England netball international and coach
Maggie Jackson MBE is a former England netball international and netball coach. She was head coach when England were bronze medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games . She was Mavericks head coach when they won the 2007–08 and 2011 Netball Superleague titles. In 2012 , she was awarded an MBE. In 2020 she was inducted into England Netball's Hall of Fame .
Playing career
England
Between 1984 and 1987, Jackson represented England . She formed a defensive partnership with Kendra Slawinski and played at the 1985 World Games and the 1987 World Netball Championships .[ 1] [ 2]
Coaching career
Birmingham Blaze
During the Super Cup era, Jackson worked with Kendra Slawinski and Colette Thomson at Birmingham Blaze for the first three seasons.[ 2]
Mavericks
In 2005, Jackson helped set up the Netball Superleague 's Mavericks franchise. Between 2005–06 and 2011 , as Head Coach and/or Director of Performance, she led Mavericks to six successive grand finals.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] She was head coach when they runners up in 2007 ,[ 4] and when they were winners in 2008 [ 5] [ 6] and 2011 .[ 7] [ 8] In 2008 she was named NSL Coach of the Year.[ 9]
England
In 2004, Jackson joined the England coaching staff. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games she served as an assistant coach to Margaret Caldow .[ 1] [ 2] She served as interim head coach at the 2010 Commonwealth Games [ 10] [ 11] [ 12] and at the 2011 World Netball Championships she served as a technical assistant to Sue Hawkins.[ 13] On all three occasions, England were bronze medallists.[ 2] In 2012 , Jackson was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire . On 1 February 2013, she was presented with her MBE for services to netball by Prince Charles . She should have received the award in November 2012 but was away with the England team at the 2012 Netball Quad Series and 2012 Fast5 Netball World Series .[ 1] [ 14] [ 15]
Army
In 2016, Jackson coached the British Army netball team.[ 16] [ 17]
Family
Jackson is married to David Jackson. They have two children, a son, Tom and a daughter, Kari.[ 2] [ 14] [ 16]
Honours
Head coach
Mavericks
Individual Awards
References
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Series
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