Coaches crowned best of the best at awards
Some of Western Australia's finest coaches were crowned the 2011 High Performance or Community Coach of the Year for their respective sports at a recent dinner celebration at the Burswood Entertainment Complex.
28 June 2011
Each sport had the opportunity to put forward their High
Performance Coach of the Year and Community Coach of the Year, and
those chosen for the honour were acknowledged at the dinner in front of their
peers. Master of Ceremonies for the night was Tim Gossage.
DSR Industry Training and Development Project Officer Jonelle Burns said the contribution of sports coaches to our state was significant.
“Whether it be at the community or high performance
level, coaches act as mentors and have the potential to positively influence
athletes and participants and, importantly, their success and enjoyment of
sport,” Ms Burns said.
“It is so important that we recognise and celebrate the achievements of those coaches that contribute so much to our state and its communities. Without them, sport at all levels simply would not exist.”
Recipients of note on the night included top level Indigenous basketballer Narelle Henry, who has successfully moved into coaching, and Matt Bull, who received the Community award for tennis. This award follows Matt’s recent recognition at a national level – he won the 2010 Australian Tennis Award for ‘Coaching Excellence’.
Award recipients
| Sport |
Awardee | Category | Suburb |
| Football (Soccer) |
David Cantoni |
Community | Manning |
| Football (Soccer) |
Kenny Lowe |
High Performance | Winthrop |
| Bowls |
Peter Bowden |
High Performance | Manning |
| Basketball | Narelle Henry | Community | Not supplied |
| Basketball | Andy Stewart | High Performance | Not supplied |
| Masters Swimming |
Judith Crawford |
Community | Como |
| Hockey |
Wendy Wales |
Community | Rockingham |
| Hockey |
Neil Hawgood |
High Performance | Karrawarra |
| Cricket |
Steve Johnston |
Community | Wanneroo |
| Cricket |
Lindsay Flinn |
High Performance | Belmont |
| Football (Australian Rules) |
Bill Duckworth |
Community | Woodvale |
| Football (Australian Rules) | Greg Harding |
High Performance | Henley Brook |
| Wheelchair Sports |
Mark Lovell & Greg Melvin |
Community | Ocean Reef & Heathridge |
| Wheelchair Sports | Lee Nott |
High Performance | Landsdale |
| Baseball |
Steve Fish |
Community | Wanneroo |
| Rugby Union |
Bob Hunter |
Community | Swanbourne |
| Rugby Union |
Dwayne Nester |
High Performance | Karrinyup |
| Tennis |
Matt Bull |
Community | Claremont |
| Diving |
Kim Hunynen-Furler |
Community | Not supplied |
| Diving |
Iris Deng |
High Performance | Floreat |
| Squash |
Craig Scoble |
Community | Esperance |
| Squash |
Michael Cornish |
High Performance | Bridgetown |
| Wrestling |
Jadranko (Adrian) Tesanovic |
Community | Maylands |
| Badminton | Nicholas Kidd |
Community | Nollamara |
| Badminton | Nicholas KIdd |
High Performance | Nollamara |
| Netball |
Tracey Foley |
Community | O'Conner |
| Netball |
Nicole Prothero | High Performance | Thornlie |
| Ultimate Frisbee |
Anna Haynes |
Community | Mandurah |
| Ultimate Frisbee |
John Damiani |
High Performance | Not supplied |
| Gymnastics |
Derek May |
Community | Scarborough |
| Gymnastics |
Martine George & Nikolai Lapchine |
High Performance | Wembley Downs |
| Swimming | Mathew Lovelock |
Community | Stirling |
| Swimming | Matt Magee |
High Performance | Scarborough |
| Waterpolo | David Neesham |
Community | Bicton |
| Equestrian | Peta Booker |
Community | Wattle Grove |
| Surf life saving | Joe Knights Smith |
Community | Not supplied |
| Surf life saving | Rick Duncan | High Performance | Hillarys |
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