COACH SUMMIT 2022
29 JANUARY // ONLINE
The seventh annual British Baseball & Softball Coaching Awards presented by Baseball Outlet will take place from 24-28 January, the week leading up to Coach Summit 2022.
The following awards are presented each year:
- Young Coach of the Year: The coach aged 25 or younger deemed to have made the biggest contribution to coaching, managing and supporting baseball and/or softball in Britain.
- Baseball Youth Coach of the Year: Outstanding contribution to coaching young people in baseball in Britain.
- Softball Youth Coach of the Year: Outstanding contribution to coaching young people in softball in Britain.
- Baseball Adult Coach of the Year: Outstanding contribution to adult baseball coaching in Britain.
- Softball Adult Coach of the Year: Outstanding contribution to adult softball coaching in Britain.
- Volunteer of the Year: A volunteer in a non-coaching role who has given up a substantial amount of time to support their local club, team or league and who has made a significant impact on the development of our sports.
- Services to Coaching: the individual who best personifies what it means to be a baseball or softball coach: someone who understands their sport and can use the lessons learned on the pitch to motivate and engage others. They have probably played a great number of roles, and without their services to coaching, your club, your league or perhaps even your national teams wouldn’t be the same.
2021 British Baseball & Softball Coaching Award Winners
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BASEBALL YOUTH COACH OF THE YEAR
The shortlist was Casey Mackenzie, Aberdeen Baseball Club & Baseball Scotland; Jonathan Rodriguez, Lancashire Legends & GB Baseball U18 Team; and Marc Lopez, London Mets Baseball & Softball Club
Winner: Casey Mackenzie
SOFTBALL YOUTH COACH OF THE YEAR
The shortlist was Kim Roberts, Horsham Broncos Softball Club; Hollie Ireland, RBI Wales; and the staff of the U15 GB Women’s Fastpitch Team
Winner: Kim Roberts
BASEBALL ADULT COACH OF THE YEAR
The shortlisted candidates were Steve Smith, Long Eaton Storm; Greg Gillette, London Mustangs; and Aaron Gibbard, Brighton Jets
Winner: Greg Gillette
SOFTBALL ADULT COACH OF THE YEAR
The shortlisted candidates were Whitney Hollis, London Softball League; Ryan Turtill, London Softball League; and Paul Vernon, Bracknell Baseball & Softball Club
Winner: Whitney Hollis
YOUNG COACH OF THE YEAR
The shortlisted candidates were Christian Carter, Kent Buccaneers; Andreas Fopp, University of East Anglia Blue Sox and Norwich Iceni Baseball Club; Jess Vernon, Southern Belles Baseball Team and Bracknell Baseball & Softball Club; and Phil Yorke-Robinson, University of Nottingham Softball and University of Nottingham Women’s Baseball
Winner: Andreas Fopp
VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR
The shortlisted candidates were Al Binns, Newcastle Nighthawks; Kelly Wright, Sheffield Bruins; Luke Borton, Worcester Sorcerers; and Tom Rochester, Telford Baseball Club
Winner: Al Binns
SERVICES TO COACHING
The shortlisted candidates were Tug Wilson, Plymouth Mariners; Barry Marshall, GB Baseball and Hull Scorpions; and Michael Harrold, also from GB Baseball.
Winner: Barry Marshall
2018-2020 AWARDS HISTORY
YOUNG COACH OF THE YEAR*
- 2019 - Dan Patterson, Reading Knights University Softball Club
- 2018 - Will Zucker, Durham University Baseball Club
Prior to 2020, Young Coach of the Year was open to coaches aged 22 and under; In 2021, the award was opened to ages 25 and under
BASEBALL YOUTH COACH OF THE YEAR
- 2020 - Josh Mills-Knutsen, London Mets Baseball & Softball Club
- 2019 - John Ferlazzo, London Mets Baseball & Softball Club
- 2018 - Chris Stevenson, Brighton Baseball Club
SOFTBALL YOUTH COACH OF THE YEAR
- 2020 - Paul Archer, London Borough of Newham/New City Primary School
- 2019 - Alexis Markham-Hill, BaseballSoftballUK Academy/HPA & Free Agents (Great Britain Fastpitch League)
- 2018 - David Morris, Chichester Falcons Softball Club
BASEBALL ADULT COACH OF THE YEAR
- 2020 - Luc Chignell, University of Nottingham Baseball & Softball Club
- 2019 - Darrel Barsby, South Coast Pirates Baseball Club
- 2018 - Paul Rance, Northants Baseball Club
SOFTBALL ADULT COACH OF THE YEAR
- 2020 - Jodie Bull, MK Diamonds Softball Club, and Rachael Watkeys, GB Women’s National Fastpitch Team
- 2019 - Ryan Turtill, Softball 101
- 2018 - Rachael Watkeys, GB Women’s National Fastpitch Team
SERVICES TO COACHING
- 2020 - Liam Carroll, GB Baseball Senior Team & BaseballSoftballUK Academy/HPA
- 2019 - Joss Thompson
- 2018 - Paul Vernon, Bracknell Scorchers Softball Club, MLB & BSUK
VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR
- 2020 - Richard Evans, Bristol Baseball Club
- 2019 - Kim Hannessen, GB Softball
- 2018 - Simon Mortimer, GB Softball
2016-2017 AWARDS HISTORY
Prior to 2018, the following categories were honoured during the British Baseball & Softball Coaching Awards:
YOUNG COACH OF THE YEAR
- 2017 - Callum Vinall, BaseballSoftballUK Academy, Northants Baseball Club & Northampton University Baseball Club
- 2016 - Matt Tomlin, York University Baseball Club
Prior to 2020, Young Coach of the Year was open to coaches aged 22 and under; In 2021, the award was opened to ages 25 and under
YOUTH COACH OF THE YEAR
- 2017- Jared Hendrickson and Robin Banerjee, Brighton Baseball Club
- 2016 - Matt Crawshaw, Leicester Blue Sox
PARTICIPATION COACH OF THE YEAR
- 2017 - Linni Mitchell, BaseballSoftballUK
COMMUNITY COACH OF THE YEAR
- 2017 - Mike Lott, Crosby Vikings Softball Club
- 2016 - Kal Dimitrov, Herts Baseball Club
COACH OF THE YEAR
- 2017 - Liam Carroll, GB Baseball Senior Team & BSUK Academy/HPA
- 2016 - Erick Henson, London Mets Baseball & Softball Club
VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR
- 2017 - David Jones, Guildford Mavericks
UMPIRE OF THE YEAR
- 2017 - Bridget Cameron, Great Britain Fastpitch League & British Association of Softball Umpires
