MEET YOUR COACH: U13 BLUE - quiny whitehead

An @essendonfc fan, Quiny joined the #Titan family as assistant coach in 2020, the year his son joined the U9's (although we all know what happened that season 🫤). Quiny grew up in a town called Churchill where he played footy his whole life for the mighty Cougars. When they moved here, his son joined @auskick and Quiny became involved as one of the coaches, which thankfully has led on to his involvement with coaching the Titans.

When asked what Quiny's funniest memory in football is: "Late in the 4th quarter of a game we were 3 points down and my teammate had a set shot in the goal square. I advised him to boot it as far as he could so that we’d be in front and the clock would run down (no time on). He booted the ball 50 meters past the goals into a paddock … but then we found out the scoreboard was wrong and we were still 3 points down, so needed another goal to win. Luckily we got the ball back, won it out of the middle, and kicked another goal before the siren." What a win!

Quiny hopes to make Season 2024 all about the players. He plans to develop skills and confidence, encourage close team work, and focus on enjoying their footy. Quiny believes it’s up to the coach, the support staff, the parents and the club to do whatever they can to provide the best environment that gives the players this opportunity. We can't wait to see what Quiny and the U13 Blue boys do this year!!