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Debbie Fuller Personal information Full name Debbie Fuller (née Matoe) Occupation Netball coach Netball career Positions GD, GK, WD Medal recordCompetitor for New Zealand Netball World Championships Bronze 1995 Birmingham Netball Updated on 18 September 2010. Debbie Fuller (née Matoe) is a New Zealand netball coach and former international netball player. Fuller was a defender in the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns, from 1993–96, during which time she competed at the 1995 Netball World Championships in Birmingham.[1] Fuller retired from the Silver Ferns after 1996, spending a year in Argentina. She returned for the 1997 provincial season, and the following year captained Canterbury in the inaugural National Bank Cup.[2] Fuller moved to the Capital Shakers in 1999, playing with the Wellington-based side until her retirement in 2002.[3]
After coaching stints in Wellington and the Bay of Plenty, Fuller accepted a position as a defensive coach with ANZ Championship side the Northern Mystics for the 2009 season, under new head coach Te Aroha Keenan.[4] She was promoted to assistant coach of the Auckland-based team the following year. Keenan departed the Mystics after the 2010 season, with Fuller being appointed Mystics head coach for 2011.[5]
References
- ^ "Ferns take on the world". The Dominion Post: p. TV3. 17 July 1995.
- ^ Dunbar, Tim (27 March 1998). "Matoe refreshed and ready to fire". The Press: p. 21.
- ^ Bleach, Keiran (31 May 2002). "Matoe closes one chapter to start another". The Dominion Post: p. 21.
- ^ Johannsen, Dana (18 November 2008). "Fuller joins Mystics in bid to outsmart Australians". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/netball/news/article.cfm?c_id=69&objectid=10543572&ref=rss. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ^ Johannsen, Dana (13 July 2010). "Fuller waits in the wings for Mystics". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/netball/news/article.cfm?c_id=69&objectid=10658386. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
Northern Mystics – 2011 team Players Cullen • Dehn • George • Henry • Latu • McAlister • Mes • Moulds • G. Rasmussen • R. Rasmussen • Scarlett • TutaiaCoaching staff Debbie Fuller (head coach) • Jenny-May Coffin (assistant coach)Categories:- New Zealand netball coaches
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