Netball
All About Your New Head Coach: Megan O’Keeffe
Pymble is thrilled to have Megan O’Keeffe as our new Head Coach of Netball. Megan has been part of Pymble for the past three years, successfully managing various sports programs, and took over the helm of our Netball program in Term 2 this year. She kicked off her leadership with a victory in the Pymble vs Knox game, setting an exciting tone for the season. Megan is enjoying the Term 3 competition and looks forward to what is beyond.
Megan brings extensive Netball expertise from her school days to the National level. In school, she played for the Firsts and was selected for numerous representative teams, including IGSA, NSWCIS, and the NSW Merit team. She is currently a member of the Giants Netball Academy, competing in the Super Netball Reserves competition, and plays for the UTS Sparks Opens team in the NSW Open Premier League competition. Alongside her coaching and playing commitments, Megan is pursuing a Masters in Teaching (PDHPE) at the Australian Catholic University.
Netball runs in Megan’s blood; her mother, Jenny O’Keeffe, is the former assistant coach for the Giants Netball team and our Senior First netball coach. Our coaching staff also includes Charli Fidler, who debuted with Giants Netball this year, and former NSW Swifts player Ashlee Weir, currently a Year 2 teacher at Pymble. Alongside this national league experience, our Netball coaching team features many representative coaches, club coaches, and Premier League netball players.
At Pymble, our netball philosophy centres on providing all students with equal opportunities to enhance their netball skills, build new friendships, and have fun. While premierships are valuable, Megan’s passion and drive focus on developing holistic athletes, encouraging students to thrive on and off the court while embodying Pymble’s values daily.
We wish Megan and our Netball teams a fantastic Term 3 season! Go Pymble!
igsa Netball – Round 4
Pymble Netball had a fantastic weekend, featuring many high-energy matches and a few nail-biting moments. All the girls gave it their all, but special mention to a few huge home game wins from Pymble 3 winning 30 to 16, Pymble 4 winning 25 to 12, and Pymble 13 winning 28 to 13. We also had some fantastic wins from our Pymble teams that played away. Despite the long travel for some of them, all the girls remained enthusiastic with Pymble 21 winning 28 to 13, Pymble 8 winning 26 to 6, and Pymble 11 winning 29 to 16. Keep up your hard work girls, and we can’t wait to see what we can achieve next week!
See below round 4 results:
| Team | Opponent | Result |
| Pymble 1 | Mount St Benedict 1 | 34 to 35 |
| Pymble 2 | Brigidine 2 | 24 to 34 |
| Pymble 3 | Wenona 3 | 30 to 16 |
| Pymble 4 | St Vincent’s 4 | 25 to 12 |
| Pymble 5 | Ascham 3 | 14 to 34 |
| Pymble 6 | Tara 2 | 14 to 24 |
| Pymble 7 | Roseville 7 | 15 to 16 |
| Pymble 8 | Queenwood 6 | 26 to 6 |
| Pymble 9 | Brigidine 10 | 14 to 32 |
| Pymble 10 | Ravenswood 7 | 10 to 30 |
| Pymble 11 | Tara 4 | 29 to 16 |
| Pymble 12 | Loreto Normanhurst 14 | 20 to 12 |
| Pymble 13 | Abbotsleigh 16 | 28 to 13 |
| Pymble 14 | Ascham 8 | 26 to 18 |
| Pymble 15 | St Vincent’s 11 | 14 to 18 |
| Pymble 16 | PLC Sydney 13 | 15 to 13 |
| Pymble 17 | Meriden 13 | 3 to 18 |
| Pymble 18 | PLC Sydney 18 | 6 to 25 |
| Pymble 19 | Brigidine 21 | 19 to 11 |
| Pymble 20 | Tara 8 | 17 to 2 |
| Pymble 21 | St Vincent’s 17 | 28 to 13 |
| Pymble 22 | St Catherine’s 4 | 17 to 19 |
| Pymble 23 | Mount St Benedict 4 | 7 to 15 |
| Pymble 24 | Abbotsleigh 33 | 15 to 4 |
| Pymble 25 | Abbotsleigh 34 | 17 to 3 |
| Pymble 26 | Brigidine 27 | 8 to 12 |
Karl Schmidt
Head of Coaching and Performance