Personal information | |||
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Full name | Maggie Jackson | ||
Netball career | |||
Playing position(s): GD, GK | |||
Years | National team(s) | Caps | |
1984–1987 | England | ||
Coaching career | |||
Years | Team(s) | ||
2005–2011 | Mavericks | ||
2010 | England |
Maggie Jackson MBE is a former England netball international and netball coach. She was head coach when England were bronze medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. She was Mavericks head coach when they won the 2007–08 and 2011 Netball Superleague titles. In 2012, she was awarded an MBE. In 2020 she was inducted into England Netball's Hall of Fame.
Playing career
[edit]England
[edit]Between 1984 and 1987, Jackson represented England. She formed a defensive partnership with Kendra Slawinski and played at the 1985 World Games and the 1987 World Netball Championships.[1][2]
Tournaments | Place |
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1985 World Games | 4th |
1987 World Netball Championships | 4th |
Coaching career
[edit]Birmingham Blaze
[edit]During the Super Cup era, Jackson worked with Kendra Slawinski and Colette Thomson at Birmingham Blaze for the first three three seasons.[2]
Mavericks
[edit]In 2005, Jackson helped set up the Netball Superleague's Mavericks franchise. Between 2005–06 and 2011, as Head Coach and/or Director of Performance, she led Mavericks to six successive grand finals.[1][2][3] She was head coach when they runners up in 2007,[4] and when they were winners in 2008[5][6] and 2011.[7][8] In 2008 she was named NSL Coach of the Year.[9]
England
[edit]In 2004, Jackson joined the England coaching staff. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games she served as an assistant coach to Margaret Caldow.[1][2] She served as interim head coach at the 2010 Commonwealth Games[10][11][12] and at the 2011 World Netball Championships she served as a technical assistant to Sue Hawkins.[13] On all three occasions, England were bronze medallists.[2] In 2012, Jackson was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire. On 1 February 2013, she was presented with her MBE for services to netball by Prince Charles. She should have received the award in November 2012 but was away with the England team at the time.[1][14]
Army
[edit]In 2016, Jackson coached the British Army netball team.[15][16]
Family
[edit]Jackson is married to David Jackson. They have two children, a son, Tom and a daughter, Kari.[2][14][15]
Honours
[edit]Head coach
[edit]- Individual Awards
Year | Award |
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2008[1][9] | Netball Superleague Coach of the Year |
2012[1][14] | Member of the Order of the British Empire |
2020[1] | England Netball's Hall of Fame |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "England Netball – Hall of Fame". www.englandnetball.co.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Maggie Jackson - Bedfordshire Hall of Fame". www.bedfordshire-netball.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "British netball is entering a new era but big strides still need to be taken, says Maggie Jackson". www.skysports.com. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "2007 Netball Super League Final, Bath v Mavericks, Guildford, 9th June". www.ournetballhistory.org.uk. 9 June 2007. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Third time lucky for magnificent Mavericks". www.whtimes.co.uk. 6 April 2008. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Mavericks win Netball Superleague final". www.sportsister.com. 8 April 2008. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "Hertfordshire Mavericks win Netball Superleague crown". www.bbc.co.uk. 10 June 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "Mavericks crowned champions". www.skysports.com. 10 June 2011. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Player of year awards: Mavericks keep on winning". www.express.co.uk. 5 May 2008. Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "Netball: England gear up for Aussie clash". teamengland.org. 10 October 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ "Netball: England undone by Aussie late show". teamengland.org. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: England win bronze in netball". news.bbc.co.uk. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Women Netball XIII World Championship 2011". www.todor66.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ^ a b c "2012 Maggie Jackson receives an MBE for Services to Netball". www.ournetballhistory.org.uk. 1 February 2013. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Daughters of Bedfordshire" (PDF). www.netballeast.org.uk. February 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "Changing Of The Guard For Army's Netballers". www.forces.net. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2024.