Senior Coaching Staff
Wolfpack Coaches
Attraction and retention of quality coaching staff ensures that the Wolves program continually achieves success. The stability of coaching staff enables a consistent level of player development to be achieved, and enables the Wolves to consistently produce players, coaches, officials and teams who excel in state-based, national and international competition.Ben Ettridge - Men's SBL Head Coach
The Wanneroo Basketball Association has appointed Ben Ettridge as head coach of the Men’s SBL team for the 2011 season.
Ettridge is highly regarded in basketball circles, having achieved wide success as the head coach of the Australian Men’s Wheelchair Basketball team which includes a Paralympic and World Championship gold medal and leading the Perth Wheelcats to four national championships and one world club championship.
He is also a seasoned veteran of the State Basketball League, having played more than 200 games between 1993 and 2004.
“Ben identified that he would like to work very closely with our development league, U20s and U18s, which is what the Wanneroo Basketball Association stands for - developing our youth,” he said.
Brad Kidner - Level 2 National Coaching Accreditation Scheme
• Member of Wolves coaching panel since 1998• Represented WA at 7 Australian Junior Championships, 6 as head coach.
o Gold Medal – u/18 mens 1999
o Bronze Medal – u/20 mens 2007
o Bronze Medal – u/20 mens 2008
• Wolves State Basketball League Coach 2000 – 2002
• Western Australian Basketball League Coach of the Year 1999
• Selected to attend the Australian Junior Camp, AIS – Canberra 2000
• Selected to attend the ICE Program, AIS – Canberra 2001
• Australian Representative – u/20 national team 1977
Mark Loxley - Level 2 National Coaching Accreditation Scheme
• Member of Wolves coaching panel since 1983• Represented WA at 2 Australian Junior Championships.
• Represented Wolves 5 times as Head Coach at u/14 National Club Championship
o Bronze medal 1986
• Head Coach (WA) National Schools Championships 2006-08
• Basketball Australia National Intensive Training Centre Network Coach 2000 – present
• Head Coach Wanneroo Wolves 5-star Program.
• Western Australian Basketball League – Male Coach of the Year 2008.
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