Lee McDermott

𝐖𝐨𝐧 🥇🥇𝐃𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝/🥉𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐳𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬/𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 5️⃣ 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 4️⃣ 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬/𝐃𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧/𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐆𝐲𝐦𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐆𝐲𝐦𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

Olympian

As a world-class Gymnast and High-Performance Coach with 20+ years of sports and entertainment industry exposure, I enjoy supporting all athletes and coaches through their journey.

I apply innovative coaching strategies for all athletes through to elite and international. My commitment to bettering athlete performance and safety led me to elevate programs and coaching standards to a world-class level.

Previously a Director, Operations & General Manager, Director of Coaching, and National Head Coach. My notable achievements in these roles included enhancing the performance levels of premier sports teams in the National Rugby and Australian Football circuits. As an elite sportsman and show director, I have also directed the world-class Cirque du Soleil show Michael Jackson 'ONE' where we created for renowned personalities such as David Letterman, Ellen DeGeneres, and the late Michael Jackson.

I have set benchmarks for all Cirque du Soleil shows. As a Gymnastics National Team Manager and National Coach, I have supported athletes at the Commonwealth Games, and World Championships.

A few of my professional achievements include:

✔(National Academy Sports Medicine) Performance Enhancement Specialist

✔Restructured coaching departments for Cirque du Soleil Las Vegas

✔Designed and implemented acts for Michael Jackson ‘ONE’ – Cirque du Soleil- Las Vegas

✔Redesigned and implemented 90-minute show Cirque du Soleil ZED

✔Designed safety analysis for shows with OSHA

✔Highest ever ranking position for New Zealand Gymnastics at Commonwealth Games