
2022 Basketball Coaching Staff
Ross Wignell
2019 – Current: Basketball Consultant and Basketball Coach
2013-2019: CEO of Diamond Valley Basketball Association
1999-2013: Manager, Basketball Operations, State Director of Coaching, Vic Metro ITC/NITP and Head Coach at Basketball Victoria
Coached at SEABL, BIG V Championship, Big V Youth League and VJBL Level.
Ross has helped many individuals represent Victoria, receive AIS scholarships, receive USA scholarships, play WNBL/NBL, play WNBA/NBA and represent Australia.

Netball
Netball Academy 2023 Update
We see the re-vamped Netball Academy return for 2023, under new guidance we look to try and build this program once again and are very excited to have Nardelli Coaching join the college who will oversee the Netball Academy.
If you have any further questions around either program, please get in contact with Michael Ericson (Sports Coordinator) via email sport@sthelena.vic.edu.au




Basketball
We are extremely excited to announce that Ross Wignell will be returning as Head Coach for St Helena Secondary College’s 2023 Basketball Academy.
In 2019 we launched the Basketball Academy program in partnership with Ross Wignell. He has continued in this role, and we look forward to utilising his expertise in 2023. Ross has been the catalyst behind the program and his extensive coaching experience has been extremely valued by our athletes. Our athletes speak very highly of Ross, they absolutely love being coached by him, and they develop holistically under his guidance.
St Helena Secondary College began with a strong sporting tradition in 1984.
The St Helena Sports Academy aims to develop skills in our students that will encourage lifelong learning, allowing them to connect and interact with the real world as active and responsible global citizens. Upon completion of the program students will not only have developed as an athlete, but as a well-rounded individual with options, dignity and purpose.
Students involved in the Netball Academy will participate in four sessions per fortnight, held before school hours.
This is a co-curricular program that is additional to the standard curriculum program. The sessions will focus on:
- Technical Skill Development
- Tactical and Strategic Development
- Strength and ConditioningInjury Prevention
- Match Preparation
- Recovery
If you have any questions regarding the Sports Academy, please contact Mr Michael Ericson (Sport Coordinator – Sports Academy) on 9438 8500 bw@sthelena.vic.edu.au
