Meet THE ACCELERATION Team

Acceleration Coaches 2024

All Acceleration Performance coaches have or are obtaining their undergraduate degree in Sports Science, Exercise Physiology or an Accreditation with the Australian Strength and Conditioning Association. All of your coaches are trained to meet Acceleration’s high coaching standards through 200 or more hours of work before being hired. Our coaches also undergo quarterly quizzes, performance reviews and give research presentations. Experts from various fields come to these meetings to provide further training to the coaches as well.

At Acceleration Australia, your performance coaches work together as a team to provide the highest level of strength and conditioning and performance training for you. This means you can train at any of our centres and receive the same quality of service and results. It’s different than personal training but it’s better because you have a whole TEAM of people with lots of knowlege and experience looking after you.

Stewart Briggs

Managing Director

Vicki Briggs

Finance & Marketing

Daniel Nilsson

Head Performance Specialist, Brisbane Central

Ben Crew

Head Performance Specialist, Brisbane East

Ashleigh Harding

Head Performance Specialist, Brisbane Central

Kyle Cook

Head Performance Specialist, Brisbane East

Evelyn Briggs

Operations Manager

Dylan Anderson

Head Performance Specialist, Brisbane East

Dean Meldrum

Performance Coach, Brisbane East Brisbane Central

Nate Taylor

Performance Coach, Brisbane East

Ben Tierney

Performance Coach, Brisbane Central

Dean Walker

Performance Coach,
Gold Coast

Richard Wang

Head Performance Trainer, Brisbane Central

Dylan Trevarthen

Head Performance Coach, Brisbane Central

Leo Xu

Performance Coach,
Brisbane East

Cody Clasen

Head Performance Coach, Brisbane East

Lachlan Burke

Performance Coach,
Gold Coast

William Mahoney

Performance Coach, Brisbane East

Lachlan Haworth

Performance Coach,
Brisbane East

Harrison Downs

Performance Coach,
Brisbane Central

Ewan Donaldson

Performance Coach,
Brisbane Central

Taj Bromwich

Performance Coach,
Brisbane East

Jeremy Baines

Performance Coach,
Brisbane Central

Jordan Baines

Performance Coach,
Brisbane Central

Chantelle Dow

Performance Coach,
Brisbane Central

Lara Bezzina

Performance Coach,
Brisbane East

Darcy Kelly

Performance Coach,
Brisbane East

Georgia Chapman

Performance Coach,
Brisbane East

Jesse Ioapo

Performance Coach,
Brisbane Central

Beyond Acceleration Australia

Teams or organisations our coaches have gone onto work with:

  • Australian Institute of Sport
  • Queensland Academy of Sport
  • South Australian Institute of Sport
  • New South Wales Institute of Sport
  • Scottish Institute of Sport
  • Brisbane Broncos Rugby League
  • North Queensland Cowboys Rugby League
  • St George Illawarra Rugby League
  • Newcastle Knights Rugby League
  • Queensland Athletics Queensland Reds
  • Essex County Cricket
  • London Irish Rugby
  • Sri Lankan Cricket Team
  • Melbourne Renegades Cricket
  • Western Force Rugby
  • Perth Wildcats Basketball
  • Adelaide 36ers Basketball
  • Australian Diamonds Netball Team
  • Brisbane Boys College – Director of Cricket

Reviews

What Do Athletes Say About Us?

Our experienced performance training coaches work with athletes of all ages and aspirations. We work hard everyday to educate you, improve you, pump you up, motivate you and position you for sporting success. Join us and find out!

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“Have just recently completed my university placement at Accelerations Gold Coast centre and could not recommend it enough. The wealth of knowledge and kindness shared by all the performance coaches made my short time there very enjoyable. There most definitely is a great atmosphere set for the athletes to train hard and get the best results! Very impressed with how everything is organised.”
Natalia A
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“My daughter joined Acceleration to regain her strength and agility after a long term injury. Without Acceleration she would not have had such a successful comeback and would probably be scared about getting injured again. She is now the fittest and strongest she’s ever been and is enjoying success in the sport she loves. She’s feels confidence in her body to perform and enjoys working with the team at Acceleration.”
Meszes Family
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“Both my boys have utilised Acceleration to work on agility, fitness and sport specific training. The trainers have put together training programs that work well for the athlete and also make it fun but challenging. As a Physiotherapist, I value the role of this program to help prepare young athletic bodies and minds for optimal sporting performance, enjoyment and less injury. Thank you for everything team!”
Brooke W