St Kilda Football Club is pleased to announce the appointment of Adam Basil as its new High Performance Manager.

Basil joins the Saints after six years as both Strength & Conditioning Manager and Sports Science Manager at Melbourne Victory between 2006-2012 (including A-League Championships in 2007 & 2009) before he established an elite performance business coaching professional athletes around Australia.

Before commencing his career as a performance coach, Basil represented Australia in the final of the Men's 4x100m Relay at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.

"I am genuinely excited to be joining St Kilda ahead of the 2014 season. The Club is undergoing significant change within its player group and to be given the opportunity to work with some of Australia's best professional footballers will be a wonderful experience," Basil said.