About Dean Benton

Dean is an accomplished coach and performance director across multiple codes of football. He is currently the Performance Services Manager at Maribyrnong Sports Academy in Australia. Previously he has served as National Head of Athletic Performance at Rugby Australia, coordinating athletic performance across the country’s national and professional rugby union teams. He has previously worked as Head of Sport Science for England Rugby, Director of Rugby for the Melbourne Storm, and with many other professional clubs and national teams.

Dean has been interviewed multiple times on HMMR Media. You can learn more from him in the following resources:

• GAINcast Episode 186: Training transfer (with Dean Benton)
• Talking tactical periodization with Dean Benton
• Training Talk with Dean Benton
• Using technology to integrate testing, training, and teaching