The Deniliquin Rovers Football & Netball Club has secured an exciting football coaching lineup for its 2022 season.
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With Alex Hay already announced as returning firsts coach, John Glowrey joins him in the seniors ranks as seconds coach.
Glowrey joined the Rovers in 2005, playing for the seniors and seconds sides.
He started coaching the reserves in 2016.
‘‘The seconds sides I have coached have always had a mixture of guys trying to break into the senior side, and guys who are happy to run around in the early game, which I think is pretty common.
‘‘I want to make sure that the boys, no matter what their motivation is, play as a team and enjoy it,’’ said Glowrey.
He believes earning the respect and trust of a team is paramount.
‘‘If you have those two things, I believe your team will get on board. They will do what you as a coach are asking them to do.’’
Taking on a coaching role for the first time is Chris Maher, who will lead the thirds side.
After 10 years with the club, he thought it time to try his hand at coaching.
After a core group of under 17s move into permanent seniors positions in 2022, Maher will be coaching a fresher, younger thirds outfit.
He wants to concentrate on developing the skills his team learned in fourths, plus give them ‘‘enjoyment and success’’ at Rovers.
‘‘Mainly with a young group I’m just trying to get the skills up, to hopefully get them ready for senior football in a couple of years,’’ Maher said.
Taking on the fourths is Peter Wills, making it his ninth coaching year for the Roos.
With one son moved up to the thirds side and another playing his last year in fourths, Wills feels proud to be coaching the under 15s once again.
And with a large pool of players to choose from, Wills is excited to give everyone a run, a chance to develop and socialise.
‘‘A good coach has patience, but also being able to get on with the kids and not make it too serious — I want to show them how fun it can be and help them improve.’’
His experience with the Rovers is strong, having played more than 140 seniors games in blue, favouring full forward.
He has ambitions to get the team to a premiership after last year’s fourths only lost one game in the general fixture, but they were unable to play finals due to COVID.
‘‘Touch wood there’s no COVID and we can have a real shot this time,’’ Will said.
Introducing young players to fifths football will be Shayne Knuckey.
Knuckey has two years’ history coaching the fifths, along with time spent at Auskick sessions with his children.
He believes staying involved makes him an attentive leader.
‘‘You’ve really got to get involved with each kid — they’re all at a different level, skill level, different personality, and you’ve got to accommodate each one and work with them.’’
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