Congratulations Jason Arnold, our latest Elite Sportswear Coach of the Week winner. Below is the email we received from Tristan Waldock, telling us why Jason was so deserving of this award.
Hey mate, I was wanting to nominate some one for coach of the week, Jason Arnold. He is the coaching Director here in Edmonton for the Edmonton Australian Rules Football Club.
Jason has come on board with us this year and has lifted our team to the next level. We are only 4 years in and compete against 2 Calgary teams that have been around for 10 years and 5 vancouver teams that have been around for 15 years.
We have a tournament every year in Kelowna. This year we took it, beating all teams and bringing the cup to Edmonton! Its all due to Jason’s hard work, commitment to the club, growing the game here in Canada and building it around Canadians. This year we have 4 guys selected for the National team in the mens and 5 women in the women’s team. This is a first for our club to have any one selected in the national team as there are 25 clubs across Canada, with the biggest league out side Australia being in Ontario.
Another thing that we have achieved is the only Canadian player on the World Aussie Rules team is a local guy that plays here in Edmonton. I would love to talk to about it more and give you more info but a big part of where we are at now is due to this guy.
Cheers
Tristan Waldock Head Coach AFL Canada Northern Lights
If you would like to nominate a deserving coach, email gregor@theteam1260.com
