Sutherland Basketball is pleased to announce the appointment of Leigh Sargeant as
our NEW Athletic Performance Head Coach, a key role designed to elevate athletic
development, optimise performance systems, and strengthen the organisation’s
long-term competitive strategy.

In the new role, Leigh will oversee performance planning, lead multidisciplinary
collaboration, implement evidence-based training frameworks across all athlete
programs, deliver our strength and conditioning program and begin to build the
frame work, for long-term athlete success within the Association.

This position is central to ensuring that the coaching staff and athletes are aligned in
achieving peak performance throughout the competitive season.
“Leigh brings a wealth of expertise and an innovative approach to athlete
development” said Adrian Dark, General Manager. “We are excited about the future
of our performance program under Leigh’s leadership. I feel the future is incredibly
bright for our association as we enter into a new era of athlete performance and
basketball programming here at the association.”

Leigh will commence his new role with the Sutherland in early January 2026 and will
work collectively with our lead coaches and development officer, as well as our
representative coaches to build the framework for athletic performance across our
High Performance, Representative and Emerging Sharks programs.

REMINDER: Our Emerging Sharks Trials are this Saturday 13th December

· 5pm-645pm U12 & U14 Boys & Girls

· 645pm – 830pm U16 & U18 Boys & Girls

CLICK HERE for all the details and to register

GO SHARKS!!!