Jill McIntosh is a former Australia netball international and national team head coach.
21 Facts About Jill McIntosh
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Jill McIntosh later coached Australia at the 1995 and 1999 World Netball Championships and at the 1998 and 2002 Commonwealth Games, guiding the team to four gold medals.
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Jill McIntosh subsequently worked as a coach with the International Netball Federation, Central Pulse and with the national teams of Singapore, Northern Ireland and Jamaica.
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Jill McIntosh is the daughter of Betty and Merv McIntosh.
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Jill McIntosh's father played Australian rules football for Perth during the 1940s and early 1950s.
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Jill McIntosh's coaching career began at 15 when, after her team found themselves without a coach, she stepped in and began to lead them.
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In 1989, Jill McIntosh was a member of the Coastal Raiders team that won the inaugural West Australian Netball League title.
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Jill McIntosh was just 14 when she first represented Western Australia at schoolgirl level in 1969.
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Between 1981 and 1986, Jill McIntosh made 29 senior appearances for Australia.
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Jill McIntosh made her senior debut on 23 June 1981.
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Jill McIntosh was a member of the Australia team that won the gold medal at the 1983 World Netball Championships.
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In 1990, Jill McIntosh was appointed head coach of the Australia under-21 team.
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Between 1995 and 2003, Jill McIntosh served as head coach of Australia.
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Since 2005 Jill McIntosh has worked as a coach with the International Netball Federation, focusing on coach education and development of coaches internationally.
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Jill McIntosh has helped host International Coaching Seminars at both the 2011 and 2015 Netball World Cups.
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In July 2007, Jill McIntosh was appointed director of coaching for Central Pulse as they prepared to make their debut in the 2008 ANZ Championship.
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In 2009 Jill McIntosh, served as head coach of Singapore at the Netball Singapore Nations Cup.
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Jill McIntosh had worked as an advisor to Netball Singapore since 2004.
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Between 2011 and 2015, Jill McIntosh served three times as a technical director worked with Jamaica.
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Jill McIntosh was a member of Jamaica's coaching team at both the 2014 Commonwealth Games and 2015 Netball World Cup.
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In May 2012, Jill McIntosh served as head coach of Northern Ireland at the European Netball Championship, guiding them to a silver medal.