You Play Sport,
We Do The Rest.
Pivot Sports Performance is a team of High Performance Coaches and Sports Physiotherapists turning promising sporting talent into well-rounded elite athletes.
Pivot Sports Performance is an amalgamation of two like minded Sports Performance & Rehab Facilities in Melbourne's North-North-Eastern suburbs: Strength Systems & Eastern Health & Performance. Together, the two founders Juy & Yianni, shared a vision:
We honour athletes. They are everything we love and do. We aim to provide industry leading expertise and innovation to our Athletic Community. This community is inclusive and welcomes all walks of life. We will achieve this by providing practical value through the most up to date, leading methods of rehabilitation and performance (drives ongoing education), as well as by fostering true human connection through humility, empathy, and curiosity.
We appreciate this is finite, and as our athlete’s needs grow and change, we will be there to grow together and serve them. This will not only improve our athlete’s on field enjoyment, but also improve their enjoyment in life through their newfound confidence, sense of purpose and sense of community.
Together, we can build athletes who are resilient to change.
Together, we can build athletes that aim for big, bold and seemingly unachievable feets.
Together, we can build athletes who look back on their careers with fondness and who continue to love sport long into retirement.
”Providing athletes all the resources they need to enjoy sport.”
How we do it.
We take our extensive experience within sub-elite & elite sport, such as the Richmond Football Club, Carlton Football Club, Cricket Victoria, Sydney Blue Sox Baseball, Sydney Rays Rugby, Gymnastics NSW, Australian Dodgeball Federation, Melbourne Renegades and Melbourne Rebels, to optimise our performance and rehab programs accordingly.
Simply put - we help our athletes develop the essential foundations required to maximise their sporting performance.
Our philosophy is based around building robust and resilient athletes with enhanced movement efficiency. This is achieved by closely supervised small group sessions lead by knowledgeable and caring performance coaches and physios, who target all performance parameters with careful monitoring of training load and external stresses.
Our Physios Have Been Trusted By
Juy Lumsden
Masters of High Performance Sport
Masters of Physiotherapy
Bachelor of Science (Human Structure and Function)
ASCA Coach Level 2
Juy uses a multidisciplinary approach to coach and program his athletes. He combines his skills in physiotherapy, strength and conditioning, biomechanics, motor control and sports coaching to give his athletes a competitive edge when returning to sport.
Juy has worked in professional sport for 7 years and has assisted 100s of professional athletes with their rehabilitation and performance training. He is the AFLW Rehab & Return To Play Coordinator at Western Bulldogs FC. He previously worked for Ireland in the Inaugural AFLW International Rules Series, Richmond Football Club AFLW, The Sydney Blue Sox Baseball, The Australian Dodgeball Federation (Head of Medical), Sydney Rays Rugby, NSW Gymnastics, Victorian Gymnastics and other community AFL teams.
Juy's interest in Concussion Care over the last 5 years has led him to become one of only a dozen Concussion Clinician Physios in Victoria. He provides his advice on Clubs and Leagues Concussion Management Policy to ensure players make a safe return to sport.
Juy has also been sought after in research as an expert clinician on Movement Competency For Athletes & contributed to an Expert Consensus on Assessments through Vic Uni. He is actively involved in 2 studies for Shoulder Strength Testing in female contact based sports.
His main areas of interest are running injuries, mid-late stage rehabilitation of lower limb injuries, ACL injuries and concussion management.
Out side of work, Juy is an overly serious recreational runner and has completed multiple half marathons, full marathons & ultra-marathons.
Juy's athlete list is currently full. He will only be consulting on complex second opinion cases and with elite athletes. If you're interested in working with him, please submit your request here.
Olivia Ritchie
Bachelor of Science (Physiotherapy)
ASCA Level 1
Olivia is originally from Scotland and qualified as a Physiotherapist in 2019 at Glasgow Caledonian University.
Since qualifying, she has predominantly worked within private musculoskeletal & sports clinics. Olivia’s passion is working in a sporting environment and with team sports. She has worked mostly in rugby union with the Scottish Rugby Academy and at semi-professional level. She traveled to Spain and Croatia with the women’s Scottish Hockey Team and provided support to the men’s Canadian Hockey Team whilst they competed in Scotland. Along side this, she also has experience working with semi-professional soccer. Additionally, Olivia covered the AFL European Cup which was hosted in Edinburgh.
She has recently joined our team as a rehab coach and will be working with Banyule FC.
Olivia completed a mat-work Pilates qualification and taught Pilates classes whilst working in Scotland. She also likes to attend reformer/mat-work classes, as well as competing in Triathlons.
Yianni Griffiths
Bachelor of Health Science (Anatomy & Physiology)
Master of Physiotherapy Practice
ASCA Level 1
Yianni specialises in athletic development and rehabilitation for sprinters and combat athletes, with a particular focus on speed, performance and return to sport.
His athlete list is closed to athletes from other sports. If you're a track or combat athlete interested in working with Yianni, please submit your request here.
Yianni holds a postgraduate degree in physiotherapy and has completed further study in speed development, biomechanics, and strength and conditioning. His approach combines physiotherapy and performance coaching to help athletes improve their physical capabilities while managing the demands of training and competition.
Before co-founding Pivot Sports Performance through the merger of Eastern Health & Performance and Strength Systems, Yianni served as Head Physiotherapist and Strength & Conditioning Coach at Vermont F.C. He worked with the club throughout its successful 2023 season, which saw the team finish near the top of the table, and continued in the role through 2024.
Outside the clinic, Yianni has a strong interest in boxing and combat sports. He trains in boxing himself and hopes to step into the ring for a competitive fight in the future.
Jordon Smith
Bachelor of Applied Science & Bachelor of Osteopathic Medicine
Jordon is an Osteopath with a keen interest in exercise rehabilitation and strength & conditioning.
He has worked in a variety of roles such as osteopathic clinics, performance coaching with the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) and managing performance rehab departments at performance facilities. He also currently works as the Head of Rehab for Banyule Football Club Women's team.
He is passionate about creating a welcoming and supportive training environment for all individuals.
Jordon's keen interests are strength training, shoulder injuries, ACL rehab and field based sports.
Outside of work, Jordon has a background in competitive powerlifting and is currently venturing into Olympic lifting.
Beth Dowling
Master of Strength & Conditioning
Bachelor of Exercise Science
Beth is a Strength and Conditioning Coach with a passion for empowering female athletes to reach their full potential. She specialises in long-term athletic development
and has contributed to research on optimising talent selection in youth athletes.
Currently, Beth is the Head of Strength & Conditioning for Women’s Pathways at Rugby Victoria. She has previously worked with the Melbourne Rebels Super W program as an Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach and has extensive experience in performance testing across multiple sports, including Racing Victoria, VNL, AFL Draft, Melbourne Rebels Academy, and Coburg VFL.
Beth brings both professional expertise and personal experience to her coaching, as she is currently rehabbing an ACL injury and plans to begin her PhD in the next year.
Matt Ross-Stubbs
Bachelor of Biomedical Science
ASCA Level 1
With a background in Biomedical Science and a Level 1 ASCA Accreditation, Matt A.K.A
‘Stubbs’ brings an understanding of human performance and movement science that stands out from the traditional path.
Having competed in a range of sports from Australian Rules Football to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Stubbs understands the physical and mental demands athletes face. Stubbs’ coaching philosophy is rooted in helping people get the best out of themselves.
Stubbs is passionate about building strength, resilience, and performance in a way that not only supports athletic success but enhances everyday life via meaningful, structured,
evidence-based training.
Stubbs is currently serving as the Head Conditioning Coach for East Burwood Football Club (EFL) and looks to continue his role as in 2026.
Leslie Payne
Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science (Honours)
Master of Strength and Conditioning
PhD.
Specialising in rugby union performance, Leslie combines applied high-performance coaching with research to optimise athletic development and return-to-play outcomes. His doctoral research focused on the technical and physical determinants of performance in elite rugby union, with particular expertise in strength profiling, force production, and evidence-based performance assessment.
Leslie has experience delivering strength and conditioning across private and professional environments. His work has included roles with the Melbourne Rebels, Western Force and West Coast Eagles, where he implemented strength and rehabilitation programs for developing and elite athletes.
Leslie is passionate about bridging the gap between scientific research and practical coaching, using objective performance testing and evidence-based programming to help athletes maximise performance, reduce injury risk, and develop the physical qualities required for success in sport. His research interests include athlete profiling and developing practical tools that enhance coaching and athlete development.
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Bryan Lee
Bachelor of Exercise Science & Master of Physiotherapy
Bryan holds a Bachelor of Exercise Science and a Physiotherapy degree and is currently completing a Master of Sports & Exercise Physiotherapy /Master of High Performance Sport.
With experience working across all levels of sport, from amateur to professional, Bryan has a proven track record in enhancing athletic performance and resilience. His expertise spans injury rehabilitation, strength and conditioning, and performance optimisation, ensuring athletes become stronger, faster, and more robust through tailored programming and coaching.
Whether you're a field or court-based athlete, a strength/power athlete, or anything in between, Bryan has the knowledge and skills to help you recover from injury, improve performance, or both. He sees rehabilitation as an opportunity to address weaknesses, correct imbalances, and ultimately build a stronger, more resilient athlete.
Bryan is currently the Head Physiotherapist for the Coburg Lions (VFL), bringing elite-level experience to every athlete he works with.
Brandon Griffiths
Bachelor of Applied Sciences
Masters of Physiotherapy Practice
Brandon is passionate for returning people to their best whilst maximising their performance in the process.
With a strong background in strength and conditioning, Brandon is well equipped to guide people through injury, managing pain and rebuilding confidence in their movement. He takes a practical approach to each patient, viewing everyone as unique requiring their own tailored blend of expertise and empathy.
Brandon has a particular interest in ankles, knees, hips and the spine. He enjoys post-surgical cases, soft tissue injuries and working with adolescence to achieve their athletic potential.
Outside of the clinic, Brandon plays football for the East Burwood Rams, is a very amateur surfer and enjoys a good drop of red wine with friends.
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