David Houseman won the Coach of the Year Award in the highly prestigious Thanet Sports Awards 2012.
Head Coach at Margate LTC, David Houseman won the Coach of the Year Award, sponsored by the KM Group. The Award was made at a special presentation ceremony at Margate’s Winter Gardens on November 21, compared by Academy FM’s Johnny Lewis and featuring guest speaker Team GB Olympic Taekwondo Gold Medallist Jade Jones.
Highly qualified Level 4 LTA Coach David snapped up the award from stiff competition for transforming the coaching and competition programme for Juniors at the Club where he has achieved a 150% increase in Junior membership. He was also behind the introduction of our new adult tennis opportunities for new Intermediate players whilst also heading up a targeted outreach programme for local schools.
The Thanet Sports Initiative, now ranked as one of the biggest celebrated awards in the district, is designed to promote the work and effort put into Thanet sports activities. According to Martyn Cassell, Chairman of the Thanet Sport Network, this year’s awards has seen an incredibly diverse range of candidates. “The quality was phenomenal,” he says. The judging panel comprised Thanet Sport Network members and sponsors.