BREAKERS COACH BIOS Girls 12.1 - Ketiah Fischer Nickname: Lozza or Kesh Started playing representative at age 6 with Sandringham. I have played at high level CBA, ABA (Seabl) for Nunawading, Dandenong, Frankston and Cairns. I even played a few games for Dandenong WNBL many years ago. I ve also umpired and coached for many years. My goals are to make sure girls still have fun and enjoy working hard. To get the best out of all my players Favourite NBA player: Larry Bird Favourite NBL player: James Crawford Girls 12.2 - Peter Chaplin Nickname: Pete Over the last twenty plus years I have coached all ages at domestic, representative, CBL, MMBL and Big V level. I keep up to date by attending coaching seminars and clinics. Many of the kids I have coached went on to play at Big V level. All 3 my children played representative basketball and Big V 2019 Goals: To develop strong skills that will enable players to play at the highest level possible in the future. To build strong team ethics and self-confidence Favourite NBA team: Golden State Warriors Favourite Player: Ryan Broekhoff
Girls 12.3 - Brilee Letunica Nickname: Bri I have been playing basketball since I was four years old. I play representative and domestic ladies for Mornington and A-grade at Frankston. I played youth league last season and am hoping to this season as well. Goals for 2019: Build on the girls skills and set a foundation for playing basketball for years to come. Have Fun! Respect players, coaches and officials. 100% at everything and always have a positive attitude. Girls 14.1 Morgan Darrer I have been involved in various sports all my life and over the past 20 years of basketball involvement have been a referee, domestic coach and Breakers coach. With three daughters playing in the Mornington Basketball competition, I am very keen to be involved in the growth of the Breakers program, particularly the Girls program. My core focus is developing fundamental basketball skills to allow the girls to meet their full potential, challenging them to challenge themselves to push their boundaries. Girls 14.2 - Peter Howell Basketball has been in my life in some way since high school. My representative basketball was played in New Zealand in the 1970s. My coaching experience started in Christchurch with a tertiary institution s men s team, followed by my children s domestic teams in Frankston, and then an U18 boys team at the Dandenong Rangers Club about 15 years ago.
During 2018 I coached the Breakers U12 girls and greatly enjoyed the experience. Having supported 2 sons who played for the Dandenong Rangers, I am aware of the sacrifices both parents and players make to be involved in rep basketball. Goals for 2019: I look forward to getting to know and helping to develop this next season s team. Players need to enjoy their sport and I believe awareness of self-improvement is a vital part of this enjoyment along with team comradery. Girls 16.1 Shane Waugh Nickname: Waughie I ve been coaching my daughters domestic teams, now, for the last 8 years but before that, was coaching representative at Ringwood. I played U12-U18s at Nunawading and Ringwood. Goals for 2019: I hope to see the girls develop their skills and show improvement, teamwork and most of all to have fun - with a few life skills taught along the way. Favourite NBA team: Golden State Warriors Favourite NBA player: Tim Hardaway
Girls 18.1 Brett Spicer I have been involved in basketball to close on 48 years now, having played, watched and coached at varying levels. I have mainly coached girls representative basketball at both junior and senior level including VJBL, Big V and SEABL (as an assistant) but have also been coaching over the same period with domestic. 2019 goals: To bring the best out of the girls that I am coaching and to hopefully improve their level of skill and encourage their team environment Favourite NBA team: Boston Celtics Favourite NBA player: Larry Bird Boys 12.1 - Glen Kanngiesser Nickname: Kanga I have 40-years of experience as player/coach. I began playing as a junior at Frankston and senior with Sandringham. Coached on and off at both of these clubs from U12 to U18 with both boys and girls. After an 8-year break started at Mornington when my own boys started playing. 2019 Goals - For players to play at the highest level possible, showing constant improvement in their game. Favourite NBA team - Detroit Pistons Favourite NBL team - Melbourne United
Boys 12.3 Sam Bird I have been with the Breakers since I played U12s in 2006. I was never the greatest but always enjoyed the game. The goal for this season is to create an enjoyable environment that will give a group a good basis for player development. My favourite teams are all from my birth state Indiana. Victor Oladipo is my favourite player. Boys 14.1 - Ross Gilbert Nickname: Gilly I began playing u11s for Frankston Bears, then went on to play at Bayside Blues until u20s. I m still playing in over 30s competition at Mornington. I am a Level 2 qualified coach and have been a head coach for the Breakers for the past 3 years. Goals for 2019: To qualify for Victorian championship league and compete with the best teams in the state. Favourite NBA team: I m diehard supporter of Boston Celtics and alltime favourite player is Larry Bird. Kyrie Irving is a close second.
Boys 14.2 - Rick Leknius Nickname Rick I ve been involved as player and coach since 1968. Played State rep as junior and played at St. Kilda and Frankston as a senior player. 2019 goals: Focus on individual and team development with emphasis on core skill progression and integration of them into our team concepts. Favourite NBA team. San Antonio Spurs Favourite coach: Rick Pitino Favourite player. Russell Westbrook Boys 16.1 - Chris Jannese Nickname: CJ I have been a Mornington Breakers Coach for 20 Years for U12-18 teams, and Head Coach for U14 and U18 VC Mornington. BigV Mens Head Coach 2009-10, BigV Coach of the Year 2009, Breakers development squad head coach and run CJ's Skills Academy as Head Coach. I am a Level 2 NCAS. 2019 Goals: 24x7 Basketball Never Stops, to have the best season possible and exceed and go beyond expectations. Favourite NBA Team: Houston Rockets Favourite NBA Player: The Beard James Harden
Boys 16.2 - Darren Dobson Nickname: Dobbo. I have been coaching Basketball since I was 19. My love for the game is equalled by my passion to coach and pass along my knowledge. I have coached both Boys and Girls teams at Representative level for Bulleen, Hills (NSW), Hawthorn, Southern Peninsula and now Mornington. 2019 Goals: To instil the players with professionalism, resilience, elite skills, a hard work ethic and team focus. Favourite NBA team: Chicago Bulls Favourite NBA player: Michael Jordan Favourite NBL team: North Melbourne Giants (no longer exist) Favourite NBL player: Darryl McDonald. Boys 18.1 - Lachlan King This is my sixth season coaching and my first working with the U18 boys. The previous five seasons I coached the U20/21 boys. As a player I was most recently a part of the BigV Breakers Men s team in 2017. Goals for 2019: To help them improve as much as possible and to hopefully win a few games. Favourite NBA team: Milwaukee Bucks Favourite BNA player: Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Boys 18.2 - Greg Peirce Nickname: Magoo Previously involved with Mt. Eliza Meteors, though ten years in the Breakers community either as a coach or team manager in Youth League. I feel that my role as coach is satisfied when a player finishes the year having refined new skills and believe have improved as a player under my guidance. I am an accredited coach (Level 1, part Level 2). 2019 goals: Develop players and prepare them for 18.1 next year, push their collective ceilings and reinforce values for life (discipline, leadership and communication). Favourite NBA team: Golden State Warriors Favourite NBA player: Kevin Durant / Steph Curry