There's sure to be plenty of football and netball talk in the Brookes house this season with the husband and wife duo leading the Swans.
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While Luke co-coaches Chiltern's senior football side, Lee will be at the helm on the netball court after being appointed A-grade coach this week.
Lee last coached the Swans around a decade ago and has played majority of her netball at the club, with one season at Wangaratta Magpies in the Ovens and Murray league.
Brookes said while it's set to be a busy year for the family, they wouldn't have it any other way.
"Between football, cricket and now netball, it's hectic," she said.
"We wouldn't have it any other way.
"It just makes our lives go round.
"We definitely get a bit of fulfillment out of our sport.
"He (Luke) supports me and thought I should put my hand up to do it."
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The Chiltern life member will work alongside assistant coach Katie Lappin after the pair stepped forward to help the club, who entered the start of the year coachless.
Another Brookes has also been lending a hand, with Swan's C-grade coach Megan taking pre-season netball training alongside Lappin while an A-grade coach was determined.
Chiltern will now jump straight into grading for teams next week, with Brookes hoping to see some new and familiar faces.
"It'd be good to get some fresh faces, old and new to the club," she said.
The Swans finished last season in tenth spot with four wins.
Brookes said developing the club's young talent for future seasons will be a priority as they look to build.
"There's a lot of young girls which is really good," she said.
"We want to work with the young girls to build for the future to have success.
"If we can harness what we've got there for as long as we can, hopefully we can have a bit of senior success."
Fellow Tallangatta and District Netball Association clubs Barnawartha and Dederang have also appointed new coaches for the upcoming season, with Chloe Butters to steer the Tigers and Justine Goonan to lead the Bombers.
Chiltern will face Barnawartha for a first round clash when the TDNA season gets underway in March.
That will be followed by a battle with reigning premiers Kiewa Sandy-Creek for round two.
