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'''Benjamin ("Ben") James Ettridge''' is an Australian basketball coach and player, who has coached both [[wheelchair basketball]] and the able-bodied version of the game.
'''Benjamin James "Ben" Ettridge''' (born 19 November 1983) is an Australian basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the [[State Basketball League|SBL]]'s Joondalup Wolves.

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==Personal==
Ettridge's father is [[Len Ettridge]], who was a Paralympic competitor.<ref name=west-aussie>{{cite web|accessdate=6 November 2011|url=http://www.wheelchairsportswa.org.au/wheelcats.htm|title=Perth Wheelcats|publisher=Wheelchair Sports Western Australia}}</ref>


==Playing career==
==Playing career==
Ettridge competed in the State Basketball League between 1993 and 2004, playing in over 200 games.<ref name=sbl-2011>{{cite web|url=http://www.wolfpackbasketball.com.au/content/senior_coaching_staff/ben_ettridge_-_mens_sbl_head_coach/46|accessdate=6 November 2011|title=Ben Ettridge - Men's SBL Head Coach|publisher=Wanneroo Basketball Association}}</ref>
Ettridge competed in the [[State Basketball League]] between 1993 and 2004, playing in over 200 games for the Mandurah Magic.<ref name=sbl-2011>{{cite web|url=http://www.wolfpackbasketball.com.au/content/senior_coaching_staff/ben_ettridge_-_mens_sbl_head_coach/46|work=WolfpackBasketball.com.au|title=Ben Ettridge - Men's SBL Head Coach|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20140205031955/http://www.wolfpackbasketball.com.au/content/senior_coaching_staff/ben_ettridge_-_mens_sbl_head_coach/46|archivedate=5 February 2014|deadurl=yes}}</ref>


==Coaching career==
==Coaching career==


===National wheelchair basketball teams===
===National wheelchair basketball teams===
Ettridge has served in a variety of men and women's coaching positions for Australia's national wheelchair basketball program. He served as the head coach of the Australian men's Under 23 team, an assistant with the women's national senior team and as head coach of the men's senior team.<ref name=east-perth-eagles>{{cite web|url=http://www.eastperth.basketball.net.au/fs_newsitem.asp?id=85750&orgID=8&Oname=Basketball+WA&O1c=5&O10c=5|accessdate=6 November 2011|publisher=East Perth Eagles|date=21 January 2010|author=Wheelchair Sports WA|title=Ben Ettridge Leaves the Cattery}}</ref> He became the head coach of the men's senior team in 2007, taking over for [[Murray Treseder]] who had taken a head coach position in the United Kingdom.<ref name=apc-2007>{{cite web|url=http://www.paralympic.org/Athletes/Athlete_of_the_Month/2007/05_2007.html|publisher=Australian Paralympic Committee|date=May 2007|title=Team Australia - May 2007|accessdate=6 November 2011}}</ref> In 2007, he guided the team to gold at the [[Arafura Games]]. At the end of the tournament, his record as a coach was 9 wins and 1 loss.<ref name=apc-2007/> In 2011, he worked with [[Basketball Australia]] and the [[Australian Paralympic Committee]] to secure alternative transportation for his team after they were left stranded because of [[Qantas]]'s grounding of flights as part of a labour dispute. He and his team were trying to get to [[South Korea]] to compete in the Paralympic qualifying tournament.<ref name=qantas>{{cite news|date=31 October 2011|accessdate=6 November 2011|publisher=Sydney Morning Herald|location=Sydney, Australia|url=http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/flights-chaos-leaves-sports-stars-stranded-home-and-away-20111030-1mqi5.html|title=Flights chaos leaves sports stars stranded, home and away|first=Glenn|last=Jackson}}</ref>
Ettridge has served in a variety of men and women's coaching positions for Australia's national wheelchair basketball program. He served as the head coach of the Australian men's Under 23 team, an assistant with the women's national senior team and as head coach of the men's senior team.<ref name=eagles>{{cite web|url=http://www.eastperth.basketball.net.au/fs_newsitem.asp?id=85750&orgID=8&Oname=Basketball+WA&O1c=5&O10c=5|title=Ben Ettridge Leaves the Cattery|work=EastPerth.basketball.net.au|date=21 January 2010|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20120425142521/http://www.eastperth.basketball.net.au/fs_newsitem.asp?id=85750&orgID=8&Oname=Basketball+WA&O1c=5&O10c=5|archivedate=25 April 2012|deadurl=yes}}</ref> He became the head coach of the men's senior team in 2007<ref name=apc-2007>{{cite web|url=http://www.paralympic.org/Athletes/Athlete_of_the_Month/2007/05_2007.html|work=Paralympic.org|title=Team Australia - May 2007|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20111001050448/http://www.paralympic.org/Athletes/Athlete_of_the_Month/2007/05_2007.html|archivedate=1 October 2011|deadurl=yes}}</ref> and guided them to gold at the [[Arafura Games]]. At the end of the tournament, his record as a coach was nine wins and one loss.<ref name=apc-2007/> In 2011, he worked with [[Basketball Australia]] and the [[Australian Paralympic Committee]] to secure alternative transportation for his team after they were left stranded because of [[Qantas]]'s grounding of flights as part of a labour dispute. He and his team were trying to get to [[South Korea]] to compete in the Paralympic qualifying tournament.<ref>{{cite news|date=31 October 2011|accessdate=11 May 2015|work=Traveller.com.au|url=http://www.traveller.com.au/flights-chaos-leaves-sports-stars-stranded-home-and-away-1mqi5|title=Flights chaos leaves sports stars stranded, home and away|first=Glenn|last=Jackson}}</ref>


====Paralympics====
====Paralympics====
Ettridge coached the gold medal winning [[Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team]] at the [[2008 Summer Paralympics]].<ref name=bronze>{{cite web|url=http://www.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=471|publisher=Basketball Australia|year=2010|title=Basketball Chronology|accessdate=9 September 2011}}</ref><ref name=ABC>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/04/2355383.htm?site=/paralympics/2008|accessdate=9 September 2011|date=4 September 2008|title=Event guide: Wheelchair basketball|publisher=ABC|first=Andrew|last=McGarry}}</ref>
Ettridge coached the gold medal winning [[Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team]] at the [[2008 Summer Paralympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-09-04/event-guide-wheelchair-basketball/499910|accessdate=11 May 2015|date=4 September 2008|title=Event guide: Wheelchair basketball|work=ABC.net.au|first=Andrew|last=McGarry}}</ref>


====Other competitions====
====Other competitions====
In 2009, he was the coach for the national side that competed at the Rollers World Challenge.<ref name=rollers-world-challenge>{{cite news|accessdate=6 November 2011|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/indepth/rollers-roll-over-japan/story-e6freyj0-1225756398563|publisher=The Daily Telegraph|location=Sydney, Australia|title=Rollers roll over Japan|author=AAP}}</ref> In 2010, he was the coach of the team that competed at the IWBF World Championships<ref name=club-2010>{{cite web|accessdate=6 November 2011|url=http://www.nswbasketball.net.au/documents/4NSWTeamRepsNamedinRollersTeamtoPlayEngland.pdf|title=FOUR NSW TEAM REPRESENTATIVES NAMED IN ROLLERS TEAM TO PLAY ENGLAND|date=29 June 2010|publisher=New South Wales Basketball}}</ref> that won a gold medal.<ref name=win-gold>{{cite web|accessdate=11 September 2011|url=http://www.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=1206|year=2010|publisher=Basketball Australia|title=Rollers Int History}}</ref> In October 2011, he was announced as the coach for the team that would compete at the Paralympic qualifying tournament for the [[2012 Summer Paralympics]].<ref name=qualifying-team>{{cite web|url=http://www.insideworldparasport.biz/news/9784-australia-name-wheelchair-basketball-squads-for-london-2012-qualifying-event|accessdate=6 November 2011|title=Australia name wheelchair basketball squads for London 2012 qualifying event|first=David|last=Gold|date=28 October 2011}}</ref>
In 2009, Ettridge was the coach for the national side that competed at the Rollers World Challenge.<ref>{{cite news|accessdate=11 May 2015|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/rollers-roll-over-japan/story-e6freyj0-1225756398563|work=DailyTelegraph.com.au|title=Rollers roll over Japan|date=30 July 2009}}</ref> In 2010, he coached the gold medal winning team that competed at the IWBF World Championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nswbasketball.net.au/documents/4NSWTeamRepsNamedinRollersTeamtoPlayEngland.pdf|title=FOUR NSW TEAM REPRESENTATIVES NAMED IN ROLLERS TEAM TO PLAY ENGLAND|date=29 June 2010|work=NSWBasketball.net.au|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20110216143631/http://www.nswbasketball.net.au/documents/4NSWTeamRepsNamedinRollersTeamtoPlayEngland.pdf|archivedate=16 February 2011|deadurl=yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=1206|work=Basketball.net.au|title=Rollers Int History|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20100918012149/http://basketball.net.au/index.php?id=1206|archivedate=18 September 2010|deadurl=yes}}</ref> In November 2011, he coached the Rollers at the Paralympic qualifying tournament for the [[2012 Summer Paralympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/109784/australia-name-wheelchair-basketball-squads-for-london-2012-qualifying-event|accessdate=11 May 2015|title=Australia name wheelchair basketball squads for London 2012 qualifying event|first=David|last=Gold|date=28 October 2011}}</ref>


===National Wheelchair Basketball League===
===National Wheelchair Basketball League===
In 2004, Ettridge became the head coach of Australia's [[National Wheelchair Basketball League (Australia)|National Wheelchair Basketball League]]'s Perth Wheelcats. His father, Len Ettridge, served as the team's assistant coach. In his second year as head coach, he took the team to the NWBL's championship final where they lost to the West Sydney Razorbacks. In 2006, the Wheelcats team that he coached lost only one game all season before going on to win the league championship. In 2007, he coached a team that won every regular season game and won the league championships. He coached the Wheelcats to victory at the World Champions Cup, in a tournament where they did not lose a single game. In 2008, he was again the Wheelcats coach and the team lost only one game during the regular season before winning the NWBL's championship. In 2010, he left his coaching job with the Wheelcats and was replaced by [[Lee Nott]].<ref name=west-aussie/>
In 2004, Ettridge became the head coach of the [[National Wheelchair Basketball League (Australia)|National Wheelchair Basketball League]]'s Perth Wheelcats. His father, Len Ettridge, served as the team's assistant coach. In his second year as head coach, he took the team to the NWBL's championship final where they lost to the West Sydney Razorbacks. In 2006, the Wheelcats lost only one game all season before going on to win the league championship. In 2007, he guided the Wheelcats to back-to-back championships. He then coached the Wheelcats to victory at the World Champions Cup, in a tournament where they did not lose a single game. In 2008, he was again the Wheelcats coach and the team lost only one game during the regular season before winning the NWBL's championship once again. In 2010, he left his coaching job with the Wheelcats and was replaced by Lee Nott.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=11 May 2015|url=http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-4219-0-0-0&sID=71792&articleID=12294076&news_task=DETAIL|title=TipOff 2010|work=SportingPulse.com|date=4 June 2010}}</ref>


===State Basketball League===
===State Basketball League===
Ettridge was named as the head coach of the [[Wanneroo Basketball Association]]'s [[State Basketball League]]'s team for the 2011 team in which he led the team to their first Championship win since 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-5011-0-0-0&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=18452830|title=Season Preview – Wanneroo Wolves|publisher=State Basketball League|date=24 February 2012|accessdate=14 August 2012}}</ref> His coaching duties extended to player development for other teams in the association.<ref name="sbl-2011"/>
In 2011, Ettridge became the head coach of the [[State Basketball League|SBL]]'s Wanneroo Wolves and went on to guide them to their first championship win since 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=11-5011-0-83917-0&sID=78732&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=18452830|title=Season Preview – Wanneroo Wolves|work=SportingPulse.com|date=24 February 2012|accessdate=11 May 2015}}</ref> He departed the Wolves head coaching position following the 2012 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=11-5011-0-83917-0&sID=78732&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=20823492|title=Ettridge steps down as Wolves MSBL Head Coach|work=SportingPulse.com|date=5 October 2012|accessdate=11 May 2015}}</ref>

In September 2014, Ettridge was reappointed as the Wolves' head coach for the [[2015 State Basketball League season|2015 season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportingpulse.com/get_file.cgi?id=3353935|title=SBL COACHING CHANGES|work=SportingPulse.com|date=25 September 2014|accessdate=11 May 2015}}</ref>


==Recognition==
==Recognition==
In 2009, the Australian Paralympic Committee named him as one of their finalists for their Coach of the Year award.<ref name=2009-coach-year>{{cite web|accessdate=6 November 2011|publisher=Australian Paralympic Committee|url=http://www.paralympic.org/IPC/Awards/Paralympic_Sport_Awards/Paralympic_Sport_Awards_Winners_2009.html|title=Paralympic Sport Awards 2009|year=2009}}</ref> While coaching the Wheelcats, three times he was named the NWBL Coach of the Year. During a five-year period, he was five times named Wheelchair Sports WA Coach of the Year.<ref name="east-perth-eagles"/> In November 2014, he was awarded the [[Australian College of Physical Education]] Coach of the Year at the [[New South Wales Institute of Sport]] Awards.<ref name=nswis>{{cite web|title=Batt and Fox dominate NSWIS awards|url=http://www.nswis.com.au/media/nswis-news/november-2014/batt-and-fox-dominate-nswis-awards.aspx|website=New South Wales Institute of Sport News|date=21 November 2014|accessdate=22 November 2014}}</ref>
In 2009, the Australian Paralympic Committee named him as one of their finalists for their Coach of the Year award.<ref>{{cite web|work=Paralympic.org|url=http://www.paralympic.org/IPC/Awards/Paralympic_Sport_Awards/Paralympic_Sport_Awards_Winners_2009.html|title=Paralympic Sport Awards 2009|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20100619213552/http://paralympic.org/IPC/Awards/Paralympic_Sport_Awards/Paralympic_Sport_Awards_Winners_2009.html|archivedate=19 June 2010|deadurl=yes}}</ref>
While coaching the Wheelcats, he was named the NWBL Coach of the Year three times. He is also a five-time Wheelchair Sports WA Coach of the Year.<ref name="eagles"/> In November 2014, he was awarded the [[Australian College of Physical Education]] Coach of the Year at the [[New South Wales Institute of Sport]] awards.<ref>{{cite web|title=Batt and Fox dominate NSWIS awards|url=http://www.nswis.com.au/media/nswis-news/november-2014/batt-and-fox-dominate-nswis-awards.aspx|work=NSWIS.com.au|date=21 November 2014|accessdate=22 November 2014}}</ref>

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==Personal==
Ettridge is the son of former Paralympian Len Ettridge.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shooters at National Championships Trophy|url=http://wheelchairsportswa.org.au/shooters-at-national-championships-trophy/|work=wheelchairsportswa.org.au|date=16 June 2011|accessdate=11 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=WHEELCATS|url=http://www.sportingpulse.com/get_file.cgi?id=1133279|work=SportingPulse.com|accessdate=11 May 2015}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=0-5011-0-0-0&sID=78732&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=30997916 High Roller - Ben Ettridge]
* [http://benettridge.blogspot.com/ Benjamin Ettridge's blog]


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Benjamin James "Ben" Ettridge (born 19 November 1983) is an Australian basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the SBL's Joondalup Wolves.

Playing career

Ettridge competed in the State Basketball League between 1993 and 2004, playing in over 200 games for the Mandurah Magic.[1]

Coaching career

National wheelchair basketball teams

Ettridge has served in a variety of men and women's coaching positions for Australia's national wheelchair basketball program. He served as the head coach of the Australian men's Under 23 team, an assistant with the women's national senior team and as head coach of the men's senior team.[2] He became the head coach of the men's senior team in 2007[3] and guided them to gold at the Arafura Games. At the end of the tournament, his record as a coach was nine wins and one loss.[3] In 2011, he worked with Basketball Australia and the Australian Paralympic Committee to secure alternative transportation for his team after they were left stranded because of Qantas's grounding of flights as part of a labour dispute. He and his team were trying to get to South Korea to compete in the Paralympic qualifying tournament.[4]

Paralympics

Ettridge coached the gold medal winning Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.[5]

Other competitions

In 2009, Ettridge was the coach for the national side that competed at the Rollers World Challenge.[6] In 2010, he coached the gold medal winning team that competed at the IWBF World Championships.[7][8] In November 2011, he coached the Rollers at the Paralympic qualifying tournament for the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[9]

National Wheelchair Basketball League

In 2004, Ettridge became the head coach of the National Wheelchair Basketball League's Perth Wheelcats. His father, Len Ettridge, served as the team's assistant coach. In his second year as head coach, he took the team to the NWBL's championship final where they lost to the West Sydney Razorbacks. In 2006, the Wheelcats lost only one game all season before going on to win the league championship. In 2007, he guided the Wheelcats to back-to-back championships. He then coached the Wheelcats to victory at the World Champions Cup, in a tournament where they did not lose a single game. In 2008, he was again the Wheelcats coach and the team lost only one game during the regular season before winning the NWBL's championship once again. In 2010, he left his coaching job with the Wheelcats and was replaced by Lee Nott.[10]

State Basketball League

In 2011, Ettridge became the head coach of the SBL's Wanneroo Wolves and went on to guide them to their first championship win since 1993.[11] He departed the Wolves head coaching position following the 2012 season.[12]

In September 2014, Ettridge was reappointed as the Wolves' head coach for the 2015 season.[13]

Recognition

In 2009, the Australian Paralympic Committee named him as one of their finalists for their Coach of the Year award.[14]

While coaching the Wheelcats, he was named the NWBL Coach of the Year three times. He is also a five-time Wheelchair Sports WA Coach of the Year.[2] In November 2014, he was awarded the Australian College of Physical Education Coach of the Year at the New South Wales Institute of Sport awards.[15]

Personal

Ettridge is the son of former Paralympian Len Ettridge.[16][17]

References

  1. ^ "Ben Ettridge - Men's SBL Head Coach". WolfpackBasketball.com.au. Archived from the original on 5 February 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b "Ben Ettridge Leaves the Cattery". EastPerth.basketball.net.au. 21 January 2010. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b "Team Australia - May 2007". Paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Jackson, Glenn (31 October 2011). "Flights chaos leaves sports stars stranded, home and away". Traveller.com.au. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  5. ^ McGarry, Andrew (4 September 2008). "Event guide: Wheelchair basketball". ABC.net.au. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Rollers roll over Japan". DailyTelegraph.com.au. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  7. ^ "FOUR NSW TEAM REPRESENTATIVES NAMED IN ROLLERS TEAM TO PLAY ENGLAND" (PDF). NSWBasketball.net.au. 29 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Rollers Int History". Basketball.net.au. Archived from the original on 18 September 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ Gold, David (28 October 2011). "Australia name wheelchair basketball squads for London 2012 qualifying event". Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  10. ^ "TipOff 2010". SportingPulse.com. 4 June 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  11. ^ "Season Preview – Wanneroo Wolves". SportingPulse.com. 24 February 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  12. ^ "Ettridge steps down as Wolves MSBL Head Coach". SportingPulse.com. 5 October 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  13. ^ "SBL COACHING CHANGES". SportingPulse.com. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  14. ^ "Paralympic Sport Awards 2009". Paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 19 June 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ "Batt and Fox dominate NSWIS awards". NSWIS.com.au. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  16. ^ "Shooters at National Championships Trophy". wheelchairsportswa.org.au. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  17. ^ "WHEELCATS". SportingPulse.com. Retrieved 11 May 2015.

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