I am pleased to announce that the Board has appointed Greg Drake as the Women’s Premier League coach for season 2014. Greg has an impressive coaching and playing record and is a highly sought after coach due to his knowledge and experience. The club believes Greg is the ideal candidate to develop the talented group of players coming through the club at the moment. The timing of this appointment gives Greg and the squad the best chance to prepare for the 2014 season.
Here is a summary of Greg’s playing and coaching achievements;
Coaching Record Highlights
2013 Junior Development Officer, Altona HC
2012-13 Assistant coach Victorian Vipers
2012-13 Assistant coach Victorian U21 men
2011-12 Coach Altona HC State League 1 men
2011 Coach Victorian U18 women
2010 Assistant Coach Victorian U18 women
2008-09 Coach Victorian U21 women
2006-07 Coach Altona HC State League 1 women (Coach of the Year 2006)
1998 Assistant coach Altona HC State League 1 men
Playing Record Highlights
1993-2003, 2005-10 Altona HC State League 1 (250 games)
2004-05 Played for Hounslow and Ealing HC in London, UK
2004 Victoria Indoor (captain)
2003 Victorian Vikings national league squad
1998 Australian Universities Team (played tournament in India)
1996 Victoria Indoor
1996 Altona State League 1 premiership player
1995-98 Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship holder
1995-97 Victoria U21
1994-95 Victoria U19 Indoor
Australian U18 development squad
1994 Altona HC State League 1 premiership player
Tracey Drake has also been appointed as the Premier League Reserves coach for 2014 following on from the great work done with the team in 2013. Please join me in congratulating Greg and Tracey on their appointment. I would also like to thank Marc Richardson, Lisa MacFarlane and Aidan Hicks for their time coaching our Premier League squad and wish each of them all the best with their future coaching aspirations.
Go A’s
David Burns
Chairman