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District div 1 coaches - it would have to be between Wayne Beumont, Boti Nagy and Neil Gliddon.

Below div one coach - Scott Freer Hands down. With TCP only 2 inches shorter than him... behind him, sorry.

(Mod: A little basketball for an anonymous post -- such a waste!)

neil gliddon doesnt coach anyone only sasi i think

anon - (#47856).

Neil coaches the Eastern Mavericks U 18 Girls. He has coached them since easter (there abouts), and led them to a gold medal at the classics (as well as wayne's u 12 sturt girls).

For the Div 2 and below category, how abot the fuzzy haird wonder from Sturt? Jarrod Clarke has lead his team to Summer & State Champs titles, while also having good results playing in A grade at Nunawading.

Div 1 coaches.... I think Gliddon for taking the Mavs girls to 1st at Classics, Mesecke for taking his girls to 2nd, would both have to be considered. The fact neither team has had consistent seasons in the local competition is probably a slight nagative though, as is the fact Eastern 'borrowed' an U16 for their Classics victory.

I think Wayne Beaumont has had another stellar season, not only taking out Summer & State Champs, but also Classics. The only blemish has been losing 2 (possibly 3?) times to the Boti Nagy lead Forestville team in the local competition.

I think Dave Laurie (F'Ville U18 div 1 boys) also deserves a mention, for leading his team to a Summer season title, and 5th place at Classics. Certainly a good result, along with a 2nd place at the Norwood Carnival. The only drawback was a horror weekend in May.

Matt,

Certainly not questioning any of your 'nominations', but was just wondering if you could expand on the achievement of their teams? Or if someone else can? RJ perhaps?

To the casual observer, names don't mean much. I think it's easier to put into perspective if you could tell us what they've achieved, similar to RJ's post above, and another anonymous' further up.

State Coach: Damien Weeks.

Highest place finish at natioanls.

SASI/ITC: Paul Arnott

Assists with the bottom age group as well as top age U/16. We will see the results of the work he did this year in U/18's in a couple of years.

Division 1 Coach: Wayne Beaumont

Winner: Summer Season
Winner: Easter Tournament
Winner: State Champs
Winner: National Junior Classic

Lower Division Coach: Tie

Dean Nyberg / Jarrod Clarke

Both looking for perfect seasons.

How can you determine who is the best coach etc if you don't establish the criteria against which best is measured.

Does good results mean good coach?

Does significant improvement with basically the same personnel mean good coach?

As an example, and I am in no way implying that Paul Arnott is not a great coach, but how can you measure that on 2005 performances. a) F/V u16b1 miss finals
b) As said by Anon outcomes of his efforts with SASI will only be known in a couple of years.

I personaly would base this assessment on significant improvement and development.

It's not like this is a real award. You can determine it anyway you want. Personally I wouldn't consider having a perfect season makes you the best coach, especially when even Isaac could probably be undefeated with the talent Clarke and Nyberg have.

(Sorry Isaac just making a point, I'm sure youd make a fantastic coach.)

Remember junior coaches do so for FREE and most receive nothing but critisim for what they do. At least this has been positive and at worst a little ego boost for those involved.

No Offence to Damien Weeks but he had the players to finish with GOLD, and only got secon. As SA finished in the Classic with 1st and 2nd. Under 18 Girls should have won Gold. Do you blame the Team or must the Coach take a bit of the responsibility?

and of those teams that came first and second at classics he had TWO players!! The classics result has NOTHING to do with that SA side.

It's a shame they played one of their worst games in the Grand Final. No one's fault, just the way it was ...

Anon #47943,

I think I'd have to disagree that anyone could coach either the F'Ville U18 B2s or Sturt U16 B2s to perfect (or near perfect) years. While Clarke's team is talented, they have some pretty strong competition in Norwood, West, North & even Sturt (2). The fact they knocked off Eastern's div 1's in Nunawading is testament to the fact that Clarke has prepared his bottom-age heavy team for playing U16 1's next year. Again, the F'Ville U18 2's are obviously talented, but have competed favorably against an equally-talented Sturt team, featuring a few SASI players, as well as a div 1 caliber coach in Liam Flynn.

I'd suggest that both coaches have done a good job. It's not always easy to be favorites! However, this sort of thing is subjective, and everyone is entitled to their own opinions. As you suggested, this has been a positive thread so far, and it's probably best kept that way. Let's focus on the fact our girls got silver, instead of laying blame for the fact they just missed out on gold.

Are their any people who are coaching a div 3/4/5 team that you think deserves a mention? I'm sure there are some good coaches in the lower divisions that never get any credit or recognition for the time and effort they put in.

There have been plenty of anonymous posts in this thread. I recall there being a poll done before on this forum, on a similar topic. I guess if people want to get an actual consensus on who the public think are the best coaches in each category, perhaps someone could organise another of those polls? I wonder if many or any of the results would have changed.

Lynne Holland has put in a lot of time and effort with the Woodville Club. Lynne has worked hard with her under 16 girls and is now seeing some fruits for her labour. Not only does Lynne coach these girls but also Under 20 Boys as well. Coaches like Lynne don't come around every day and I as I am sure many people agree thank her.

Lynne for PM!

wouldnt go that far

how do you find the caps lock key???

do you have a picture for this Isaac?

Years ago (maybe 4-5yrs) there was a ref from Port adelaide who was really good. When the boys made a mistake or were fouled he would take the time to explain what they did wrong. This was for an under 12 team I think. Have never seen him umpire again which is a shame as he was very fair and I think very good for the players.

Marc Wallis? He quit half way through the season. Dennis is a great coach!

did they give out coach/referee of the year at presentation

Yep , ta BASA, both g/f teams was recognised,