OUR COACHES

ROBERT GIABARDO

Technical Director

Technical Director for the 2022 season

Bayside welcomed Rob back to the club for Season 2021. His vast football experience gained both overseas as well as locally has enabled Rob to build a team of Head Coaches and Assistants that are prepared for Season 2022.

As a qualified teacher and a seasoned practioner in sports environments, Rob is looking forward to continuing the solid work started this season overseeing the Development and Performance Programs at Bayside.

JOHN TURNBULL

NPLW Seniors Head Coach

Senior Team NPLW Coach for the 2022 season

GEORGE PERPINA

NPLW Under 19s Head Coach

Under 19 NPLW Girls for the 2022 season

UNDER 17s

NPLW Under 17s Head Coach

Our Under 17s coach has recently been appointed and their bio will be available here soon.

MORGAN GROVES

NPLW Under 15s Head Coach

Under 15 NPLW Girls for the 2022 season

GABRIEL PHILLIPS

NPLW Under 13s Head Coach

Gabriel Phillips returns to coach our Under 13 NPLW Girls for the 2022 season.

Gabriel has a wealth of junior and senior playing and coaching experience. He played his junior football in Trinidad and Tobago and in Canada, whilst his senior football has been played in the State leagues in Canberra and Melbourne.

Gabriel started his coaching career at La Trobe University in 1995 and was responsible for the formation of the first women's team there. He has coached at both La Trobe University and the University of Canberra, and is looking forward to continuing the development of our younger players.

OUR SPECIALIST COACHES

Goalkeeping Coach

OUR HIGH-PERFORMANCE TEAM

DR SARAH WALSH (osteo)

Sarah is a qualified Osteopath practising out of Valued Health Osteopathy and Brighton Osteopathic Clinic. Sarah has been playing in the NPLW and WPL for 10 years so has valuable personal experience on the demands this sport has on the body, as well as her vast experience in treating (and avoiding!) sports injuries. She also has an ASCA level 1 certificate and a Graduate Certificate in High Performance Sport.

SHARADHA WEERASINGHE

Sharadha is an APA Musculoskeltal Physiotherapist, with a Bachelor Degree in Physiotherapy and a Masters Degree in Musculoskeltal Physiotherapy. She worked with both the Bayside United under 19 and senior squads in 2019.