Adam Coote

Who is Adam Coote?

Adam Coote is an Australian rules football boundary umpire. He has umpired 211 games, including 22 final matches and five grand finals since making his debut in the 2005 season.

Coote is from Pomberneit, near Camperdown in south-western Victoria.

Coote began umpiring with the Colac and District Football Umpires Association when he was 14. Australian Football League umpires manager Jeff Gieschen has said that Coote is one of the most powerful boundary umpires in the AFL. Coote practised throw-ins with half a brick at his house to build his strength.

Coote completed a Bachelor of Applied Science at Deakin University in 2004. Coote was named the Victorian Runners and Trainers association Athlete of the Year for the 2009/10 season. This came after he won the 800-metre title at the Stawell Gift in 2010.

For the 2011 Stawell Gift, Coote switched from running in the 800-metre event to the more prestigious 120-metre sprint. He made the semi finals, but came third and did not qualify for the final. In 2012 he again competed in the sprint, and despite umpiring an AFL game in Brisbane on the Thursday before, Coote won his heat and semi final before finishing third in the final. Coote again competed in the Stawell Gift in 2013, running second in his heat and earning a semi-final berth, however Coote felt disappointed with his performance. He felt "flattened" from umpiring the Carlton vs Richmond game on the preceding Thursday. Coote was then scratched from the semi-final.