Gaye Teede

Gaye Teede
Personal information
Full name Gaye Teede (née Switch)
Born (1946-04-15) 15 April 1946 (age 78)
Midland, Western Australia[1]
Netball career
Playing position(s): C, WA
Years National team(s) Caps
1966–1979 Australia 17
Coaching career
Years Team(s)
1986–1988 Australia U21
1990–1998 Australian Institute of Sport
1990 Australia
1999–2002 Perth Orioles
Medal record
Representing  Australia
World Netball Championships
Silver medal – second place 1967 Perth Team
Gold medal – first place 1971 Kingston Team
Gold medal – first place 1979 Port of Spain Team

Gaye Teede (born 15 April 1946), also known as Gaye Switch or Gaye Walsh, is a former Australia netball international and a former Australia head coach. As a player, she represented Australia at the 1967, 1971 and 1979 World Netball Championships, winning one silver and two gold medals. She captained Australia as they won the gold medal in 1971 and was subsequently named the Western Australian Sports Star of the Year. She was head coach when the Australia U21 team won the 1988 World Youth Netball Championships. In 1990, Teede coached the senior Australia team for five tests. Between 1990 and 1998 Teede served as head coach at the Australian Institute of Sport. In 1989 she was inducted into the Western Australian Hall of Champions and in 2009 she was inducted into the Australian Netball Hall of Fame.[1][2][3]

Playing career

Western Australia

In 1961, as Gaye Switch, Teede represented Western Australia at under-16 level. In 1963 she made her debut for the senior Western Australia team. In 1969, in Adelaide, she was a member the senior Western Australia team that won the Australian National Netball Championships outright for the first time.[1][4][5]

Australia

Between 1966 and 1978 Teede made 17 test appearances for Australia. She represented Australia at the 1967 and 1971 World Netball Championships, winning silver and gold respectively. She also captained Australia at the latter tournament and was subsequently named the Western 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 the 1979 World Netball Championships, serving as vice captain. The tournament saw Australia, New Zealand and Trinidad and Tobago declared joint winners. A serious knee injury at the 1979 tournament ended Teede's playing career.[1][3]

Tournaments Place
1967 World Netball Championships[6] 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1971 World Netball Championships[7] 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1979 World Netball Championships[8] 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Coaching career

Australian Institute of Sport

Between 1982 and 1990 Teede served as an assistant coach to Wilma Shakespear at the Australian Institute of Sport. In 1990 she replaced Shakespear as the program's head coach and remained in the position until 1998.[9][10][11]

Australia

Between 1986 and 1988, Teede served as head coach of the Australia U21 team. She was head coach when Australia won the 1988 World Youth Netball Championships. In 1990, Teede coached the senior Australia team in five Tests with an 80% winning record.[3]

Perth Orioles

Between 1999 and 2002, Teede served as head coach of Perth Orioles in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy.[3][12][13][14]

Honours

Player

Australia
Western Australia

Individual

Head coach

Australia U21

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Gay Teede - WA Hall of Champions". wais.org.au. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Von Bertouch and Hallinan honoured at Australian Netball Awards". womensportreport.com. 7 December 2009. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "Gaye Teede". diamonds.netball.com.au. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  4. ^ "WA netball invincibles honoured in Hall of Champions". thewest.com.au. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  5. ^ "2018 Western Australian Hall of Champions". wais.org.au. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Women Netball II World Championship 1967 Perth". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Women Netball III World Championship 1971 Kingston". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Women Netball V World Championship 1979 Port of Spain". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  9. ^ "AIS Netball Program". Clearinghouse for Sport. Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 13 March 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  10. ^ "1990 AIS Netball Program". Clearinghouse for Sport. Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  11. ^ "1998 AIS Netball Program". Clearinghouse for Sport. Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Perth Orioles History". westcoastfever.com.au. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  13. ^ "WA Netball (Inc) Annual Report 2002" (PDF). Netball Western Australia. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Without Compromise" (PDF). www.wais.org.au. Retrieved 22 September 2020.