MBC GYMNASTICS COACHES
WOMEN'S ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS
Peter Dowdell M.A.T., B.A., Dip. T. (P.E.) - Head of Gymnastics

  • One of Australia's most successful Gymnastics Coaches and Sport Educators

  • Twice Junior National Gymnastic Champion and Australian Representative

  • Coach of numerous National Champions and Australian Representatives

  • First Queensland Women's State Gymnastics Coaching Director (1990 - 1996)

  • Coach of the Year 1994 - Gymnastics Australia (National Levels)

  • 2000 - Awarded Australian Sports Medal for Services to Gymnastics

  • NCAS Level 3 Womens Artistic Coach

 

Sasha Belooussov - Honoured Master of Sport
Olga Belooussov - Master of Sport, F.I.G. Brevet

  • High Performance Coaches to: Russian Team, Australian team, Queensland Team, Queensland High Performance Centre

  • Coaches of: USSR National Team Members, USSR National Junior Champion, Numerous Medallists at International Events, Commonwealth Youth Games Medallists, Australian Junior International Champion, Australian International Level 8 Champion

  • The highest credentialled Russian Coaches in Australian Womens Artistic Gymnastics

 

Debbie O'Carroll

  • Previous Queensland Women's State Coaching Director

  • Queensland Team Coach - 1992 to present

  • Australian National Levels Team Coach

  • NCAS Level 3 Women's Artistic Coach

 

Heidi Piccardi

  • NCAS Level 2 Women's Artistic Coach

  • One of MBC's key High Performance Coaching staff, assuming roles in the International and National Stream programs.

  • Brings a wealth of competitive experience to MBC, having represented 2 countries at the International Level - Australia and Austria (1999 World Championships)

 

Kirsten Cole

  • NCAS Level 2 Women's Artistic Coach

  • Co-ordinator of MBC's WAG National Levels Program

  • MBC's longest serving Coach

 

Kim Sutcliffe

  • Level 1 - 4 WAG Coach

  • Emily Hollyock

  • Apprentice WAG Coach

  • RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS

    Jaana Haaja - Rhythmic Gymnastics Head Coach

    • State & New Zealand Representative - Junior and Senior Gymnast

    • Successfully coached numerous State and New Zealand Representative Gymnasts of a national and Elite standard

    • State & New Zealand Coach

    • Awarded numerous New Zealand Gymnastic Association Coaching Awards

    • Recipient of New Zealand Gymnastic Service Award
    CHEERSPORTS

    Lyn Parker - CheerSports Co-ordinator

    • One of Australia's leading exponents in Cheersports

    • Successfully commercially conducted one of Queensland's leading (N.Q.) Gymnastics programs for over 25 years

    • Contracted to prpare Cheerleading Teams for NRL and ARL
      • SuperLeague
      • State of Origin
      • North Queensland Cowboys

    • Prepared displays for Gala performances at Sydney 2000 Olympic Games

    • Toured and competed successfully in USA and Japan

    • 2001 - Coach of the Year - Australian Gymnastics

    • 2004 - Nominated by Gymnastics Australia for Woman in Sports Development Award

    Annalies Casale

  • CheerSports Coach

  • MEN'S ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS

     

    Kim Sutcliffe

  • MAG Coach

  •       Results  &  Photos

    2005 WAG
         Results      Photos

    2005 Rhythmic
         Results      Photos
    2005 CheerSports
         Results      Photos
    2005 MAG
         Results      Photos
    2004
         Results      Photos
    2003
         Results      Photos
    2002
         Results      Photos
     
    Information
    Our Programmes
    MBC Gymnastics offers recreational & competitive programmes for WAG, MAG, Rhythmic Gymnastics, and CheerSports...
    Our Coaches
    Some of Australia and Qld's most highly experienced and dedicated coaches under the leadership of Peter Dowdell...
    Our Facilities
    Arguably the best training facilities in Queensland, based in the Moreton Bay College campus...
    Our Mission
    To encourage and assist all MBC gymnasts to achieve their maximum potential and personal goals...
    Our History
    Growing steadily since 1987, to the formation of the MBC Gymnastics "Centre of Excellence" in 2001, with many achievements along the way and since...
    Our Support Group
    A group of MBC parents and associates who voluntarily seek to support and enhance the MBC Gymnastics programme...
     
    Links
    Gymnastics Queensland
    Gymnastics Australia
    FIG Gymnastics
    A-Z of Australian Gymnastics
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    Moreton Bay College
    Moreton Bay Boys College