Whittlesea Pacers have announced their coaches for next year’s Big V basketball season.
Pacers’ president Theresa Waara said the club is hoping to build on the success of the division 1 women and youth league men division 1 championships, which they won this year.
“After a successful and exciting 2015 where two senior championships were achieved, Whittlesea Pacers is looking forward to consolidating and building on that success in 2016,” Waara said.
“We’ve welcomed into the Pacer family two senior coaches, who we expect to bring some fresh and exciting ideas into our women’s program, which will complement our re-appointed men’s coaches.”
With the retirement of division 1 premiership coach Shannon Bodley, the Pacers have turned to his assistant, Brett Tidswell, to take on the head role,
Tidswell, assistant coach for the last two seasons, has an extensive coaching background, including coaching the Sunbury Jets women’s Big V division 1 team.
The Pacers hope they will move up into the state championship division next year. The club is still waiting to find out whether it has been successful in its application to Big V.
Daniel Cooper, from Corio Bay, has been named coach of the women’s youth league division 1 side.
“We look forward to Daniel working with a dynamic team of young ladies and building a strong successful platform for the future,” Waara said.
On the men’s side, Ross Moll has been reappointed coach of the men’s state championship side for a seventh season.
The men’s side finished seventh on the ladder, one game outside the top six.
“After two solid performances in state championship men’s division, we look forward to Ross making waves in SCM finals series in 2016,” Waara said.
After taking the youth league men’s 1 side to premiership glory this year, Paul Hughes will again coach the side.
