Pakenham Youth League Men head coach Braden Venning won his second consecutive Big V Coach of the Year honour on Saturday.
This year’s award had a slightly different feel to it, as it came in a higher division and with a championship ring.
“Having the coaching staff I do is phenomenal,” he said after winning the championship.
“I improved as a coach, we added new things offensively and defensively.
“Even little things, I went on a sugar free diet to get rid of all brain fog, no stone left unturned.”
Venning’s players have showered him with praise throughout the season and they knew he was a deserving winner.
“I love that man so much, he is an amazing guy, one of…no, the best coach I’ve ever had,” forward Mitch Zeunert said after August’s grand final.
“The impact he’s had on every single player is insane.
“He makes everyone want to play for the team, he makes everyone want to play for him, he makes everyone want to play at their best and improves everyone as a basketballer and he wants everyone to be together.”
