Coaching Team
Aaron Frankcomb
Director & Head Professional
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.
Director & Head Professional
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.
Matt Hollings
Sports Scientist, Head Strength & Conditioning
Matt is an Accredited Exercise Scientist and researcher at the University of Sydney. His work broadly focuses on physical performance across a range of populations from cardiac patients to elite sportspeople. Since 2010, he has been involved with NSW Baseball as a high performance coach and more recently as a consulting sport scientist for elite athletes including Sydney's only professional baseball team, the Sydney Blue Sox. In 2015, Matt joined the East Coast Squash Academy team and has been assisting the coaching staff in improving the health and performance of the Academy's top young players through evidence-based programming for strength, power, fitness and injury management. He runs all of the strength and conditioning programs for all of our athletes.
Sports Scientist, Head Strength & Conditioning
Matt is an Accredited Exercise Scientist and researcher at the University of Sydney. His work broadly focuses on physical performance across a range of populations from cardiac patients to elite sportspeople. Since 2010, he has been involved with NSW Baseball as a high performance coach and more recently as a consulting sport scientist for elite athletes including Sydney's only professional baseball team, the Sydney Blue Sox. In 2015, Matt joined the East Coast Squash Academy team and has been assisting the coaching staff in improving the health and performance of the Academy's top young players through evidence-based programming for strength, power, fitness and injury management. He runs all of the strength and conditioning programs for all of our athletes.
Dominic Benacquista
Assistant Squash Professional, Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach
Dom is one of East Coast Squash Academy's assistant squash professionals who has been with the team from the start. He has helped coach several of the juniors on the NSW State Team. Dom was a top-5 ranked junior who played briefly on the tour before retiring due to injury. He is also certified in remedial massage and Active Release Therapy. Currently, he studies Exercise and Sport Science at Australian Catholic University and works with Matt Hollings to coach Strength and Conditioning programs.
Assistant Squash Professional, Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach
Dom is one of East Coast Squash Academy's assistant squash professionals who has been with the team from the start. He has helped coach several of the juniors on the NSW State Team. Dom was a top-5 ranked junior who played briefly on the tour before retiring due to injury. He is also certified in remedial massage and Active Release Therapy. Currently, he studies Exercise and Sport Science at Australian Catholic University and works with Matt Hollings to coach Strength and Conditioning programs.
Tiffany Hau
Head of Marketing, Junior Programs, & Assistant Squash Professional
Tiffany grew up in Philadelphia, PA, USA and played on the United States College Tour for Middlebury College (Middlebury, VT, USA). She finished her career at #2 on her team, which was ranked #15 Nationally by the College Squash Association. As a junior, she made a top ranking of #28 in the United States. She has been training with the Academy for 2 years and working under the Academy for 1.5 years. Currently, she is playing on the Professional Squash Association (PSA) tour and is ranked inside of the top 150.
Head of Marketing, Junior Programs, & Assistant Squash Professional
Tiffany grew up in Philadelphia, PA, USA and played on the United States College Tour for Middlebury College (Middlebury, VT, USA). She finished her career at #2 on her team, which was ranked #15 Nationally by the College Squash Association. As a junior, she made a top ranking of #28 in the United States. She has been training with the Academy for 2 years and working under the Academy for 1.5 years. Currently, she is playing on the Professional Squash Association (PSA) tour and is ranked inside of the top 150.
Dr Marc Dussault, B.Eng. MBA, MLS (UNSW LAW), DBA, GAICD, FAIM
Resident Sports Psychologist and Peak Performance Specialist
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.
- 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
