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Cougars Coaches and Officials

 Name: Michael Keelan

Occupation:  Manager

Started Coaching: 1973
NCAS National Level Coach

Career Highlights: AIS Satellite Coach 1983 - 87, AWF Manager - Coaching Development 2000-02, many personal triumphs of individual lifters

Career Achievements: Australian Coach at World, Oceania and Commonwealth levels. Coach educator.

Current Squad: (Grading, Rep)
Deborah Lovely - Elite - Australian
Amanda Phillips - Int - Australian
Amy Hardy - Australian
Robert Galsworthy - Australian
Kelsey Swift
Christine Bayne
Christine Meier

 

 Name: Miles Wydall
Born: 1/3/1966

Occupation:  Computer Programmer

Started Coaching: 1994
NCAS National Level Coach

Career Highlights:
First time I was selected as an Australian Coach.
Getting 3 lifters selected on the 2006 Commonwealth Games Team.

Career Achievements:
Australian Head Coach and Manager at World Junior Championships, World University Championships and Senior and Junior Oceania Championships.
Coach to 2006 Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist Ben Turner and Sliver Medallist Damon Kelly.
QWA Coach of the Year 2000, 2001, 2003

Current Squad:  (Grading, Rep)
Damon Kelly - Int - Australian
Ben Turner - Int - Australian
Troy Hewkins - Nat - Australian
Luke Gardner - B - Australian
Josh Brady - B - Australian
Peter Foster - C - Australian Master
Corral Quinell - C - Australian Master
Valerie Silver - Australian Master
Nathan Kahi - C - State
Mitchell Thurlow - State
John Hanlon
Jake Whitmore
David Kristjanson
Ellis Brown
Alex Crawford
Alex Maskiell
Zack Tuckley
Josh Wu
Kynan Milne
Alex Goodyear
Damien Thompson

 

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 Name: Angela Wydall
Born: 21/3/1967

Occupation:  Computer Programmer

Started Coaching: 2001
NCAS National Level Coach

Career Highlights:
Being selected as Assistant Australian Coach at Junior Worlds.

Career Achievements:
Australian Team Assistant Coach - 2004 Junior World Championships.
 Australian Team Assistant Coach - 2004 Commonwealth Youth Games
 Australian Team Assistant Coach - 2005 Olympic Youth Festival
Australian Team Assistant Coach - 2005,2006 Oceania and Commonwealth Championships
Current Squad: (Grading, Rep)
Michelle Kahi - C - Australian
Kirsten Wu - Australian
Jessica Brown – State
Bonnie Sleeman – State
Sam Baumann
Nick Fort

 

Name: Paul Wheeler

NCAS National Level Coach

Current Squad: (Grading, Rep)
 Alison Noble - B - State
Jason Dalton
Kevin Blake
 Leandra Miscamble
Vicki Brady

 

Name: Amanda Phillips

NCAS State Level

Current Squad:  (Grading, Rep)
Kim Hanssen

 


 

Name: Deborah Lovely

NCAS Club Level

Current Squad: (Grading, Rep)
 Rebecca Lovely

 

 

Other Cougars  Coaches
State Level Debbie Keelan
National Level James Turner, Damon Kelly

 

Cougars Referees

Title

First

Surname

Category

Ms

Debra

Keelan

International 1

Ms

Kylie

Booth

International 1

Ms

Angela

Wydall

International 2

Mr

Michael

Keelan

International 2

Mr

Miles

Wydall

National

Mrs

Vivien

Nightingale

National

Ms

Amanda

Phillips

National

Ms

Jo

Garner

National

Mr

Ray

Gardner

State

Ms

Melissa

Nightingale

State

Mr

John

Nightingale

State

Mr

James

Turner

State

Ms

Deborah

Lovely

Club

Mr

Greg

Bowmann

Club

Miss

Tammi

Hampton

Club

Miss

Liana

Lambert

Club

Mr

Stephen

Davies

Club

Mr

Luke

Gardner

Club

Ms

Kristie

Amadio

Club

Mr

Brent

Kahi

Club

Mr

Ben

Turner

Club

Mr

Damon

Kelly

Club

Mrs

Ann

Yamasaki

Club

Miss

Erika

Yamasaki

Club

Mr

John

Yamasaki

Club

Mr

Peter

Foster

Club