Jill McIntosh is a former Australia netball international and national team head coach. As a player, McIntosh was a member of the Australia team that won the gold medal at the

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. She later coached Australia at the

1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

and

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and at the

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

and

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, guiding the team to four gold medals. In 2009 she was inducted into the

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. McIntosh subsequently worked as a coach with the

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and with the national teams of

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and

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Early life and family

McIntosh is originally from

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. She is the daughter of Betty and Merv McIntosh. Her father played

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for

during the 1940s and early 1950s. She has six siblings. As well as playing netball, in her youth McIntosh also represented Western Australia at the

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, winning medals at

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and

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events.

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.

Western Australia

McIntosh was just 14 when she first represented Western Australia at schoolgirl level in 1969. She then graduated to the under–18 team two years later. Between 1973 and 1986, she was a regular member of the senior Western Australia team that played in the Australian National Netball Championships. The last seven of these seasons she served as captain-coach.

Australia

Between 1981 and 1986, McIntosh made 29 senior appearances for

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. She made her senior debut on 23 June 1981. In 1981 she was named the New Idea Australian Netballer of the Year and in 1982 she captained Australia. McIntosh was also a member of the Australia team that won the gold medal at the

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

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, working with Wilma Shakespear and Gaye Teede. She also relocated to

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. In 1991, she became

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's national coaching director, a role which focused on coach education around

. Between 1995 and 2003, McIntosh served as head coach of Australia. During her 94

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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

and

and at the

and

INF

Since 2005 McIntosh has worked as a coach with the

, focusing on coach education and development of coaches internationally. She has helped host International Coaching Seminars at both the

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and 2015 Netball World Cups.

Central Pulse

In July 2007, McIntosh was appointed director of coaching for

as they prepared to make their debut in the 2008 ANZ Championship.

Singapore

In 2009 McIntosh, served as head coach of

at the

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. She had worked as an advisor to

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since 2004. At the

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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

. She was a member of Jamaica's coaching team at both the

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and 2015 Netball World Cup.

Northern Ireland

In May 2012, McIntosh served as head coach of

at the

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, guiding them to a silver medal. In July 2012, she was also in charge of Northern Ireland during a three match away series against

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Jill McIntosh Medal

Since 1994, the West Australian Netball League's

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player has been awarded the Jill McIntosh Medal. Past winners have included Susan Fuhrmann,

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and Andrea Gilmore.

Honours

Player

;

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**''Winners'':

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Head coach

;

**''Winners'':

1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

**''Runner up'':

2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games is a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations, which consists mostly, but not exclusively, of territories of the former British Empire. The event was first held in 1930 ...

**''Winners'':

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;

**''Runner up'': 2012

Individual awards

References

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