Delaney-Hoshek to coach Tactix in 2018

The Silvermoon Tactix have confirmed Marianne Delaney-Hoshek will lead the team into the 2018 ANZ Premiership.

The former Canterbury and Wellington goal attack and midcourter has helped the side on a path to improvement during the second half of the ANZ Premiership, while creating a tight unit within the squad.

“I’m really excited to be able to build on the progress we have made in recent weeks,” Delaney-Hoshek said.

“It’s definitely been a goal of mine and to come back to my netballing roots in a head coach role is an exciting opportunity.”

Delaney-Hoshek, who was born in Timaru, has been with the Tactix since 2015 as a assistant coach and this season guided the Heller’s Mainland Beko Netball League team into second spot, before taking over the head coach role with the Tactix in the ANZ Premiership.

Netball Mainland Board Chair Anne Marrett said they were “thrilled” to have the coaching calibre of Delaney-Hoshek with the Tactix.

“She’s only a few weeks into the role but we’ve already seen an improvement in performance and culture,” Marrett said.

“Marianne’s appointment will allow player recruitment to commence and for Marianne to put her own team together for 2018.”

Delaney-Hoshek has previously spent time with both the Central Pulse (2012-2014) and the Tactix (2015-2016) in the former Trans-Tasman Netball League, and was in charge of the NZA team (2016) and also coached the NZSS team from 2013-2014.

She is also part of the High Performance Sport New Zealand coach accelerator programme – a programme which aims to accelerate the development of outstanding coaches, capable of guiding athletes to become world champions. She follows in the footsteps of Silver Ferns coach Janine Southby and All Blacks coach Steve Hansen who were both part of the programme.