James Lewis scooped the Table Tennis England Coach of the Year award at the PG Mutual National Championships.

The judges were impressed by his range of activities, including:

• Bournemouth Coaching Officer for 5 years
• Supported  over 20 new coaches through their coaching courses
• Co-ordinated the Dorset School Games and ESTTA Schools events each year with over 200 participants
• County Cadet and Junior Team Co-ordinator
• Bournemouth NCL and NCL Co-ordinator of 8 teams
• Supported Paul Whiting in Developing the Bournemouth South West Development and High Performance Centres
• Founder and Director of Dorset Table Tennis Centre and Academy
• INSET trainer to Staff in over 20 Dorset Schools
• A level and GCSE Officiating Teacher
• Committee member of the PZ and PING Strategy Teams
• Supported the setting up of 10 Satellite Clubs in and around Dorset
• Assist with the running of the Poole Pairs attracting over 30 new players each week
• Coach of Park School which were National Champions of the ESTTA Schools Team Event in 2014

Joola Plymouth, Debbie Whiting and Roger Bowkett were all runners-up in their respective categories.