Thursday, April 11, 2013
Senne, 45, a father of two, beat out five other contestants nominated for the honor.
Woodridge resident Tom Senne was named the Woodridge Park District's 2012 Coach of the Year in March, over five other nominated coaches, an honor that the 45-year-old basketball and softball coach and father of two is relishing, the Suburban Life reports. "It really is a nice honor for me," Senne told the paper. "I have been doing this for quite awhile now, and I have seen other coaches who have won the same award. And it really is a bigger deal than I thought it would be." According to the paper, the Coach of the Year honorific began a few years ago to recognize coaches to go above and beyond just "teach[ing] the X's and O's of the game;" Senne, who grew up loving sports, decided to continue coaching even when his daughters aged out of …
Monday, February 11, 2013
The Woodridge Park District is asking for nominations for coach of the year. All nominees will be recognized.
A youth sports coach can have a special impact on a child, and the Woodridge Park District wants to recognize the best local coaches. "Coaching youth sports is more than just teaching the X’s and the O’s," A Park District news release stated. "Good sportsmanship, a positive attitude and self-discipline are expected by parents and nowadays expectations couldn’t be higher." The Park District wants to recognize the efforts of the volunteer coaches, and nominations are being accepted for any coach who participated during the 2012 calendar year. Read about past winners This coach should have demonstrated at minimum the following qualities: Good sportsmanship: Are players encouraged to be respectful of opponents? Does the coach place the well-…
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Peter Freischlag will be recognized later this month by the Illinois High School Tennis Coaches Association.
The Illinois High School Tennis Coaches Association (IHSTCA) has named Downers Grove South High School's boys tennis coach Peter Freischlag “Coach of the Year” for 2012. Freischlag, who is also a teacher in the special services department at South High, will be recognized later this month following his team's successful fall season, according to District 99 officials. Each year, the IHSTCA recognizes a coach based on team record, obstacles the team faced, contributions the coach made to the sport outside of the high school season and player development. Led by Freischlag, the boys tennis team achieved the following accomplishments in 2012: In addition to the team’s record, the IHSTCA committee noted Freischlag’s challenge after a tornado …
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Dusan Strmcnik is a U-14 Boys Woodridge Storm team.
The following is a press release from the Woodridge Park District. The Woodridge Park District recently chose Dusan Strmcnik as the 2011 Coach of the Year. As part of the award’s criteria, Dusan has demonstrated exemplary sportsmanship, player development and leadership during his time as the coach of the U14 Boys Woodridge Storm team. Dusan started coaching in the Woodridge Storm program two and a half years ago and has been with the same team ever since. He is extremely thankful for the award and believes the award should really go to the boys. “The boys have been playing with some fantastic offensive soccer skills. With a bit of talent and a lot of hard work, the kids keep pushing their limits,” said Dusan. He hopes that they will …
Friday, March 11, 2011
Ed Hartig was awarded Coach of the Year last week by the Woodridge Park District.
The Woodridge Park District received 12 nominations for the 2010 Coach of the Year -- five of those were for Ed Hartig, the head coach of the U-12 Girls Woodridge Storm traveling soccer team. "It seemed like the main focus of what the parents were saying is he promotes fun and the love of the game first and foremost, before winning itself," said Dan Peboontom, athletic supervisor for the Park District. "Being a Park District, that's pretty key in my eyes." Peboontom said Hartig was also chosen because his players had improved from year to the next. "Ed keeps them into soccer year-round," Peboontom said. "That's pretty rare. At that age, they're starting to think about boys and other things like that." "He thinks outside the box to keep …
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Hartig is the head coach for the U-12 Girls Woodridge Storm traveling soccer team.
Ed Hartig, head coach of the U-12 Girls Woodridge Storm traveling soccer team, has been chosen as the Woodridge Park District's 2010 Coach of the Year. Hartig has coached the team for the past two years. According to a press release from the Park District, Hartig has "encouraged player development in a positive manner and has also demonstrated good sportsmanship during his time as a coach in the 2010 calendar year." Hartig started as an assistant coach for the Woodridge Soccer Association in the fall of 1989. In the release, Hartig said that he was honored to be recognized for doing something he is so passionate about. “I work with a great bunch of kids," he said. "They never give up and definitely never give in. The girls play hard, but …
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Sheri Daun-Bedford
11:26 am on Friday, April 12, 2013
Congratulations Tom! What a nice honor. more ›