Cricket Tasmania can confirm that former Queensland Academy of Sport High Performance Manager Scott Dickinson will be joining the High Performance team at Cricket Tasmania as Head of Performance Services later in April.
Dickinson, whose career has spanned more than 25 years in professional sport, has an extensive background in Olympic, professional and high-performance systems, both in Australia and across the globe.
He is delighted to be joining Cricket Tasmania.
“I feel privileged to join such a proud and successful organisation as Cricket Tasmania.
“I look forward to bringing my experience from a range of elite sporting environments to the team and playing a role in shaping the continued success of Tasmanian cricket,” said Dickinson.
His role will see him oversee the Sports Science and Sports Medicine teams at Cricket Tasmania, using his expertise in professional sport to help enhance the organisation’s wider High Performance program.
Throughout his career, Dickinson has held senior leadership roles with Swimming Australia, the Netherlands Olympic Committee, and within the AFL and NRL systems. He has also worked with Rugby Sevens, Hockey and Football programs at the Queensland Academy of Sport.
Cricket Tasmania High Performance General Manager Salliann Beams is looking forward to Dickinson joining the organisation.
“Scott will be an asset to the Cricket Tasmania team and will play a key role as we continue to create world-leading cricket systems to support the development of our players and wider staff.
“We believe Scott is exceptionally well suited to lead our Performance Services function and will play a key role in the evolution of our recent success so that we remain dominant in all formats,” said Beams.
Dickinson will join Cricket Tasmania full-time from April 27.