Awards of Excellence

BEST MEDIA COVERAGE
1988/89   Channel 9 Wide World of Sports -  Bicentennial Australian Cup, Perth
1989/90   ABC-TV Melbourne - Fuji Film Australia Cup Match
1990/91   ABC-TV - World Series Beach
1991/92   ABC-Radio - Tracey Holmes
1992/93   ABC-TV - Thursday Night Volleyball & World Volleyball Grand Prix
1993/94   Australian Volleyball Magazine
1994/95   Network 10 - Ten’s Summer of Sports Pro Tour Beach Coverage
1995/96   Turnbull Fox Phillips - World Series Women’s Beach Brisbane
2001/02   Adelaide Advertiser, Australian Jr Beach Volleyball Championships
2002/03   SBS, Toyota World Sport - 2002 Women’s World Championship
2003/04   Channel Ten - Australian Beach Volleyball Tour
2004/05   SBS – 2004 Olympics and Australian Volleyball League
2005/06   David Valente
2006/07   Spike Magazine
2007/08   Adelaide Advertiser
2008/09   LOCAL - The Courier (Adelaide Hills)  NATIONAL - SBS
 
MOST OUTSTANDING VOLLEYBALL EVENT
1988/89   SA-FM National Beach Volleyball Championships
1989/90   Commonwealth Bank Cup
1990/91   Fuji Xerox Cup - 6th Asian Men’s Championships
1991/92   ACT Indoor Grand Prix
1992/93   World Volleyball Grand Prix
1993/94   Volleyball Victoria - VTAM vs Brazil Series
1994/95   Volleyball Victoria - “Hearthealth” Australian Jr Championships
1995/96   AOQT & associated AVC meetings
1997/98   Qld Volleyball Schools Cup & Australian  Volleyball Schools Cup.
1999/00   World League (Aust v Poland) - Volleyball SA
2000/01   Volleyball SA Corporate Lunch
2001/02   2001 Goodwill Games Beach Volleyball - Qld Volleyball
2002/03   2002 World Masters Games - Volleyball Victoria
2003/04   2003 Australian Masters Games, AVF
2004/05   Australian Volleyball Schools Cup
2005/06   Round 8 (2005 AVL) hosted by Mt Lofty Volleyball Club
2006/07   Australia vs Argentina hosted by Bendigo Volleyball Assn
2007/08   SWATCH FIVB World Tour – Adelaide Open
2008/09   Round 4 (2008 MAVL) hosted by QAS & Volleyball QLD
 
BEST VOLLEYBALL EVENT ORGANISER
1988/89   Ross Symonds & QVA - Bicentennial Australia Cup Match, Townsville
1989/90   QVA - National Junior Volleyball Championships
1990/91   Trevor Williams (WAVA) - Fuji Xerox Cup 6th Asian Men’s Champs
1991/92   Kevin Dobson - Commonwealth Bank Cup
1992/93   World Volleyball Grand Prix Organising Committee:
               K. Dobson, J. Kostas, S. Berry, P. McConnon, B. Foot, S. Watson, N. Drew, R. Clews.
1993/94   Kevin Dobson
1994/95   Volleyball SA - Triple Crown Beach Event
1995/96   Trish Virag
1997/98   Ben Jones
1999/00   Shane Hennessy – World League (Aust v Poland)
2000/01   John Stedman & Paul Finn (Volleyball SA Corporate Lunch
2001/02   Queensland Volleyball Association – 2001 Goodwill Games Beach Volleyball (Joint winner)
               Richard Casutt – 2001 Australian Junior Beach Volleyball Champs (Joint winner)
2002/03   Phong Nguyen & Kevin Lentin (Vic) 2002 World Masters Games
2003/04   Phong Nguyen Various, including 2003 Australian Masters Games
2004/05   Chris Lemm, Peter McConnon & Murray Mansfield  (AVSC)
2005/06   Gary Antognelli
2006/07   Bendigo Volleyball Association
2007/08   Not Awarded 
2008/09   Not Awarded 


ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR
1989/90   Steve Berry (TVA)
1990/91   Marilyn Breen (AVF)
1991/92   Paul Finn (VSA)
1992/93   Jackie Murdoch (VSA)
1993/94   Ross Symonds (QVA)
1994/95   Jackie Murdoch (VVI)
1995/96   Wanda Sipa (AVF)
2001/02   Andrew Scotford (AVF)
2003/04   Teresa Henderson (QVA)
2004/05   Paul Finn (VSA)
2006/07   Holly Richardson (VACT)
2007/08   Not Awarded
2008/09   Marta Makuch (VWA)
 
BEST COMMERCIAL SPONSOR
1995/96   Bakers Delight
2003/04   Molten
2004/05   Vodafone
2007/08   Not Awarded
 
JOE HILLER COACH OF THE YEAR
1989/90   Sue Dansie - SASI Women
1990/91   Phil Borgeaud - VTAM
1991/92   Trevor Williams - VTAW &  WA u/21
1992/93   Andres Lomp - ACT Academy  Men
1993/94   Steve Tutton - SASI Men
1994/95   David Eldridge - Heathfield High School
1995/96   Tomas Santamaria - VIS Men
1997/98   Stelio DeRocco – VTAM
1999/00   Jenny Becker – Canberra Cougars (AVL)
2000/01   Steve Anderson & Steve Tutton
2001/02   Craig Marshall (SASI)
2002/03   Heathfield High School - AVSC 2002 Coaches
2003/04   Gavin Lewis
2004/05   Boris Georgieff
2005/06   Sue Jenkins
2006/07   Carlos Galletti & Simon Naismith
2007/08   Russell Borgeaud & Craig Marshall
2008/09   Pauline Manser
   
 
BOB FOOT REFEREE OF THE YEAR
1989/90   Juho Looveer
1990/91   Ray Harris
1991/92   Adam Vasiliou
1992/93   Dean Turner
1993/94   Colin Nissen
1994/95   Dean Turner
1995/96   Melissa Rinaldi
1996/97   Dean Turner
1998/99   Dean Turner
1999/00   Dean Turner
2000/01   Dean Turner
2001/02   Dean Turner
2002/03   Stephen Giugni
2003/04   David Smith
2004/05   Liz Pollock
2005/06   Stephen Guigni
2006/07   Catriona Tweedie
2007/08   Danni Francis 
2008/09   John Bennett

MOST OUTSTANDING AUSTRALIAN FEMALE PLAYER
1989/90   Sally Gray
1990/91   Kerri Pottharst
1991/92   Kerri Pottharst
1992/93   Lisa Willcocks
1993/94   Pauline Manser
1994/95   Laurel Wentworth
1995/96   Pauline Manser
1996/97   Pauline Manser
1997/98   Liz Brett
1998/99   Beatrice Daly
1999/00   Beatrice Daly
2000/01   Priscilla Ruddle
2001/02   Tamsin Barnett
2002/03   Priscilla Ruddle
2003/04   Tolotear Lealamanua
2004/05   Tolotear Lealamanua
2005/06   Eileen Romanowski
2006/07   Anna Maycock
2007/08   Justine Mowen
2008/09   Tara West 
 
TED KALKHOVEN MOST OUTSTANDING AUSTRALIAN MALE PLAYER 
1988/89   Matthew Perry
1989/90   Russell Borgeaud
1990/91   Gabriel Mauerhofer
1991/92   Steve Lugge
1992/93   Edi Vukosa
1993/94   David Waite
1994/95   Russell Wentworth
1995/96   Scott Newcomb
1996/97   Dan Howard
1997/98   Dan Howard
1998/99   Ben Hardy
1999/00   Hidde Van Beest
2000/01   Dan Howard
2001/02   Dan Howard
2002/03   Dan Howard
2003/04   Dan Howard
2004/05   Ben Hardy
2005/06   Ben Hardy
2006/07   Ben Hardy
2007/08   Paul Carroll
2008/09   Matthew Young
 
MOST OUTSTANDING FEMALE BEACH PLAYER
1992/93   Anita Palm
1993/94   Anita Palm
1994/95   Kerri Pottharst
1995/96   Kerri Pottharst
1996/97   Kerri Pottharst
1997/98   Pauline Manser
1999/00   Natalie Cook
2000/01   Kerri Pottharst & Natalie Cook
2001/02   Kerri Pottharst
2002/03   Natalie Cook
2003/04   Natalie Cook
2004/05   Nicole Sanderson
2005/06   Natalie Cook
2006/07   Natalie Cook
2007/08   Tamsin Barnett 
2008/09   Natalie Cook
 
MOST OUTSTANDING MALE BEACH PLAYER
1992/93   Julien Prosser
1993/94   Julien Prosser
1994/95   Julien Prosser
1995/96   Julien Prosser
1996/97   Lee Zahner
1997/98   Lee Zahner
1998/99   Lee Zahner
1999/00   Lee Zahner
2000/01   Matt Grinlaubs
2001/02   Lee Zahner
2002/03   Joshua Slack
2003/04   Andrew Schacht
2004/05   Julien Prosser
2005/06   Andrew Schacht
2006/07   Joshua Slack
2007/08   Andrew Schacht
2008/09   Andrew Schacht
 
NATIONAL PRO TOUR MOST VALUABLE FEMALE PLAYER
1995         Anita Palm
 
NATIONAL PRO TOUR MOST VALUABLE MALE PLAYER
1995         Lee Zahner 
 
VOLLEYBALL AUSTRALIA SERVICE AWARDS
 
The Merit Award and Life Membership were instituted by the AVF in 1977. The first Life membership was awarded to Walter Lebedew in that year. 
 
LIFE MEMBERS         
John Barker (1991)
Barry Couzner (1994)
Dave Flatt (2004)
Robert Foot (dec)
Argods Fricson (dec)
Wolfgang Gollong (dec)
Jeffrey Kostas (dec)
Eric Hayman OAM (dec) 
Jozef Hiller (dec)
Walter Lebedew OAM (1977)
Clarrie Martin (dec)
George Mraz (2004)
Joan Peksis
Tomas Santamaria (1993)
Steven Tutton (2007)
Trevor Williams (1993)
 
30 YEARS OUTSTANDING SERVICE
Jeffrey Kostas (1992)
 
AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE
Lyn Roberts (1992)
Wanda Sipa (1997)
Steve Tutton (1997)
 
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS

MERIT AWARD
Criteria for the Merit Award is ten years of participation in the Australian Championships as player, coach or manager it was instituted in 1978 retrospective.