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| Full name | Gaye Teede (Née: Switch) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1946-04-15)15 April 1946 (age 79) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gaye Teede (born 15 April 1946), also known asGaye Switch orGaye Walsh, is a formerAustralia netball international and a former Australia head coach. As a player, she represented Australia at the1967,1971 and1979 World Netball Championships, winning one silver and two gold medals. Shecaptained Australia as they won the gold medal in 1971 and was subsequently named theWestern Australian Sports Star of the Year. She was head coach when theAustralia U21 team won the 1988World Youth Netball Championships. In 1990, Teede coached the senior Australia team for five tests. Between 1990 and 1998 Teede served as head coach at theAustralian Institute of Sport. In 1989 she was inducted into theWestern Australian Hall of Champions and in 2009 she was inducted into theAustralian Netball Hall of Fame.[1][2][3]
In 1961, as Gaye Switch, Teede representedWestern Australia at under-16 level. In 1963 she made her debut for the senior Western Australia team. In 1969, inAdelaide, she was a member the senior Western Australia team that won theAustralian National Netball Championships outright for the first time.[1][4][5]
Between 1966 and 1978 Teede made 17 test appearances forAustralia. She represented Australia at the1967 and1971 World Netball Championships, winning silver and gold respectively. She alsocaptained Australia at the latter tournament and was subsequently named theWestern Australian Sports Star of the Year. Teede then took a seven year break from international netball to start a family. On her return she represented Australia at the1979 World Netball Championships, serving as vice captain. The tournament saw Australia,New Zealand andTrinidad and Tobago declared joint winners. A serious knee injury at the 1979 tournament ended Teede's playing career.[1][3]
| Tournaments | Place |
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| 1967 World Netball Championships[6] |  |
| 1971 World Netball Championships[7] |  |
| 1979 World Netball Championships[8] | |
Between 1982 and 1990 Teede served as an assistant coach toWilma Shakespear at theAustralian Institute of Sport. In 1990 she replaced Shakespear as the program's head coach and remained in the position until 1998.[9][10][11]
Between 1986 and 1988, Teede served as head coach of theAustralia U21 team. She was head coach when Australia won the 1988World Youth Netball Championships. In 1990, Teede coached the senior Australia team in five Tests with an 80% winning record.[3]
Between 1999 and 2002, Teede served as head coach ofPerth Orioles in theCommonwealth Bank Trophy.[3][12][13][14]
