Nominations for the 2025 Victorian Sport Awards are now closed.
Presented by:
This award is open to Victorian coaches who have achieved outstanding coaching performance/s with Victorian athlete/s or teams during the 2025 year.
Eligibility:
To be eligible to be considered in this category, the nominee must:
- Be an accredited Coach under the recognised National or State Sporting body
- Coach Victorian athlete(s) or a team competing at a state, national and/or international level competition
- Nominations are open to paid and unpaid coaches
Selection Criteria:
- Results and performance of the athlete/team coached by the nominee
- Level of competition – state, national and/or international
- Contribution to the wider coaching community within their sport - mentoring
Selection Process & Voting:
For all information regarding selection and voting processes, return to the 2025 nominations information page here.
Previous Winners
| 2024 | Jimmy Soufis | Futsal |
| 2023 | Peter McNeil | Skiing |
| 2022 | Angela McMillan | Aerobic Gymnastics |
| 2021 | Alois Rosario | Table Tennis |
| 2020 | N/A | N/A |
| 2019 | Jeff Hopkins | Football |
| 2018 | Dean Vickerman | Basketball |
| 2017 | Damien Hardwick | Australian Rules Football |
| 2016 | Luke Beveridge | Australian Rules Football |
| 2015 | Ange Postecoglou | Football |
| 2014 | Bernie Harrower | Basketball |
| 2013 | Kateryna Logachova | Gymnastics |
| 2012 | Craig Bellamy | Rugby |
| 2011 | Dave Sanders | Cycling |
| 2010 | Ian Pope | Swimming |
| 2009 | Greg Shipperd | Cricket |
| 2008 | Rohan Taylor | Swimming |
| 2007 | Kristy Keppich-Birrell | Netball |
| 2006 | Ian Pope | Swimming |
| 2005 | Ken Davis | Women’s |
| 2004 | Lisa Alexander | Netball |
| 2003 | Rachel Johnson | Aerial |
| 2002 | Roger Flynn | Squash |
| 2001 | Peter Fortune | Athletics |
| 2000 | Peter Fortune | Athletics |
| 1999 | Noel Donaldson | Rowing |
| 1998 | Chris Wardlaw | Athletics |
| 1997 | Noel Donaldson | Rowing |
| 1996 | David Sanders | Cycling |
