coach Tina Hoeben has entered a new echelon winning a B.C. Swimming Award that no other female has earned 91裸聊视频� the Rubber Boot.

The Rubber Boot Award, according to Mark Schuett, executive director of Swim B.C., is seen as an unsung hero award within the coaching fraternity. The award is given out by the B.C. Coaches Association, an affiliate of Swim B.C., has been handed out since approximately 1994 and is voted on by other coaches.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 a very prestigious award. It really is what your peers and your coach fraternity feel you did that year,91裸聊视频� said Schuett. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 one of the most sought after awards.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淏eing the first ever female to win that award is a big deal,91裸聊视频� said , who was also named the Top 13 and under coach along with fellow KISU coach Theresa Zunich.

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Earning that award is special to Hoeben, as she said there have been a lot of great female coaches over the years.

91裸聊视频淚 hope I91裸聊视频檓 paving the way and that there will be the next female coach in a lot less than 30 years,91裸聊视频� she said.

Chris Hindmarch-Watson, conference director for the B.C. Swim Coaches Association, said based on the votes she was a very worthwhile recipient with the year Hoeben had. Among her accomplishments is being named to the staff of the World Junior Championships in Indianapolis. KISU placing fourth at the and third in the provincial championships.

91裸聊视频淚n my mind, there was no real other person that should have won it this year,91裸聊视频� said Hindmarch-Watson.

He added it is a great equalizer for Hoeben to become the first female recipient.

91裸聊视频淚 think that it shows that this is a profession that anyone can succeed in,91裸聊视频� he said.91裸聊视频滻 think that it shows it doesn91裸聊视频檛 matter if you are male or female, it just matters what you do with your athletes and how you coach them over the previous year. You are going to get recognition and respect from your peers.91裸聊视频�

Along with the coaching awards, KISU also won Club of the Year during the banquet held in Whistler last weekend.

91裸聊视频淚 am super proud. I think we worked really hard and it was really nice to see us get acknowledged for all that we have achieved,91裸聊视频� said Hoeben. 91裸聊视频淎ll of those are huge awards, and I91裸聊视频檓 thrilled to walk away with all of them. I would have been thrilled to walk away with one of them.91裸聊视频�

Schuett said KISU receiving those awards is based on what they have done in growing the program and the quality of program they have built.

91裸聊视频淔rom a performance standpoint, the athletes that are moving through the program are developing well, competing strongly both within the province and outside the province,91裸聊视频� said Schuett.

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With the awards that KISU has won, goals to strive for in the coming season will change. Hoeben wants to see the club live up to what they have accomplished and go beyond.

91裸聊视频淭here is still lots of room for us to become a better club, have more impact in our community and within the competitive swimming community as well.91裸聊视频�