The Ontario Amateur Softball Association annually presents an award to an outstanding coach in memory of Gil Read. Gil Read was an outstanding coach, instructor and leader who made innumerable contributions to the game of softball at the community, provincial and national levels.
| 2004 | Dan Lauzon, Waterloo | 2011 | Mark Hooey, Wiarton |
| Doug Brohman, Elmira | 2012 | Norm MacLeod, Pickering | |
| 2005 | Bill Horne, St. Thomas | 2013 | John Beck, Port Perry |
| 2006 | Richard Martin, Waterloo | 2014 | Peter Chambers, Waterdown |
| 2007 | Richard Venne, Scarborough | 2015 | Ryan Martin, Formosa |
| Rob Way, Waterloo | 2016 | Bruce Young, Kitchener/Waterloo | |
| 2008 | Gil Read (posthumously), Kanata | 2017 | Scott Tuttle, Cobourg |
| Mike Bolton, Napanee | 2018 | Joel Martin, Palmerston | |
| Terry Gray (posthumously), Napanee | 2019 | George Ryder, Port Dover | |
| Doug Fisher, New Dundee | 2020 | No recipient | |
| 2009 | Joe Lewis, Napanee Mike Gibson, Cobourg Jim Ford, Fingal |
2021 | No recipient |
| 2010 | Ian Griffen, Port Perry Jim McKinnon, Port Elgin |
2022 | Scott Searle, Orleans |
| 2023 | Kevin Zehr, Tavistock |
To nominate a coach for this award, click here
