# Australian Coach Awards

Australian Coach Awards were established by the Australian Coaching Council in 1990 to promote best practice in coaching and those coaches that stood out amongst their peers. The awards finished after the Australian Coaching Council became part of the Australian Sports Commission's Sport Education Unit on 1 July 2000.

## Individual Coach of the Year

| Year | Coach | |
| 1990 | Craig Hilliard | Athletics |
| 1991 | Terry Gathercole | Swimming |
| 1992 | John Carew | Swimming |
| 1993 | Charlie Walsh | Cycling |
| 1994 | John Carew | Swimming |
| 1995 | Charlie Walsh | Cycling |
| 1996 | Wayne Roycroft | Equestrian |
| 1997 | Peter Fortune - Male Jackie Byrnes - Female | Athletics Athletics |
| 1998 | Gennadi Touretski - Male Donna Ray-Szalinski - Female | Swimming Cycling |
| 1999 | Doug Frost - Male Lesley Bowrey | Swimming Tennis |
| 2000 | Peter Fortune - Male Carolyn Lieutenant - Female | Athletics Equestrian |

## Team Coach of the Year

| Year | Coach | Sport |
| 1990 | Tim Sheens | Rugby league |
| 1991 | Ju Ping Tian | Gymnastics |
| 1992 | Noel Donaldson | Rowing |
| 1993 | Charlie Walsh | Cycling |
| 1994 | Richard Charlesworth | Field hockey |
| 1995 | Charlie Walsh | Cycling |
| 1996 | Richard Charlesworth | Field hockey |
| 1997 | Richard Charlesworth - Male Norma Plummer - Female | Field hockey Netball |
| 1998 | Richard Charlesworth - Male Jill McIntosh - Female | Field hockey Netball |
| 1999 | Richard Charlesworth - Male Jill McIntosh - Female | Field hockey Netball |
| 2000 | Richard Charlesworth - Male Marg Angove - Female | Field hockey Netball |

## Young Coach of the Year

| Year | Coach | Sport |
| 1990 | Ellen Randell | Rowing |
| 1991 | Shaun Panayi - Male Fiona Bird - Female | Diving Gymnastics |
| 1992 | Steve Evans - Male Fiona Bird - Female | Rowing Gymnastics |
| 1993 | Glenn Beringen - Male Carrie Graf - Female | Swimming Basketball |
| 1994 | Michael Piper - Male Jennifer Banks - Female | Swimming Wheelchair Athletics |
| 1995 | Michael Doyle - Male | Rowing |
| 1996 | Steve Rippon - Male Carrie Graf - Female | Athletics Basketball |

## Domestic League Coach of the Year

| Year | Coach | Sport |
| 1997 | John Buchanan | Cricket |
| 1998 | Wayne Bennett Malcolm Blight | Rugby league Australian football |
| 1999 | Chris Anderson | Rugby league |
| 2000 | Kevin Sheedy | Australian football |

## Eunice Gill Coach Education Merit Awards

Award in honour of Eunice Gill who played a major role in coach development including Chairperson of the Australian Coaching Council from 1982 to 1986.
| Year | Coach |
| 1990 | Adrian Hurley, Magda Mayer, Jess Jarver, James Pappas, Frank Johnston, Eric Worthington |
| 1991 | Reinhold Batschi, Marlene Matthews, Paul Broughton, Frank Pyke, Margaret Corbett, Ron Tindall, Keith Holman |
| 1992 | Jack Pross, Ron Smith |
| 1993 | John Boas, Patrick Hunt, Don Cameron, David Parkin, Kay Cox, Paul Quinlan |
| 1994 | Val Beitzel, Nigel Champion, Dennis Coffey, Brian Cook, Brian Douge, Kay Haarsma, Tony Rice, Paul Webb, Jeff Wollstein |
| 1995 | Joyce Brown, Roger Flynn, Edwin Johnson, Alan Launder, Wendy Piltz, Sean Scott, Peter Spence, Peta Whitford |
| 1996 | Cary Thompson, Angela Calder, Kelli Chilton, Chris Nunn |
| 1997 | Neil Craig, Anne Green, Ralph Richards, Lawrie Woodman |
| 1998 | Peter Corcoran |
| 1999 | Deidre Anderson, Judy Bosler, Bill Sweetenham |
| 2000 | Neil Barras, Neville Bleakley, Wayne Goldsmith, Kerry McGough |

## Other Awards

* 1999 - Scholarship Coach of the Year - Yvette Yin Luo (Badminton)
* 1999 - Award for Services to Coaches - Ron Tindall (WA Coaching Foundation)