Who is evoL Sports?
Norman’s passion for children is at the center of evoL Sports, starting with his own children and spreading out to all the hundreds of children he has coached over the years.
After a lifetime of loving sports and playing everything from soccer to cricket, Norman began coaching his son and daughter one-on-one in basketball and quickly realised the impact of sports on their growth and development. As a parent, he saw that there is so much more to sports behind the scenes, as it develops children’s motor skills, social skills, self-esteem, and has many health benefits. So, Norman spent the next three years coaching basketball teams including a position at one of the largest private schools in Victoria.
Shortly after in 2013, Norman decided he wanted to commit full-time to his passion for children and love of sports. However, combining the two brought him to look at sports from a different angle—it was no longer just about the love of sports and the sporting skill, it’s about all of the amazing development and benefits that children get from sports. This new perspective was mirrored by Norman’s own children suggesting that Love Sports is a good name, but “Why don’t you do it backwards, Dad?” In that moment, Norman and his family created evoL Sports.
Today, evoL Sports has grown beyond Norman’s early dreams of doing it all himself to include a team of coaches serving childcare centres, schools, and events all over Victoria. Norman ensures that every coach on his team carries the same enthusiasm for children and focus on development that is at the foundation of his coaching.
Every childcare centre incursion, basketball camp, school holiday program, and birthday party is based on the mission to have fun and empower each and every child to live a healthier life through sports and physical activity.
Areas We Serve
evoL Sports is located in Victoria, Australia and has coaches all over Melbourne and the surrounding area. Each pin on the map represents a coach’s location plus a radius of 15 km that they can service.
Find Your Coach
Click on the location nearest you below to read more about the coach or coaches serving your area, or scroll through and read about all of our awesome coaches.
Kylie
With over fifteen years of experience in the fitness industry, including more than eight years working with children from eight months to thirteen years of age, Kylie began coaching for evoL Sports in June 2015.
Kylie enjoys coaching to empower children to always be their best and try new sports and activities. Even if a child doesn’t get a skill perfect as long as they are having fun and persevering attempting that is what matters. Sport should be FUN at every age. At evoL Sports we cover a range of activities / sports so that all children get to be a part of sport from a young age.
Certifications: Diploma of Fitness qualified, Children’s Fitness Trainer qualification, Children’s Boot Camp qualification, Certificate IV in Recreation Sports Coaching, Certificate III in Community Activity Programs, First Aid, and WWC check.
Coaching Experience: Qualifications in AFL, netball, soccer, and cricket. Experienced with many sports including kindergym, gymnastics, dance, cheerleading, perceptual motor programs, t-ball, tennis, and basketball.
Central Business District
Brodie
Brodie is a well-rounded coach with experience primarily in basketball coaching, but he has also played football and swam. His good attitude from years as an athlete makes the children love him, as he is very patient and lots of fun.
What The Children Say: All programs are fun with Brodie!
Balwyn
Emily
Interests include playing and watching sport, particularly AFL.
Been coaching sports for 7 years from 4 year old’s through to 18 year old’s, even some adults.
Currently studying Master of Teaching secondary in PE, health and outdoor education
Emily loves coaching because she loves knowing she is the reason a child learns a new skill and creating self confidence in those children. She loves having a positive impact on their lives and being able to put a smile on their faces.
What The Children Say: The kids would say her coaching is fun and exciting whilst still challenging them to push themselves to try new skills and activities.
Doncaster
Eva
Inspired by being a mother of three children, Eva loves working with children and providing them encouragement and confidence. She has worked with children ranging from preschool to year three primary school groups before joining evoL Sports. Her goal is always to create a great foundation to health, fitness, and emotional and social skills in the children while having fun! This is how she raised her children, and she coaches all other children like they are her own. Eva’s key coaching philosophies are inclusion, continual supportive encouragement, and making sports fun for all children regardless of their abilities.
Children are always excited when Eva arrives for sport. Eva’s variety of challenging, engaging games and activities leaves the children wanting to come back for more!!
Coaching Experience: Eva’s experience in coaching began as a volunteer in special education programs for groups and individuals at her children’s school, including groups where the focus was providing structured motor skill developing and team building activities.
Langwarrin
Tyson
Tyson loves and coaches basketball. he has many years experience coaching children are various age and skill levels.
What The Children Say: The kids would say his coaching is fun and they learn a new skill every session.
Glen Iris
Peter
Peter began his coaching career as a swim coach with children aged three to fifteen years of age. As an athlete he played football, basketball, cricket, and rugby union, which gave him the experience to branch out to coach many children in many sports over the years. Peter has volunteered as a football and basketball coach at a Special Developmental School where the students have a moderate intellectual disability. He has also volunteered at the Woolamai Surf Life Saving Club and coached their Nippers Program teaching the basic principles of surf lifesaving and beach safety.
Certifications: Certificates in Community Coaching and General Principles, as well as Auswim teaching, First Aid, and Life Guard qualifications.
Chelsea
Peter
Peter loves Athletics and Basketball. 40 years of coaching experience, mainly at basketball.
Currently studying Personal Training.
Peter loves coaching because it develops relationships with young people. Watching them improve and develop is extremely rewarding
What The Children Say: The kids would say that he is fun but at the same time focused on their development.
Narre Warren
Vanessa
I am a very active and bubbly person. I enjoy sport myself and love teaching it to young children. I have gained experience through my schooling as I finished year 11 and year 12 at a sport school where we would run clinics at schools for children.
Vanessa used to coach children aged 2-6 every Saturday for a company called Ready Steady Go Kids.
What The Children Say: The kids would say her coaching is a lot of fun.
Seaford
Samantha
Samantha has played and loved many sports in her life, starting with basketball at the age of seven. She later played netball and now plays women’s Australian rules football. Samantha truly enjoys sharing her passion for sports with the children in her programs.
Coaching Experience: Samantha has coached club basketball and is currently a swimming coach