Football Queensland (FQ) is pleased to announce the 2020 Coach of the Year nominees for the NPL Queensland Men’s, NPL Queensland Women’s and Football Queensland Premier League (FQPL) competitions.
The awards will be presented as part of the Football in Queensland Awards Week, to be held online starting Monday, 14 December.
Read on to discover the nominees and have your say in the polls below each category.
2020 Coach of the Year Award Nominees | NPL Men’s
- Ben Cahn (Olympic FC)
- Jordan Manning (Redlands United)
- Aaron Philp (Peninsula Power)
- Darren Sime (Lions FC)
2020 Coach of the Year Award Nominees | NPL Women’s
- Rob Askew (Lions FC)
- Alex Bundalo (Gold Coast United)
- Garrath McPherson (FQ QAS)
- David Park-Ballay (SWQ Thunder)
2020 Coach of the Year Award Nominees | FQPL
- Matt Chandler (Wolves FC)
- Rick Coghlan (Logan Lightning)
- Daniel Pennisi (Mitchelton FC)
- Ivor Prasad (SWQ Thunder)
How Coach of the Year nominees and award winners are determined
The Coach of the Year is awarded to the best First Team coach during the regular season.
As per the 2020 Competition Regulations, the award is determined based on a combination of 3-2-1 votes cast by the Head Coach of each club following the conclusion of the regular season plus any other reasonable justification as determined by Football Queensland, such as overall performance.
Head Coaches are prohibited from casting 3-2-1 votes for themselves.
A Head Coach is ineligible to win the Coach of the Year if the Head Coach has been suspended as a result of being sent from the Field of Play during a match or as the result of a Disciplinary Committee Hearing.
A Head Coach is also ineligible for the award if they have been the Head Coach for less than 10 regular season games.
