Local coaches were recognised at last month's Australian Football Coaches Association awards night in WA, recognising the efforts
and achievements of community coaches at a District level.
The annual AFCA Awards Night, which followed an AFCA High Performance Coaching Course in Western Australia, was attended by special guest, Fremantle Football Club coach Mark Harvey, who presented the awards to State winners.
Award winners included:
Hamish More (pictured) - Ron Alexander Auskick Coach of the Year
Megan O'Mara - Women's Coach of the Year
Alan Cross - John Dimmer Modified Rules Coach of the Year
Jason Ireland - Brett Barber Youth Coach of the Year
Geoff Wolfenden - Ken Armstrong Community Coach of the Year
Mark Howard - Greg Brehaut Scholarship
Scott Watters - JJ Leonard Medal
The awards followed the High Performance Coaching Course at Subiaco Oval, which featured presentations by former AFL coaches including David Parkin, Stan Alves, Neale Daniher and Rob Wiley.
Aspiring coaches also travelled from New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia for the course, while a large number attended from WA including one female coach.
