
Plan & implement training programs |
Eliza Allen |
BNA Power Coach Director | Monitor Association rep team players for recruitment | Penny Forrest |
Independent | Support | Amanda Sherwen |
Independent | Support | Jan Daniher |