Meet our team.
Brianna Morgan
Geelong Athlete Centre co-owner
ASCA Level 2 Strength and conditioning Coach
High Performance Coach
Current Strength & Conditioning Coach Western Bulldogs AFLW
Bri is the visionary behind the Geelong Athlete Centre and brings years of experience and knowledge to her coaching. Bri always dreamed of having a training centre focused purely on the preparation of athletes, and she is passionate about providing a high performance training facility to all levels of athletes, from junior through to elite. This dream started when Bri attended The University of Houston on a tennis scholarship, where she had the opportunity to train in a college athlete gym environment.
“Gym training can sometimes be tedious and at times really hard. There is nothing quite like training with other athletes, the intensity is higher, the energy is electric, the vibration is just mental. It undoubtedly helps you get through tough training sessions.”
This college gym culture was the vision behind the Geelong Athlete Centre, not far from how it feels to train at other elite facilities closer to home such as the state and national sports institutes and elite sporting clubs.
“Not every athlete has the opportunity to train in these types of environments, so with this facility our aim is to bring high performance culture and training to any athlete wanting to reach their peak.”
Bri’s expertise in preparing athletes for high performance is second to none. Her qualifications include a Masters degree in High Performance Sport, a Bachelor degree in Applied Science (Human Movement) (Honours), and a Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science/ Bachelor of Commerce (Sport Management). She is a qualified Level 2 ASCA strength and conditioning coach, member of the ASCA professional coaches scheme and a pilates teacher. With elite level experience working at the Victorian Institute of Sport and the Geelong Football Club as well as owning and operating her own coaching business for over 10 years, Bri is a high class coach and mentor to any aspiring athlete.
David Morgan
Geelong Athlete Centre co-owner
ASCA Level 1 Strength and conditioning coach
Current Development/Bench Coach, Geelong Cats AFLW
From a young age David’s life was filled with playing and watching sport, which developed into a strong passion for all things sport related. Having played sports competitively for many years David understands the demands required to be a top level athlete and he uses this knowledge and experience to help the athletes he coaches.
From the age of eight David played cricket every summer and Aussie Rules Football every winter. He played his Junior Cricket with St Joseph’s in Geelong, before moving into Victorian Premier Cricket with Richmond Cricket Club and then to the Geelong Cricket Club. During this time David had two years playing league cricket in Yorkshire, England over the Aussie winter. After finishing his time at Geelong he moved back to St Joseph’s to Captain/Coach the club and finally finished up his playing days in 2017.
David also played his junior football with St Joseph’s and played several seasons of senior football with St Josephs in the GFL before concentrating solely on cricket. In addition to his playing experience, David has fantastic experience coaching local level football, having coached St Joseph’s under 16 team for two years, coordinated the senior strength & conditioning program for two years and coached the Torquay Football Club under 18 team.
Since 2016 David has been involved with the Geelong Cats women’s football program as an Assistant Coach with the VFLW team and is currently a Development and Bench Coach with the Cats AFLW team a role he has been in since 2019.
David brings a wealth of Gym experience having worked in gyms for 12 years as a personal trainer in Geelong and Torquay and has worked with a variety of clientele. This experience combined with many years playing and coaching sport is a huge asset to the Geelong Athlete Centre. There is no doubt that David’s energy, passion and integrity as a person and coach is a great compliment to the team.
Dave Sobey
ESSA Level 1 Sport Scientist
ASCA Level 2 Strength and conditioning Coach
Like most young kids, Dave grew up fully immersed in various sports, which is where his desire to work in elite sport evolved. Dave was an avid tennis player throughout his junior years, playing competitions every weekend.
Dave completed a Bachelor of Applied Science (Exercise & Sport Science) at RMIT including a semester abroad at San Diego State University in the USA. This was an awesome opportunity for Dave to see the intricacies of college sport & the development of collegian athletes. This furthered Dave’s passion for sport and the support roles required to allow athletes to fulfil their sporting potential.
Dave brings a wealth of knowledge and experience, having worked with the North Melbourne AFL team for the past 7 years as a Sport Scientist and in Strength & Conditioning. Dave was the VFL High Performance Manager for the 2021 season, which was a great experience in furthering his skillset in working in a high-performance team.
He has also completed his Honours degree in Biomedical Science, is a qualified ASCA Level 2 Strength & Conditioning Coach and an ESSA Accredited Level 1 Sports Scientist.
We are fortunate to have Dave on the team and his energy, expertise and friendly manner is a huge asset to the Geelong Athlete Centre.