Geoff Gowan Award
Recognizing lifetime contribution to coaching development
The Geoff Gowan "Lifetime Achievement" Award recognizes a lifetime commitment to coaching and coaching development and is presented to an individual who has fostered a positive public image of coaching, enhanced the role of the coach within the Canadian public, and who is a role model for future generations of coaches.
The Geoff Gowan Award was created in 1996 to honour former Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) president Geoffrey Gowan, CM, PhD. The Geoff Gowan Award trophy is housed at Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame in Calgary, AB, where the recipient will be featured for the year.
The nomination period is now CLOSED
2019 Award Recipient
Phyllis Sadoway, ChPC, Ringette
For over 35 years, Phyllis has been a trailblazer in the sport as an athlete, coach, evaluator, volunteer, event organizer, committee member, and mentor. Through these roles, she has contributed significantly to the growth of ringette in Canada. Her commitment to developing the sport led to the creation of new NCCP ringette courses and to the Ringette Alberta Cup program for Winter Games participants. An NCCP Ringette Master Coach Developer since 1996, she has delivered more than 150 NCCP courses.
Phyllis served proudly as Ringette Canada’s Competitions Coordinator. She was honoured to be Assistant Coach for Team Alberta at the 1996 World Championships and for Team Canada at the 2002 World Championships. Phyllis was inducted into the Ringette Canada Hall of Fame in 2012 and into the Alberta Sport Hall of Fame in 2014.
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Winners of the Geoff Gowan Award
The CAC is pleased to honour these outstanding coaches who have made significant contributions to coaching and coaching development over the years. These coaches are role models for future generations of coaches and the CAC is pleased to recognize them.
2018 Award Recipient
2017 Award Recipient
2016 Award Recipient
Glenn Hoag2015 Award Recipient
2014 Award Recipient
2013 Award Recipient
Dennis Marineau
Hiroshi Nakamura2012 Award Recipient
Winners
Hounorable Mentions
Manon Perron
Hiroshi Nakamura
Dennis Marineau2011 Award Recipient
Allison McNeill
Eric Broom Ph. D.2010 Award Recipient
Dr. Dru Marshall: Field hockey
Lyle Sanderson: Athletics2009 Award Recipient
Tim Frick: Wheelchair basketball
Keith Russell: Gymnastics2008 Award Recipient
Douglas Leigh: Figure skating
2007 Award Recipient
Andy Higgins: Decathlon
2006 Award Recipient
Clare Drake: Hockey
2005 Award Recipient
Charles Cardinal: Volleyball
2004 Award Recipient
Donald Dion: Diving
2003 Award Recipient
Marilyn Savage: Gymnastics
2002 Award Recipient
Al Morrow: Rowing
2000 Award Recipient
Doug Clement: Athletics
1999 Award Recipient
Jack Donohue: Basketball
1996 Récipiendaire du prix 1996
Geoff Gowan: Athletics