Lorna Jean McConchie was a former Australia netball international and national team head coach.
15 Facts About Lorna McConchie
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In 1938 McConchie played for Australia in their first international match against New Zealand.
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Lorna McConchie was later head coach when Australia won the inaugural 1963 World Netball Championships.
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Lorna McConchie attended East Kew Primary School and University High School before studying physical education at the University of Melbourne.
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Lorna McConchie subsequently became a lecturer at Melbourne and helped establish the university's physical education course.
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In 1949, Lorna McConchie represented the Australian Physical Education Association at the first women's conference in Denmark.
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Lorna McConchie played netball for East Kew, winning premierships in 1928,1929 and 1930.
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Lorna McConchie played for University High School Old Pupils and Melbourne University.
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Between 1931 and 1940, Lorna McConchie played for Victoria in the Australian National Netball Championships.
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In 2000, together with Sharelle McMahon, Wilma Shakespear, Myrtle Baylis, Shelley O'Donnell and Simone McKinnis, Lorna McConchie was named in Netball Victoria's Team of the Century.
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Lorna McConchie was then named vice-captain of the Australia team that was due to tour New Zealand in 1940.
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Between 1959 and 1979, Lorna McConchie coached several Melbourne University club teams.
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In 1956, Lorna McConchie was head coach when Australia toured England, Scotland and Ceylon.
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Lorna McConchie was head coach when Australia won the inaugural 1963 World Netball Championships.
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Lorna McConchie subsequently became a member of the INF's rules interpretation committee and attended every World Netball Championship between 1967 and 1983 in this capacity.