Te Amo Amaru-Tibble
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
11 May 1989 Wellington, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| University | Victoria University | ||
| Occupation | Student | ||
| Netball career | |||
| Playing position(s): GS | |||
| Years | Club team(s) | Apps | |
| 2009–present | Central Pulse | ||
| Years | National team(s) | Caps | |
| 2008–present | New Zealand U21 | ||
| Last updated: 13 March 2010 | |||
Te Amo Amaru-Tibble (born 11 May 1989 in Wellington, New Zealand) is a New Zealand netball and basketball player.[1] She attended high school at Newlands College in Wellington before transferring to Tū Toa, a Māori sports academy in Palmerston North. During her early high school years she focused on basketball, playing with the New Zealand U16, U18, U19 and junior Tall Ferns teams. Amaru-Tibble eventually played netball at Tū Toa, coached by Yvette McCausland-Durie. In 2008, she qualified for the New Zealand U21 team to travel to Australia.[2] She also made the preliminary squad for the following year,[3] but she did not make the final team to compete at the 2009 World Youth Netball Championships in the Cook Islands.[4]
After the 2008 season of the ANZ Championship, Amaru-Tibble received a callup from Central Pulse head coach Kate Carpenter to play for the Wellington-based franchise, who had failed to secure a win that year. Carpenter was eventually dismissed as coach of the team, but Amaru-Tibble was retained for the 2009 season under new head coach McCausland-Durie,[2] where she has played as a goal shooter partnering Paula Griffin. In 2009 Amaru-Tibble also played with PIC in the Wellington Regional Super League, in the leadup to the National Provincial Championships.[5]
References
- ^ 2010 Central Pulse team profile
- ^ a b Miles, Penny (29 May 2009). "Amaru-Tibble aims for top of her new game". The Dominion Post. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
- ^ Johannsen, Dana (6 October 2008). "Clashes may force changes to youth series". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
- ^ NZPA (14 May 2009). "NZ under-21 netball side full of trans-Tasman experience". TV3 News (online). Retrieved 1 July 2009.
- ^ Miles, Penny (11 June 2009). "Regional league kicks off". The Dominion Post. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
External links
Student Teacher at Newlands Intermediate in Room 9
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