On Sunday Simone McKinnis announced that she will step down as head coach of the Melbourne Vixens at the end of the 2025 season, ending 13 years at the helm of one of Super Netballs most successful teams.
On Sunday Simone McKinnis announced that she will step down as head coach of the Melbourne Vixens at the end of the 2025 season, ending 13 years at the helm of one of Super Netballs most successful teams.
In line with this year’s International Womens Day theme, the VIS is actively closing gender gaps in high performance sport by unlocking equal opportunities for females in strength and conditioning coaching; an area requiring bold action to shift the dial and lead the industry change.
Victoria has long been a breeding ground for some of Australia’s most successful field hockey goalkeepers, some of whom have achieved legendary status and left an indelible mark on the sport.
Recently retired Olympian and Paralympian Milly Tapper and Australia’s first Indigenous female Olympic boxer Marissa Williamson Pohlman have been announced as members of the Leadership Group for the next stage of Australia’s High Performance 2032 Sport Strategy.