YVONNE WILLERING
Yvonne has extensive experience in all areas of the sporting industry, with a history of both competing herself and coaching over the years. She played provincial netball from 1968-1985, and was a part of the Silver Ferns from 1974-1983, before furthering her contribution through coaching. As a coach, she has been involved with provincial netball, New Zealand under 21’s, New Zealand Young Internationals, the Silver Ferns, and even has ties to Fiji. In note of these many involvements, Yvonne has received the Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZOM) award, Service award Netball North Harbour, and is a Life Member of Netball New Zealand. Outside of sporting, Yvonne has also managed to obtain high successes in her career, with experience as a medical lab technologist and microbiologist, before going on to work as a netball director and on the coaching advisory panel for International Netball.