Maggie Jackson is a former England netball international and netball coach. She was head coach when

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were bronze medallists at the

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. She was Mavericks head coach when they won the 2007–08 and 2011 Netball Superleague titles. In

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, she was awarded an MBE. In 2020 she was inducted into England Netball's Hall of Fame.

Playing career

England

Between 1984 and 1987, Jackson represented

. She formed a defensive partnership with

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and played at the

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and the

1987 World Netball Championships The 1987 World Netball Championships was the seventh edition of the INF Netball World Cup held in Glasgow, Scotland. This quadrennial premier event in international netball featured 17 teams, and included the debut of Cook Islands. The format of ...

Coaching career

Birmingham Blaze

During the

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era, Jackson worked with

and Colette Thomson at Birmingham Blaze for the first three seasons.

Mavericks

In 2005, Jackson helped set up the

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's Mavericks franchise. Between 2005–06 and

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, as Head Coach and/or Director of Performance, she led Mavericks to six successive grand finals. She was head coach when they runners up in

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, and when they were winners in

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and

. In

she was named NSL Coach of the Year.

England

In 2004, Jackson joined the

coaching staff. At the

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she served as an assistant coach to

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. She served as interim head coach at the

and at the

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she served as a technical assistant to Sue Hawkins. On all three occasions, England were bronze medallists. In

, Jackson was made a

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. On 1 February 2013, she was presented with her MBE for services to netball by

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. She should have received the award in November 2012 but was away with the England team at the

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and

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Army

In 2016, Jackson coached the

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netball team.

Family

Jackson is married to David Jackson. They have two children, a son, Tom and a daughter, Kari.

Honours

Head coach

; Mavericks *

**''Winners'': 2007–08,

**''Runners Up'': 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10 ;Individual Awards

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jackson, Maggie Living people English netball players English netball coaches Netball Superleague coaches Mavericks netball coaches England national netball team coaches 1987 World Netball Championships players Netball players at the 1985 World Games Members of the Order of the British Empire Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century English sportswomen England international netball players