By Ron Lane
One thing that has become apparent in our community is that we have many good, dedicated people working in sport; people who are not just coaching but also, and most important of all, planning for the future
Here then is just some of our people and clubs who are formulating these plans.
The recent camp held for junior members of Queensland amateur boxing clubs, was a specially select team of eighteen, assembled for a weekends training at the outer Brisbane suburb of Browns Plains.
This camp was a part of Boxing Australia’s Future Program, a nationwide program aimed at providing the best available coaching for our athletes. Head Future Coach for Queensland Mark Evans (of Cooroys Impact Boxing Academy) said, “This Program is being run in all states and each state has its own Future Coach and we all communicate. This will develop our athletes into a higher standard and enable them to fight amongst the elite. Coaches will be required to monitor and file all aspects of the fighters career”.
For possible future selection in Australian teams these camps are essential.
Other big planners for the future have been the Dolphins Junior Rugby Club who recently ran a training seminar under control of Queensland Rugby and Rob Frey Junior club President. Another club with a solid future program in place is the Shotokan Karate Club at Noosaville. On August 13, Head Sensei Bryan Dukas and staff will take a team of students to Japan to study and train. Then in February 2020 Andre Bertel a 7th Dan from Japan will visit Noosa and conduct seminars.
In the sport of soccer the Noosa Lions have 58 teams competing from u/6 to O/35s and overseeing this is Lions president Alinda Bryant and Head Coach Kevin A’Herne-Evans. ‘’Since 2015 this club has doubled its members,”said Bryant.
Over at Tewantin, Noosa District Net Ball Association (established in 1975) has been running local competition, fielding rep teams and providing umpires and coaches ever since. “Saturday mornings we run programs for children aged from 5 to 16, and in October we will start a new concept called Walking Net Ball aimed at ladies who no longer have the requirements for the fast game,” secretary Sue Lowrie said. “We now have 900 members on our books; from the tiny ones to the adults”
Little Athletics Noosa is a good example of what can be achieved by a program of continued planning. This season they will again host and run one of the most successful athletic meets in Queensland, the famous NOOSA GIFT. “November will be our tenth year,” said Ian Smith an organiser for many year. “We are proud of the fact that it is strong as ever and will continue to bring runners from all over Queensland plus interstate.” Their club of approximately 200 members has seen both junior and seniors win titles at both state and national level as well as representing their country at international events. The future for our athletes is looking good.
