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Diamonds coach Stacey Marinkovich has re-signed till the top of 2027, giving her the prospect to information Australia to Commonwealth Video games and Netball World Cup glory on residence soil.
Marinkovich, whose contract was because of expire later this 12 months, was appointed Diamonds coach in 2020.
She has led the nationwide facet to victory in 5 of its previous six tournaments, with that sizzling run together with gold on the 2022 Commonwealth Video games in Birmingham.
The fifteenth particular person to educate the nationwide crew, Marinkovich will lead the Diamonds by to the Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Video games and the 2027 Netball World Cup in Sydney.
However her subsequent massive process will come a lot sooner than that, with the Diamonds to tackle the world’s finest on the 2023 Netball World Cup in Cape City from July 28 to August 6.
“It’s an absolute privilege to educate this group of extremely gifted athletes. Our connection each on and off the courtroom is what makes this program so particular,” Marinkovich mentioned in a press release.
“There are large expectations for achievement while you put on the Diamonds uniform. That is one thing I embrace figuring out I’m surrounded by our high-performance crew’s experience, data and specialist skillsets.
“Being part of the Diamonds program has been a life altering expertise and I sit up for persevering with this journey and contributing to the Diamonds legacy of success.”
Marinkovich has had a lifetime involvement with the Netball Australia pathway as an elite participant in state consultant groups and for the Perth Orioles and West Coast Fever till her taking part in retirement in 2009.
She went on to forge a profitable teaching profession, together with seven years as head coach at Fever, specialist centre courtroom coach of the Australian Improvement squad and as Australia’s Fast5 head coach.
-AAP