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Not
many people are aware that it was Max Howland that
started the formal GFA cross country coaching
operations in the 1970's.
He
was very active in writing articles for Australian
Gliding magazine on the subject although he did not
get much recognition.
It
was not until another ex QLD member Maurie Bradney
became involved due to a GFA grant that coaching
became more main stream.
In
1980 Wally Wallington formed the Competition Committee with
Sue Martin and myself as members and it was from this that the
Sports Committee formed by gathering all the various sporting
committees together.
In 2003 the Sports Committee invited Brian Spreckley (a
British Coach) to Australia to run a series of coaching
workshops at Benalla. Another leap forward in the coaching of
glider pilots happened and also the formation of Joey Glide
and the Junior Gliding movement was formed. Lisa Trotter had
large involvement in this as she was the Coaching Convener at
the time.
I have attached a photo of Max who I believe to be the father of Australian
cross country coaching.
Rob
Moore,
October,
2010
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