At age 15 Mel took a chance in me pulling me up from tier two to tier one.
Being of this age I was very shy and unconfident in my ability. Mel coached me for 3 years and in that time I developed skills and confidence I never believed I had, reaching state and national level teams for those 3 years.
Mel’s coaching skills are individual in itself. I have learnt defence skills from her that I have enabled me to become confident, agile, aerial and a much more successful defence player. This year, at age 18 I received a scholarship at the Australian Institute of Sport for netball and I believe Mel has been a major part of my success to date.
I not only look at Mel as a coach but a dear friend. Her dedication, commitment and love of the sport makes her a very respected coach by all that have and will be lucky enough to go through her pathway.
Thank you Mel
Chanel Gomes
Queensland 19’s Team
Australian Institute of Sport Scholarship Holder 2010
Australian 19’s Team





