New coaches for teams
The new coaches, announced last week by Netball Namibia, will serve for a period of four years.
New coaching staff have been appointed for the national netball teams.
The appointments were announced by the Netball Namibia (NN) board last Wednesday.
The coaches will serve for a period of four years from this year.
They are tasked with the preparation of national teams for, among others, the Debmarine Pent Series 2019, the African champs and the Under-21 World Cup qualifiers in 2020, as well as with preparing the Desert Jewels for the next World Cup qualifiers.
NN public relations officer Connie Samaria said they looked at the coaching structure and positions required to make national teams competitive at international level, while deciding on the new coaching personnel. In addition to the position of head coach, the board decided to add the positions of assistant attacking coach and assistant defensive coach. “The aim was to ensure that the positional aspect of coaching is prioritised and players get the best assistance possible from assistant coaches, while the head coaches will take overall responsibility for their respective teams,” Samaria said.
The board acknowledged the work of the coaches whose tenures have ended and thanked them for their contributions in solidifying the foundations of the national teams.
Julene Meyer has been appointed as head coach of the senior national team, the Desert Jewels. The assistant attacking coach and assistant defensive coach are Antoinette Wentworth and Sunette Burden, respectively, while Elsie du Plessis was appointed as team manager.
Augusta Sethie is responsible for the senior development team. Anna Sophia Kriel is the head coach of the national U-21 team, while George Vries is the assistant attacking coach and Naguloshi Eve Kamutushi the assistant defensive coach. The team manager is still to be appointed. Jatjinda Tjihero has been appointed as head coach of the national U-19 team, with Augusta Sethie the assistant attacking coach and Marvellous Khaebes the assistant defensive coach. A team manager has not yet been appointed.
-NAMPA
The appointments were announced by the Netball Namibia (NN) board last Wednesday.
The coaches will serve for a period of four years from this year.
They are tasked with the preparation of national teams for, among others, the Debmarine Pent Series 2019, the African champs and the Under-21 World Cup qualifiers in 2020, as well as with preparing the Desert Jewels for the next World Cup qualifiers.
NN public relations officer Connie Samaria said they looked at the coaching structure and positions required to make national teams competitive at international level, while deciding on the new coaching personnel. In addition to the position of head coach, the board decided to add the positions of assistant attacking coach and assistant defensive coach. “The aim was to ensure that the positional aspect of coaching is prioritised and players get the best assistance possible from assistant coaches, while the head coaches will take overall responsibility for their respective teams,” Samaria said.
The board acknowledged the work of the coaches whose tenures have ended and thanked them for their contributions in solidifying the foundations of the national teams.
Julene Meyer has been appointed as head coach of the senior national team, the Desert Jewels. The assistant attacking coach and assistant defensive coach are Antoinette Wentworth and Sunette Burden, respectively, while Elsie du Plessis was appointed as team manager.
Augusta Sethie is responsible for the senior development team. Anna Sophia Kriel is the head coach of the national U-21 team, while George Vries is the assistant attacking coach and Naguloshi Eve Kamutushi the assistant defensive coach. The team manager is still to be appointed. Jatjinda Tjihero has been appointed as head coach of the national U-19 team, with Augusta Sethie the assistant attacking coach and Marvellous Khaebes the assistant defensive coach. A team manager has not yet been appointed.
-NAMPA
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