THE honours keep coming for North Ballarat coach Gerard FitzGerald.The three-time VFL premiership coach won the inaugural VicHealth Lindsay Gaze Sporting Conduct Award at the Victorian Sports Awards presentation at Crown Casino. The coaching award, which recognises outstanding sportsmanship in attitude and behaviour, was presented by Gaze."For the sporting community to assess me as an ambassador and a good role model, it means a lot to me," FitzGerald said."The fact that it comes from outside the footy community makes it particularly special. For someone like me who has such a passionate belief in the sport, but also for the coach's role in the sport, to receive the award largely for those behaviours, it is important for me. It is my belief that the coach should be an ambassador."My own footy club has been enormously supportive of me, as has the broader community. A lot of the well-wishes over the last couple of days have come from other sports."