Sports Liaison Officer
Position: Sport Liaison Officer
Role: Shooting
Experiences/Expectations of Deaf Awareness Training: * CISS Congress Australian Delegate: 1975, 1977, 1983, 1985 Deaflympics
* Management Position: 1977, 1985 Deaflympics
* Sports Coach (Basketball): 1979 (NZ tour), 1983 (Italy tour)
* Competitor - Pistol Shooting: 1989, 1993, 1997 Deaflympics
Field8: * Formation of Melbourne Deaf Basketball Club (first club in Australia) - 1953
* Formation of Victorian Deaf Football Club (Australian Rules) - 1965
* National Basketball Accreditation Coach, Level 2 - 1980
* 2000 Australia Silver Medal
* Director member ADSF (now Deaf Sports Australia) 1977-1985
* Completed B.Ed (L.O.T.E) Deaf Studies and Auslan 1994
* Completed M.Ed in the Sociolinguistics of Sign Language 1998
Field10: * Meeting people
* Team work
* Experience
* Motivation
* Preparations
* Countdown
* Excitement
Field14: * Very well organised and run smoothly
* Melbourne Deaflympic Games is going to be a great and memorable one
* It would bring back every body together in all aspects on and off the field
* Create more awareness about the Deaf Community and their sports
* Give more confidence for future Games