Career
Ettridge competed in the State Basketball League between 1993 and 2004, playing for the Cockburn Cougars (1993–1994), Willetton Tigers (1995–1996), Mandurah Magic (1997–1999. 2002–2004) and Perth Redbacks (2001). National wheelchair basketball teams Ettridge has served in a variety of men and women"s coaching positions for Australia"s national wheelchair basketball program
He served as the head coach of the Australian men"s Under 23 team, an assistant with the women"s national senior team and as head coach of the men"s senior team
He became the head coach of the men"s senior team in 2007 and guided them to gold at the Arafura Games. At the end of the tournament, his record as a coach was nine wins and one loss.
In 2011, he worked with Basketball Australia and the Australian Paralympic Committee to secure alternative transportation for his team after they were left stranded because of Qantas"s grounding of flights as part of a labour dispute. He and his team were trying to get to South of Korea to compete in the Paralympic qualifying tournament.
= Paralympics Ettridge coached the gold medal winning Australia men"s national wheelchair basketball team at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.
= Other competitions In 2009, Ettridge was the coach for the national side that competed at the Rollers World Challenge. In 2010, he coached the gold medal winning team that competed at the IWBF World Championships. In November 2011, he coached the Rollers at the Paralympic qualifying tournament for the 2012 Summer Paralympics.
National Wheelchair Basketball League In 2004, Ettridge became the head coach of the National Wheelchair Basketball League"s Perth Wheelcats.
His father, Len Ettridge, served as the team"s assistant coach. In his second year as head coach, he took the team to the NWBL"s championship final where they lost to the West Sydney Razorbacks.
In 2007, he guided the Wheelcats to back-to-back championships. He then coached the Wheelcats to victory at the World Champions Cup, in a tournament where they did not lose a single game.
In 2008, he was again the Wheelcats coach and the team lost only one game during the regular season before winning the NWBL"s championship once again.
In 2010, he left his coaching job with the Wheelcats and was replaced by Lee Nott. State Basketball League He departed the Wolves head coaching position following the 2012 season. In September 2014, Ettridge was reappointed as the Wolves" head coach for the 2015 season.
On 11 May 2015, he was named the North Men"s All-Star coach for the 2015 SBL All-Star Game.
In 2009, the Australian Paralympic Committee named him as one of their finalists for their award. He is also a five-time Wheelchair Sports Washington.
Ettridge is the son of former Paralympian Len Ettridge.
