Jock Sneddon from Fort William was named 2008 Marine Harvest Youth Coach of the Year at the Marine Harvest Awards ceremony at An Aird on Saturday 20 June 2009.
Sneddon has been a tireless worker in the Fort William shinty youth scene for many years looking after the U14 and U17 sides.
His teams had a particularly successful 2008 with the U14s and U17s winning the MacMaster Cup, the MacTavish Juvenile Cup and London Shield as well as a National Sixes competition.
Young players such as Alex Duncan, Peter Wood, Kyle Grant, Mark Grant and National U14 Marine Harvest Player of the Year Josh McGhee have progressed under his guidance.