DIRECTOR/ HEAD COACH
BLUE GUM
Nicknames
Shelle, Shelle Belle
Where are you from?
Perth, Western Australia
What sort of coach are you?
A very experienced, knowledgeable and passionate coach with 20 + years of coaching experience, who loves working with kids of all ages on their sporting journey.
Why do you coach?
I coach because I love it! I love seeing kids learn a new sport and skills for the first time. I also love watching them develop and improve over the weeks, months and years too. I love the bonds you form with your students and families, and knowing that for a short time you helped them to add a string to their sporting journey bow.
Most memorable moment/s from your coaching so far
I love the rewards that we have been lucky enough to experience at the Hopman Cup/ Fed Cup/ ATP Cup… seeing the kid’s faces light up when they enter the main stadium and get to play on the court or toss a coin for one of their heroes. That’s the stuff they’ll remember forever, and me too!
Favourite tennis player/s?
Steffi Graf as a kid but now Serena Williams and Rafa.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Education – Physical Education (Graduated 2000)
- Level 1 Tennis Australia Qualified Coach
- Level 1 AFL Qualified Coach
- Subiaco District AFL Female Coach of the Year 2016
- Western Australian AFL Female Coach of the Year Finalist 2016
- Subiaco District AFL Female Coach of the Year Finalist 2017, 2018
- Current First Aid Certificate
- Current Working With Children Card
- Current Police Clearance
Coaching Experience
- Physical Education teacher (taught in Tafe, Secondary and Primary schools 2000 – 2008)
- Jungle Soccer Leader
- Jungle Sports Leader
- Tennis Excellence Blue Gum – Director/ Coach/ Manager/ Marketing Director (2005 – now)
- Footy Excellence Director/ Coach (2016 – now)
- Carine Junior Football Club Auskick Coach (2014 – 2019)
- Carine Junior Football Club Modified Coach (2018 – now)
- WAFC Footy Fundamentals Coach (2020 -)
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