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. [1] The awards finished after the Australian Coaching Council became part of the Australian Sports Commission's Sport Education Unit on 1 July 2000.
| Year | Coach | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Athletics | ||
| 1991 | Swimming | ||
| 1992 | John Carew | Swimming | |
| 1993 | Cycling | ||
| 1994 | John Carew | Swimming | |
| 1995 | Charlie Walsh | Cycling | |
| 1996 | Equestrian | ||
| 1997 | Peter Fortune - Male Jackie Byrnes - Female | Athletics Athletics | |
| 1998 | Gennadi Touretski - Male Donna Ray-Szalinski - Female | Swimming Cycling | |
| 1999 | Swimming Tennis | ||
| 2000 | Peter Fortune - Male Carolyn Lieutenant - Female | Athletics Equestrian |
| Year | Coach | Sport | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Rugby league | ||
| 1991 | Gymnastics | ||
| 1992 | Noel Donaldson | Rowing | |
| 1993 | Cycling | ||
| 1994 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Year | Coach | Sport | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Cricket | ||
| 1998 | Rugby league Australian football | ||
| 1999 | Rugby league | ||
| 2000 | Australian football |
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. [1]
| 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 |