JackJumpers welcome Tim Paine as High Performance Director

The Tasmania JackJumpers is very pleased to announce that Tim Paine will be joining the advisory Board as Director of High Performance.

Paine, a proud Tasmanian and former Australian Cricket Captain has had an informal relationship with the Club since its inception having formed a strong bond with Head Coach, Scott Roth and is now pleased to play a more formal role on the Advisory Board.

“Like all Tasmanians I have followed the JackJumpers with great interest since their first season and have very much enjoyed my interactions with Scott and his coaching staff. 

“I am thrilled to now be asked to play a more formal role as High Performance Director, sharing my experience and at the same time learning more about the JackJumpers program,” Paine said.

In welcoming him to the Board, Chair Steve Old said “Tim is a very respected Tasmanian who has represented his State and Country at the highest level and as such has been exposed to the highest performing environments.  I am thrilled to welcome his expertise to our Advisory Board working with our entire basketball department to continue to evolve our program and build on the success of the JackJumpers.”

JackJumpers owner and founder, Larry Kestelman also welcomed Paine to the Board and emphasised that we he founded the Club he wanted to make sure he had committed, proud and successful Tasmanians sitting around the advisory Board table to guide the organisation towards successful outcomes for both the Club and Tasmania.

“I am very proud of all members of my voluntary Advisory Board,” Kestelman said “each have contributed in a very meaningful way since the Club’s inception and I am pleased that Tim has now committed to join as High Performance Director and we look forward to his input in to how we continue to evolve and improve on our very successful on-court program”.

Paine will formally commence with the Club at its Board meeting on Friday, 26 July.

He joins other Directors Steve Old (Chair);Keryn Nylander (Marketing & PR ); Scott Harris (Community and Infrastructure); Damon Wise (Commercial); Lauren Jauncey (People and Culture) and Rob Inches (Finance).