2024 Leasexpress Coach of the Year
Presented by:
Nominations for the 2024 Victorian Sport Awards open 15 January 2025.
This award is open to Victorian coaches who have achieved outstanding coaching performance/s with Victorian athlete/s or teams during the 2024 year.
Eligibility:
To be eligible to be considered in this category, the nominee must:
- Be an accredited Coach under the recognised National or State Sporting body
- Coach Victorian athlete(s) or a team competing at a state, national and/or international level competition
- Nominations are open to paid and unpaid coaches
Selection Criteria:
- Results and performance of the athlete/team coached by the nominee
- Level of competition – state, national and/or international
- Contribution to the wider coaching community within their sport - mentoring
Selection Process & Voting:
For all information regarding selection and voting processes, return to the 2024 nominations information page here.
Previous Winners
2023 | Peter McNeil | Skiing |
2022 | Angela McMillan | Aerobic Gymnastics |
2021 | Alois Rosario | Table Tennis |
2020 | N/A | N/A |
2019 | Jeff Hopkins | Football |
2018 | Dean Vickerman | Basketball |
2017 | Damien Hardwick | Australian Rules Football |
2016 | Luke Beveridge | Australian Rules Football |
2015 | Ange Postecoglou | Football |
2014 | Bernie Harrower | Basketball |
2013 | Kateryna Logachova | Gymnastics |
2012 | Craig Bellamy | Rugby |
2011 | Dave Sanders | Cycling |
2010 | Ian Pope | Swimming |
2009 | Greg Shipperd | Cricket |
2008 | Rohan Taylor | Swimming |
2007 | Kristy Keppich-Birrell | Netball |
2006 | Ian Pope | Swimming |
2005 | Ken Davis | Women’s |
2004 | Lisa Alexander | Netball |
2003 | Rachel Johnson | Aerial |
2002 | Roger Flynn | Squash |
2001 | Peter Fortune | Athletics |
2000 | Peter Fortune | Athletics |
1999 | Noel Donaldson | Rowing |
1998 | Chris Wardlaw | Athletics |
1997 | Noel Donaldson | Rowing |
1996 | David Sanders | Cycling |