VOTE NOW: Mackay’s best sports coach | 2023

The search for Mackay’s best sports coach has begun. Vote now from the list of 30 finalists, as nominated by readers.

The search for Mackay’s best sports coach has begun. Vote now from the list of 30 finalists, as nominated by readers.

From football and basketball to cheer and swimming, Mackay is home to many inspiring coaches from all different sports that motivate and inspire people to reach their full potential.

With more than 150 comments and 60+ nominations for the region’s best sports coach, it’s clear Mackay’s coaches have made a lasting impact on the community.

Let’s face it, where would we be without them?

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We’ve narrowed the tsunami of nominations down to the top 30 coaches, and now it’s time to choose this year’s winner, so make your nomination count!

Good luck to:

Chayse Tilley: Senior coach for North Mackay Saints AFC

Brad Smith: Coach for U10‘s North Mackay Saints AFC

Jack Fortescue: Coach for Magpies AFL Reserve Grade team

Joel Khalu: Meteors men‘s basketball coach (Mackay Basketball)

Earl Neilsen: U11‘s Pinnacle Cricket (Pinnacle Cricket Club) and U8’s touch coach. Mr Neilsen is a coach for several sports teams in the Pioneer Valley from cricket, touch, and softball.

Renae Currie: Coach at Ready Steady Go Kids

Glen Powell: Coach for Magpies U7‘s Silver Football Team (Magpies Mackay Football Club)

Tina and Luke Morse: Coaches at All Sports Speed and Endurance Training

Tom Bugeja: Eastern Swans Football Club Senior Womens best ladies AFL coach

Rusty Edwards: U11‘s Wests Tigers Mackay Rugby League Coach (Western Districts JRL Mackay)

Kelly Munt: Coach for Adrenalin Cheer & Dance

Dave Kirby: Magpies U10‘s girls Stars touch coach

Leigh-Anne Pokarier: Coach for Mackay Cyclones Swimming Club Inc.

Leomario Garcia-Rosa: Coach for Futsal Mackay Whitsunday

Rhys Hancock: Coach at Dolphins Football Club

Melinda Lou Kidd: Coach for U14 Girls Fearless Tigers touch football team (Mackay Touch Association)

Scrubber Biggs: Senior coach for Carltons Senior Rugby League Mackay reserve grade team, and for U6‘s through to the U11’s team at Norths Junior Devils Mackay.

Belinda Blossom Possum: Coach at The Rules of Running - Mackay based Middle Distance Running Squad

Farron Hussey: Coach for Sarina Crocodiles (Sarina Junior League)

Te Awa King: Coach at Moranbah Bulls Rugby Union Club

Matthew Kennedy: Coach for U6‘s Mackay Lions and U8’s Mackay City Hawks Football Club

Nathan Bow: Coach for the junior team at Mackay Rangers Football Club

James Gallagher: Coach for women‘s North Mackay Saints AFC team

Cam Woods: Coach for under 14‘s girls’ team at Brothers Bulldogs Junior Rugby League Mackay QLD

Lachlan Vickery: Coach for under 14‘s girls’ team at Brothers Bulldogs Junior Rugby League Mackay QLD

Lisa-Ann McNamara: Coach for Rangers Soccer Team

Ross Jensen: Coach for Meteorites and North Mackay Magic Basketball team

Emma Perkins: Coach for U8‘s Gold Mackay Rangers (Mackay Rangers Football Club)

David Lester: Coach for SLEAK Squad athletics

Jayden Taylor: 16A and Premier League coach for the Galaxy Netball Club. Mr Taylor will also be coaching U18 Mackay Netball Association - MNA Representative Team for state age in April.

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The poll will stay open until midnight on Wednesday, November 15.

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