Michelle den Dekker

Michelle den Dekker
Personal information
Full name Michelle den Dekker
Born 23 March 1966
Netball career
Playing position(s): Defence
Years National team(s) Caps
1988-95 Australia 84
Coaching career
Years Team(s)
Specialist defence Assistant coach
Australian Netball Diamonds
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Netball World Championships
1995 BirminghamNetball
1991 SydneyNetball
Last updated: 2015-06-24

Michelle den Dekker is an Australian netballer from South Australia. den Dekker represented Australia in 84 tests between 1988 and 1995, including a record 71 as captain. She received the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in 1992.[1]

Netball career

Life member of the Graville netball Club Garville Netbal Club from 1989 to 1995 and helping the club clinch five premierships in 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994 and 1995.[2][3] In the national league, den Dekker was captain-coach of the Queensland Firebirds in 1997-98 before returning home to the now defunct Adelaide Ravens.[4]

den Dekker made her Australian debut in 1985, and led Australian to two world championships as captain (1991 and 1995). Michelle played a total of 84 test matches for Australia between 1985 and 1995, including 71 as captain. As captain her team enjoyed a win loss ratio of 92% (65 wins, 6 losses).[5][6]

den Dekker was voted as Adelaide's greatest netballer to have fronted for the Adelaide Thunderbirds or Adelaide Ravens.[4] She was inducted into the Australian Netball Hall of Fame in 2009.[1]

Coaching career

den Dekker OAM was appointed Head Coach of Netball Australia’s new Centre of Excellence in Canberra in April 2014.[7][8]

den Dekker was the Diamonds Assistant coach for the Australian Netball Diamonds until August 2015 (the 2015 Netball World Cup). Currently still works as a consultant for Netball Australia as a Defence Specialist coach and manages her own Netball consultancy business working to develop our next generation of players and coaches in South Australia

Awards

  • Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in 1992[6]
  • SA Great Award, for services to sport in South Australia in 1993.
  • Inducted into the Australia Netball Hall of Fame 2009[6]
  • Inducted into the Inaugural South Australian Hall Of Fame 2010[9]
  • Ambassador for the SA Sports Hall Of Fame alongside Legend Barrie Robran AM.

References

  1. 1 2 w3admin. "#92 – MICHELLE DEN DEKKER OAM | Netball Australia". netball.com.au. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
  2. ↑ "Our Honour List ~ Contax Netball Club". Contax.net.au. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
  3. ↑ "Garville Netball Club - The Great Greys!". Garville.com.au. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
  4. 1 2 http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/den-dekker-is-sas-greatest/story-e6frecj3-1226132704639
  5. ↑ "About Us". Michelledendekker.com.au. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
  6. 1 2 3 atosha. "Australian Netball Hall of Fame | Netball Australia". Netball.com.au. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
  7. ↑ http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/netball/michelle-den-dekker-appointed-head-coach-of-netball-australias-new-centre-of-excellence-in-canberra/story-fnii0ix6-1226887546450
  8. ↑ bradg (2013-12-19). "den Dekker appointed Diamonds assistant coach | Netball Australia". Netball.com.au. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
  9. ↑ "KPMG South Australian Sport Hall of Fame and Legends". Sportsa.org.au. 2010-09-15. Retrieved 2014-05-16.

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