Full Name

David Misson

Born

May 27, 1967

Age

56y 307d

A man with strong sporting connections, Dave Misson currently holds down the post of 'Fitness Advisor' with the Australian national team. His role is to provide guidance in a range of areas relating to the physical management and education of the players, and to the development by the team's hierarchy of particular strategies to guard against the onset of long-term injuries to their charges. Misson assumed the job in May 1998 after previous experience with a number of major sporting bodies in Australia - among them the New South Wales Cricket Association, the Australian Institute of Sport, the Australian Rugby Union and Tennis Australia. He is the son of former New South Wales and Australian Test batsman, Frank Misson. (John Polack, July 2000)