Netball coach given lifetime ban after ‘sexual’ conversations with children

Netball coach given lifetime ban after ‘sexual’ conversations with children

A netball coach has been given a lifetime ban from coaching in Australia after an appeal found an initial 10-year ban was an unreasonable sanction for 13 allegations of misconduct substantiated against her, according to tribunal documents made public this week.

Banned for life: Melbourne netball coach’s horror behaviour

A netball coach from Melbourne’s northwest with more than 50 years involvement in the sport has been banned for life after constantly subjecting junior players to eight years of verbal abuse, sexual boundary breaches and psychological humiliation.