Ben Cheetham

High-Performance Coach

Ben completed a Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science majoring in Strength and Conditioning & Exercise Physiology at Deakin University in 2021. Ben then moved back to Traralgon where he began studying a Bachelor of Physiotherapy at Federation University in Churchill in 2022.

Through his studies Ben has had the opportunity to work as a high-performance coach for the Mazenod Football Club in the VAFA, as well as work with RISE High Performance where he worked predominately with junior netball athletes.

Ben has plenty of sporting experience himself most recently playing football and golf, with previous experiences in tennis and soccer as a junior. It was through playing sports and sustaining injuries of his own that Ben developed a passion for rehab and strength and conditioning. His experience as an athlete allows for an understanding of an athletes point of view as well as an allied health professionals.

Ben’s qualifications are:
▶ Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science 2019-2021
▶ Bachelor of Physiotherapy 2022-Present
▶ ASCA Level 1 Strength and Conditioning Coach