GIANTS Netball's foundation coach Julie Fitzgerald joins award winning journalist and GIANTS recruiter Emma Quayle to talk about her career in netball.
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Fitzgerald talks about her time coaching in Canberra and New Zealand, and discusses what it was like to build GIANTS Netball from the ground up.
Podcast Summarty
2:30 – Why Kim Green was Julie’s number one target?
3:50 – What qualities was Julie looking for when starting up GIANTS Netball?
5:30 – The differences between netball in Australia and New Zealand
8:30 – The challenges that a small Netball squad face
11:00 – Raising a family while trying to be a high-level netball coach
12:40 – How to identify which players will turn into coaches
15:30 – What led Julie on the path to coaching
16:55 – Building a knowledgeable staff and leaning on relationships
18:40 – What makes the GIANTS different to other clubs she’s been part of
22:00 – The need to continue to grow women’s sport
22:55 – The other leaders around the world that Julie is drawn to
