GET TO KNOW
OUR COACHING TEAM
AARON FRANKCOMB
DIRECTOR & HIGH PERFORMANCE SQUASH COACH
Aaron is former PSA World #38, with 4 years in the top 50 and 8 years in the top 100. He represented Australia at the Commonwealth Games in 2010. Aaron was a Scholarship holder at the Australian Institute of Sport from 2003-2007, 2010, and 2011. As a junior, he was Australian Junior Champion in 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, including twice in the Under 19 age group. Originally from Tasmania, Aaron now resides in Sydney coaching and playing and is still ranked #1 in NSW Men's Rankings.
​AARON PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING SERVICES:
TOMI NIINIMAKI
VISITING HIGH-PERFORMANCE COACH
​Tomi is a visiting coach from Finland and has achieved a career-high ranking of no. 6 in Finland and came 7 th in the national championships in 2011. An accomplished coach, Tomi has helped players at all levels, from juniors and adults to top-ranked international players such as Simon Rösner (World #3), Raphael Kandra (World #13) and national teams achieve success. Tomi’s knowledge of mental toughness, psychology, motor skills, and muscular strength training helps players strengthen all aspects of their game. Whatever level you may be at, this is an excellent opportunity to take advantage of Tomi’s skills and international experience while he is here to take your game to the next level.
TOMI PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING SERVICES:
MIKE DICKENS
SENIOR PROFESSIONAL SQUASH COACH
Mike has 20 years coaching experience and has coached professional players into the top 100 PSA World Rankings. As a junior, he was in the top 20 England Junior rankings. He achieved a PSA World ranking of #257, #30 in the European Over 35, 3rd place in the Welsh Open European Masters events in 2017, 5th place in the Welsh Open European Masters events in 2018. He was the England National Racketball Doubles Champion in 2005, Welsh National Racketball Champion in 2018 and Welsh Squash Over 35 Runner Up in 2019. Originally from the UK, Mike has coached younger, up-and-coming players along the young player development pathway. Mike now resides in Sydney.
MIKE PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING SERVICES:
BRAD FULLICK
ASSISTANT PROFESSIONAL SQUASH COACH & PROFESSIONAL PLAYER
Brad is an up and coming full-time professional squash player with 15 years playing experience. Considered in the top 10 in NSW and top 30 in Australian rankings, Brad’s physical condition, discipline and drive will see him continue to advance up the rankings. As a junior, he reached #2 in the state, representing NSW for both the State and CHS teams. Now coached by Aaron, Brad’s determined to reach his life-long goal of making the 2026  Australian Commonwealth Games team.
BRAD PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING SERVICES:
MARC DUSSAULT B.Eng. MBA, MLS (UNSW LAW), DBA, GAICD, FAIM
RESIDENT SPORTS PSYCHOLOGIST AND PEAK PERFORMANCE SPECIALIST
Hitting his first squash ball at age 37, with only 5 years of playing experience and less than a total of 10 tournaments under his belt, Marc used Deliberate Practice techniques to reach the top ranks of masters squash within 3 years. His expertise and knowledge are based in scientific principles that explore the cutting edge of mental toughness research so that our Junior, Elite and High Performance players can get the edge that is so important at the elite levels of sports performance.  In addition to extensive "academic research" on sports pscyhology, Marc has visited the infamous Nick Bolletieri Academy in Bradenton, Florida, now the IMG Academy and the Michael Johnson Performance Centre in Dallas, Texas to find out what the very best "Academies" are doing to breed the next generation of champions. 
MARC'S SQUASH HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:

  • 2009 Australian Squash Masters Ranked World #12 Men’s 45-49
  • 2010 Pan Pacific Games Ranked #4 Men’s 45-49​
  • 2011 Australian Masters Games Gold Medallist Men’s 45-49
  • 2012 Pan Pacific Masters Games Silver Medallist Men’s 45-49
  • 2012 Vancouver Rackets Club Early Bird Tournament - Men’s Open Plate Winner
  • 2013 Australian Masters Games Silver Medallist Men’s 50-54
  • Professional Squash Association Top Ranking - World #319
MARC PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING SERVICES:
ANNA MCRAE
IN CLUB COACH & ELITE PLAYER
Anna first started playing squash as part of the Squash Girls Can program run by The Academy in late 2019 at Sydney University, where she’s currently studying Nutrition Science. In 2020, she began taking regular classes with The Academy and played in the Ladies CBD Competition in the CBD ending the year as the top player, not bad for a first season of squash! With an unquenchable passion for squash and desire to succeed, Anna has improved rapidly since she began training with The Academy. She improved her SportyHQ ranking by 200 points in less than 6 months and is currently competing in B Grade competitions.
 
Having stepped up to train semi-professionally, under The Academy’s high-performance coach Aaron, with weekly SHIIT sessions with Marc, she’s on track to reach a 1450 Sporty HQ ranking to qualify for the Australian team in the 2024 World University Squash Championships. 
ANNA PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: