As we welcome 2023, Table Tennis Victoria is thrilled to announce and congratulate the first of our 2022 revolutioniseSPORT TTV Award finalists.

The three finalists for the Javor Coach of the Year Award have been decided based on nominations received from the community and put forward by the TTV office.  

The Javor Award – Coach of the Year is named after the late Karol Javor and an award which recognises the contribution made by Karol Javor to coaching table tennis in Victoria.

Congratulations to our finalists below:

Frank Pearce – Croydon & Districts Table Tennis Association

Frank coaches players of different levels, including players at State, National & International level. He is the coach of the Croydon & Districts Table Tennis Association Juniors Program as well as the coordinator and coach of the Saturday coaching sessions. In 2022 he created an additional Junior Development Program to allow the elite and developing junior players to access more coaching time from the club. He has grown his Saturday coaching program to up to 30 players a week, helping get more members ready for pennant competitions and social activities.

Mick Tomlinson – Coburg Table Tennis Club

Mick has been coaching table tennis and particularly coaching para players for many years through his own programs and programs with TTV and TTA    . Mick is great ambassador for Para table tennis and has not only helped numerous para-athletes achieve their elite and high-performance goals but has helped new para players learn the sport, get graded and start enjoying table tennis. He is responsible for the Para training program at the Hangar in Tullamarine. In 2022 he has assisted TTV in getting Para programs into other clubs and locations around Victoria such as Coburg and Croydon. Mick was the Para coach for the 2022 Victorian State Team at the National Championships in Caloundra with the team winning 26 medals including 12 gold, 10 silver and 4 bronze.

Jenny Langridge – Croydon & Districts Table Tennis Association

Jenny is a highly credentialed table tennis coach with over 30 years of experience coaching all ages and all levels with a specific focus on developing junior talent. She is a qualified Level 2 Table Tennis Coach with first aid certification. Students she has coached have gone on to achieve exceptional results, including national, international and Olympic representation. In 2022 Jenny has worked with TTV as one of the State Coaches at National Junior Championships, including this year in Caloundra. In the latter half of this year, she also planned and delivered the TTV High-Performance training sessions. On behalf of TTV this year, she also provide coaching for weekly All Abilities sessions at Croydon & Districts Table Tennis Association.

All finalists and winners will be recognised and celebrated at the 2022 revolutioniseSPORT TTV Awards Soiree at Ballers Clubhouse on Saturday 1 April 2023 following the 2022 AGM. Registration for this event will open later this month.