Wheelchair Basketball Coach Mandy Johnson Named Coach of the Month

Coaching Manitoba has announced that Wheelchair Basketball Coach Mandy Johnson has been named its May 'Coach of the Month'.  Mandy is an assistant coach with the Junior National Wheelchair Team going to Paris in July for the World Championships. She will also be serving as an assistant coach with Manitoba at the Senior Men's National Championships in May.  Congratulations Mandy!  Keep reading for more on the recognition program and how you can nominate your coach!

Coaching Manitoba's "Coach of the Month" program recognizes
outstanding Manitoba coaches in action. Nominations are accepted for
coaches at all levels of sport (grassroots through high performance)
who make extraordinary contributions to sport and athlete development.
Deadline for nominations is the 25^th of each month.

Coach of the Month for May:




Mandy Johnson





Wheelchair Basketball

Mandy is an assistant coach with the Junior National
Wheelchair Team going to Paris in July for the World Championships. She
will also be serving as an assistant coach with Manitoba at the Senior
Men's National Championships in May.

Click thru to Global's website to view our May Coach of the Month - Mandy Johnson...watch video. Keep watching the video to see past Coach of the Month Recipients.

Coach of the Month Guidelines

• The coach must be actively coaching in Manitoba and must
  have completed at least one component of the National Coaching
  Certification program (Theory/Multi-sport module, Technical or
  Practical).


• Family members are not eligible to nominate coaches.


• The
  coach who is selected Coach of the Month must approve and consent to
  disclose the information provided on the nomination form to Global
  Sports and make themselves available for production of an on air video
  segment and to Robin's and Coaching Manitoba for promotional purposes. 

Coaches who are selected as the "Coach of the Month" will be
featured on Global Sports the last Monday of the month on the
11:00 p.m. News.

Each "Coach of the Month" recipient will receive a Coaching Manitoba
clipboard and t-shirt, Global Sports merchandise and a Robins prize
package.

Nominate a Coach

You can nominate a coach one of two ways:

• Online...click here
  
  

• Print off a nomination form, fill it out and mail, fax or drop it off to:
  
  
  
  Coaching Manitoba
  
  200 Main Street
  
  Winnipeg MB R3C 4M2
  
  FAX: 925-5916
  
  
  
  Click here to download the printable version of the nomination form in PDF format.

 

Coach of the Month : Previous Recipients

Month		Recipient		Location		Sport
May 2009		Mandy Johnson		Winnipeg		Wheelchair Basketball
April 2009		Janet Arnott		Winnipeg		Curling
March 2009		Stephen Tackie		Winnipeg		Basketball
February 2009		Paul Krueger		Winnipeg		Hockey
January 2009		Pedro Daza		Winnipeg		Soccer
December 2008		Jim Schreyer		Selkirk		Volleyball
November 2008		George Vanderlip		Winnipeg		Ringette
October 2008		Gerry Rocan		Brandon		Soccer
September 2008		Ian Parsons		Winnipeg		Football
August 2008		Norbert Bender		Winnipeg		Soccer
July 2008		George Kylar		Winnipeg		Tennis
June 2008		Rene Comeault		Winnipeg		Athletics
May 2008		Brian Jones		Selkirk		Judo
April 2008		Kevin Benson		Winnipeg		Hockey
March 2008		Archie Chawla		Winnipeg		Badminton
February 2008		Larry Liebrecht		Lockport		Curling
January 2008		Jared Boville		Winnipeg		Basketball
December 2007		Courtney Despiegelaere		St.Claude		Basketball
November 2007		D'Arcy Bain		Winnipeg		Ringette
October 2007		Laura Ealing		Winnipeg		Gymnastics
September 2007		Paul Harland		Winnipeg		Rugby
August 2007		Graeme Jones		Winnipeg		Football
July 2007		Frank Verbong		Winnipeg		Softball
June 2007		Chris Labossiere		Winnipeg		Cycling
May 2007		Pal Temesvari		Winnipeg		Swimming
April 2007		Red Ducharme		Winnipeg		Basketball
March 2007		Fred Kelesnik		Morris		Volleyball
February 2007		Rob Meakin		Winnipeg		Curling
January 2007		Ashley Fudge		Dugald		Equestrian