Jill McIntosh

Playing career Clubs While still in school, McIntosh began playing netball with the Jay Dees Club. Her coaching career began at 15 when, after her team found themselves without a coach, she stepped in and began to lead them. Throughout her playing career she continued to coach the teams she played for. The main club she played for and coached was Bull Creek Netball Club. In 1989, McIntosh was a member of the Coastal Raiders team that won the inaugural West Australian Netball League title.

Tournaments Place1983 World Netball Championships

Coaching career Australia In 1990, McIntosh was appointed head coach of the Australia under-21 team. As a result, she also became a coach with the Australian Institute of Sport, working with Wilma Shakespear and Gaye Teede. She also relocated to Canberra. In 1991, she became Netball Australia's national coaching director, a role which focused on coach education around Australia. Between 1995 and 2003, McIntosh served as head coach of Australia. During her 94 Tests in charge she guided Australia to 88 victories, achieving a 94% win rate. During this time she guided the team to four gold medals at the 1995 and 1999 World Netball Championships and at the 1998 and 2002 Commonwealth Games.

INF Since 2005, McIntosh has worked as a coach with the International Netball Federation, focusing on coach education and development of coaches internationally. She has helped host International Coaching Seminars at both the 2011 and 2015 Netball World Cups.

Central Pulse In July 2007, McIntosh was appointed director of coaching for Central Pulse as they prepared to make their debut in the 2008 ANZ Championship.

Singapore In 2009, McIntosh, served as head coach of Singapore at the Netball Singapore Nations Cup. She had worked as an advisor to Netball Singapore since 2004. At the 2011 World Netball Championships she again worked with Singapore as a technical consultant.

Jamaica Between 2011 and 2015, McIntosh also served three times as a technical director worked with Jamaica. She was a member of Jamaica's coaching team at both the 2014 Commonwealth Games and 2015 Netball World Cup.

Northern Ireland In May 2012, McIntosh served as head coach of Northern Ireland at the European Netball Championship, guiding them to a silver medal. In July 2012, she was also in charge of Northern Ireland during a three match away series against South Africa.

Jill McIntosh Medal Since 1994, the West Australian Netball League's Best and fairest player has been awarded the Jill McIntosh Medal. Past winners have included Susan Fuhrmann, Ama Agbeze,Andrea Gilmore, Olivia Lewis, Donnell Wallam, Ruth Aryang and Caitlyn Brown who is the only three-time medallist.

Honours Player Australia World Netball Championships Winners: 1983

Head coach Australia World Netball Championships Winners: 1995, 1999 Runner up: 2003 Commonwealth Games Winners: 1998, 2002 Northern Ireland European Netball Championship Runner up: 2012

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