Mainland Tactix Announce New Assistant Coach

Mainland Tactix Announce New Assistant Coach

27 November 2014

A move to Christchurch for family reasons has paid off for New Zealand Secondary Schools Netball coach Marianne Delaney-Hoshek, announced today as assistant coach of the Mainland Tactix.

Delaney-Hoshek will work alongside new head coach Sue Hawkins for the 2015 ANZ Championship season at the Tactix after three years in Wellington as assistant coach of the Central Pulse.

Netball Mainland CEO Brigit Hearn says they’re thrilled to have secured one of New Zealand’s up and coming elite coaches.

“Marianne comes to us with a wealth of experience and we are delighted she has been targeted by Netball New Zealand to be a part of their High Performance Coaching programme.

“We are excited about the pairing of Marianne and Sue (Hawkins) and can’t wait for the Tactix team and management to get together early December to start pre-season training,” she said.

Head coach Sue Hawkins is equally enthusiastic about Marianne’s appointment.

“Marianne’s energy and enthusiasm is infectious, her coaching skills and knowledge is vital for the Tactix moving forward and I am delighted to be working with her,” she said.

For Delaney-Hoshek, the move south from Wellington is returning to home, and she’s excited by the opportunity to work together with Sue Hawkins and the talented team of Tactix players.

“I am really excited to be coaching alongside one of the world’s best coaches in Sue Hawkins and I believe that Netball Mainland have recruited a very strong group of players for us to work together with.”

“I’m honoured to have been selected for this role and I’m looking forward to getting started in the next few weeks!”

Delaney-Hoshek has accrued an impressive coaching CV over the past decade;

• Assistant Coach ANZC Central Pulse team 2012-2014
• Assistant Coach NZ A 2014
• Head Coach NZ Secondary Schools 2013-2014 (winning trans-Tasman competition)
• Head Coach Wellington NPC team 2013
• Assistant Coach NZ Secondary Schools 2011- 2012
• Wellington High Performance Coach 2009-2010
• Head Coach Wellington U21 2008-2010
• NNZ Coach Accelerator Programme 2012-2014
• NNZ Emerging Talent Selector 2013-2014

Qualifications:
• Batchelor of Education Majoring in Physical Education, Canterbury University/Christchurch College of Education
• Diploma of Secondary Teaching, Christchurch College of Education
• NNZ Level 3 Coaching Certificate

The Mainland Tactix players will come into the Tactix programme on December 1st with and induction day in the same week. Star import player Mwai Kumwenda will join the team from Malawi in early January with warm-up matches scheduled against other ANZ Championship teams later that month.

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