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Life membership - Jason Kotchoff

October 22nd, 2023 - submitted by Smoke

Smoke was awarded life membership of MUBC in October 2023, here’s a bio for his involvement:

 

  • 2002: Joined club
  • 2003: Awarded best first year player
  • 2003-2005: Volunteer statistician for Big V women
  • 2005: Built a new website for MUBC, including a very active forum
  • 2005: Received a Social performance award
  • 2009: Coached our women’s Australian Uni Games team to a bronze medal
  • 2009: Volunteer statistician for Big V women
  • 2012-2023: Committee member
  • 2013: Built a new website for MUBC which automated membership signup and fee collection
  • 2013: Received the Distinguished service award
  • 2014-2016: Co-ordinated a club history project recovering and digitalising 203 archived editions of the club newsletter
  • 2016: Big V Team manager, Division 1 men
  • 2016: Organised an inaugural alumni event
  • 2016: Introduced digitalisation and uploading for Big V games
  • 2017: Performed a renovation of our clubrooms
  • 2016-2023: Treasurer
  • 2017-2019: Reinstated club newsletter and published 11 editions as editor
  • 2017-2023: Video interviews of several notable alumni
  • 2017: Received the John Bayliss award
  • 2017-2019: Women’s training coach
  • 2023: Organised ‘Teams of the decades’ selections and event

 

and here's some playing contributions

 

  • 2002: A grade championship at Albury tournament
  • 2003: Division 2 runners-up in the MMBL
  • 2003, 2005, 2009, 2016, 2018: Big V player
  • 2003: VBL runners-up in Premier League
  • 2003-2006: MMBL player, premier division, runners-up twice
  • 2004: Premier division runners-up in the MMBL
  • 2005: Disrupted Portland tournament after breaking their spring loaded ring during warmups
  • 2005: Australian Uni Games player
  • 2009: Big V Championship in Division 2
  • 2012: A grade championship at Ballarat Tournament
  • 2014: MMBL player
  • 2015: National 3 on 3 championship
  • 2016: A grade championship at Warrnambool tournament
  • 2017: A grade championship at Warrnambool tournament
  • 2017: A grade runners-up in CYMS
  • 2023: B grade runners-up at Ballarat Tournament
  • 2023: A grade championship and grand final MVP for MCBA Thursday Night competition