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Coaching excellence award for Sorrento stalwart

Tyler BrownJoondalup Times

SORRENTO Tennis Club head coach Richard Sampson received the coaching excellence award at the 2019 WA Tennis Industry Awards Night on Friday evening.

The coveted Arthur Marshall award recognises a coach’s commitment to providing quality coaching programs whilst also growing the sport of tennis by providing competition opportunities for players of all ages and abilities.

Sampson and the InStyle Tennis Management team have been providing coaching services at Sorrento Tennis Club for more than 14 years, coordinating competitions, tournaments, cardio tennis and social tennis, and catering for specialised groups including children with autism and asthma.

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Managing the extensive Tennis Hot Shots program for 3 to 12-year-olds, Sampson also works with 15 local schools delivering before, during, and after school coaching programs and running a competition in Term 4 that culminates in an interschool tournament.

Richard Sampson received the coaching excellence award at the 2019 WA Tennis Industry Awards Night.
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“It’s a great honour to win this award and it’s fantastic for our team to be recognised for all of the hard work we put into the coaching profession,” Sampson said.

“It’s not just an award for me, but an award for my whole team, because without a great team of coaches it’s hard to build and grow a business.

“I want to thank my team for the amazing effort they have put in over the last 12 months to ensure the coaching program here at Sorrento Tennis Club is a great success and I look forward to continued success in the future.”

More than 40 award nominations across 19 categories were received for the 2019 WA Tennis Industry Award Night, which has ran since its inception in 2002.

Tennis West chief executive Michael Roberts said the event was a wonderful opportunity to recognise and celebrate the sport’s hard working clubs, volunteers, coaches and players, congratulating all nominees and award winners on their achievements throughout the year.

“Our awards night is always such a great reminder of the contributions and achievements made by everyone involved in tennis,” he said.

“WA continues to see growth across the sport which can only be attributed to the tireless efforts of our club volunteers and partner schools who continuously go above and beyond to ensure the delivery of our great sport.

“Our coaches maintain their position as some of the best in the country with athletes under their direction proving consistent and outstanding results across all levels.

“The rewards of everyone’s efforts are then realised through increased club activity, top performing juniors and WA players who continue to do us proud on the WTA and ATP.

“None of this is possible without the contribution of everyone involved and our awards night helps to remind us of that.”

All winners will now be nominated in their categories at the Newcombe Medal Australian Tennis Awards to be held at Crown Melbourne on December 2.

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