Netball NSW is proud to announce current Erna Hawks Opens Premier League Coach Anita Keelan as this year’s recipient of The Netball NSW Waratah Service Award.
Announced at the Netball NSW AGM on Saturday 18th March, The Netball NSW Waratah Service Award is a prestigious honour, and bestowed to an individual who displays distinguished service to Netball NSW in the capacity of an organisational or operational volunteer for at least ten years.
Anita is highly regarded in the broader netball community and has always contributed heavily through her own Club and the Eastwood Ryde Netball Association through coaching, mentoring, supporting players to gain their umpiring accreditation and encouraging representative players to take on coaching positions.
In 2007 Anita was awarded The Margaret Corbett OAM Coaches Award which rewards and acknowledges coaches that have demonstrated excellence in coaching.
Anita also played a strong role in the formation of the QBE NSW Swifts Academy.
ROLES:
| 1991 |
Netball NSW Opens Trainee Coach |
| 1991-1993 & 1998 - 1999 |
Netball NSW Coaching Committee Member |
| 1996 |
Netball NSW Metropolitan Academy Coach |
| 1997 - 1999 |
Netball NSW 19U Head Coach, NSW Institute of Sport Netball Program Head Coach, Western Sydney Academy of Sport Mentor Coach |
| 1997 - 1999 |
NSW Institute of Sport Netball Program Head Coach |
| 2000 - 2001 & 2005 - 2006 |
Netball NSW 21U Head Coach |
| 2002 - 2003 |
Sydney Sandpipers Head Coach |
| 2007, 2014 & 2015 |
Netball NSW Waratahs Head Coach |
| 2007 |
Netball NSW Margaret Corbett OAM Coach of the Year |
| 2009 |
Netball NSW Blues Assistant Coach |
| 2010 - 2011 |
Netball NSW Waratahs Assistant Coach |
| 2012 - 2013 |
Netball NSW 21U Assistant Coach |
| 2014 - 2020 |
NSW Swifts Assistant Coach |
| 2015 |
Netball NSW Waratahs Head Coach |
Anita has served on the Coaching Advisory Committee and other various selections panels since the late 1990's.
