Selfless Keinzley puts team first

Wairarapa United Central League football coach Phil Keinzley is putting his team ahead of possible personal glory.
Keinzley is one of three finalists in the Volunteer of the Year category at the Wellington sports awards tonight but he won't be in attendance.
Rather he will be running the normal Thursday night training session for his side despite their scheduled match against Miramar Rangers this weekend being postponed because of the latter's involvement in a Chatham Cup elimination fixture.
Keinzley is intent on Wairarapa United maintaining momentum after their impressive 3-1 victory over Wellington United last Sunday and, consequently, sees his presence at training as being important enough to forward an apology for missing tonight's ceremony.
"Obviously it's great to be recognised in the awards but when you coach teams you have a responsibility to them," he said. "To my mind they come first, that's all there is to it."
Keinzley has been involved with Wairarapa United since their inception some 15 years ago and has coached at least one of their teams and often two every year since.
Currently he not only coaches and manages the central league side but he is also club president and organises sponsorship.
It's a huge workoad taking more than 20 hours a week but with administrators hard to find Keinzley has basically been forced to wear so many hats.
"It's not something I need but these days people who are of an age where they could administrate are often still playing at some level themselves and therefore don't have the time to spare," he said. "And it's not only football which has that problem, it's most other sports as well."
Joining Keinzley as finalists for Volunteer of the Year are surf life saving official Teri Anderson and athletics guru Geoff Henry, both from Wellington.