SENIOR coach Shane Snibson is determined to take Sebastopol to the next level in the Ballarat Football League.
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And he is giving himself at least one more year to achieve the objective.
Snibson says while the Burra had come a long way in his two seasons at the helm, he wanted more than just being competitive.
“We’ve come a long way, but we still have a long way to go.”
Club president Cam Morgan announced on Wednesday night that Snibson had been reappointed senior coach for a third year.
He said there was no one better for the job of taking Sebastopol the next step.
“He’s highly respected. We couldn’t be happier.”
Snibson last year led Sebastopol to its first win since 2012. The Burra has had two wins already this season with four games remaining and goes into battle with Melton South on Saturday confident it can add to the tally.
Morgan said the club had had a high player retention at the end of last season and making a reappointment this early would help maintain this again this year as a starting point.
He said the reappointment was also a sign of stability as the club continued to work through an on-field building process and overall cultural change.
Having Snibson agree to stay on also means Sebastopol will be able to immediately begin recruiting.
Keeping former AFL player Brett Goodes on board for a second year will be a priority along with finding a candidate for the possible development of a senior coaching succession plan.
Snibson said several issues, including his young family and profession, had to be taken into consideration during negotiations to coach again and he was more than satisfied these needs had been met.
He said from a football perspective, coaching again had been an easy decision.
Snibson, who rose through junior ranks at Sebastopol before embarking on a VFL career with North Ballarat in the mid-1990s, said there was no shortage of motivation.
Snibson said just as there was goal-setting for players, he was setting his own goals as coach.
He said Sebastopol was a 10-goal better team than when he had arrived.
The next phase was to progress this into more wins.
Snibson joined Sebastopol in 2015 as non-playing coach after a six-year assistant role with the Roosters.
He filled a vacancy left by former AFL/VFL player Phil Carman, who was sacked late in 2014.
Snibson and Morgan each also expressed excitement about the planned upgrade of their home ground at Marty Busch Reserve. Work begins at the end of this season and is scheduled to be finished in time for next football season.
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