Simone McKinnis
Simone McKinnis is the coach of the Melbourne Vixens.[1]
McKinnis played netball with the Australian National team, in the wing defense position from 1986 to 1998. She played 63 tests with the Australia National team. She was a member of the world championship winning teams of 1991 and 1995, and the Commonwealth games gold medal winning team in 1998.[2] Since retiring, McKinnis has had a number of coaching roles both in Australia and overseas. She was named the Coach of the Year for her managing performance at the Melbourne Vixens in 2017.[3]
References
- ^ Linda Pearce (24 April 2014). "Pulse star Irene van Dyk confident of Magic touch against Vixens". The Age.
- ^ Adrian Ballantyne (17 September 2012). "Simone McKinnis takes reins as coach of Melbourne Vixens". Herald Sun.
- ^ "Australian Netball Awards". Netball Australia. 24 June 2017. Archived from the original on 13 July 2017.
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- Commonwealth Games medallists in netball
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
- Netball players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Australia international netball players
- Netball players at the 1993 World Games
- Melbourne Vixens coaches
- Suncorp Super Netball coaches
- Australian netball coaches
- Australian Institute of Sport netball coaches