Human Interest |
General Interest |
Famous relatives |
Kim's mother was an Olympic swimming finalist and won four gold medals at the Commonwealth Games. Her father played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the Australian Rugby League. (nswswifts.com.au, 09 Aug 2010) |
Hero / Idol |
Swiss tennis player Roger Federer. (nswswifts.com.au, 09 Aug 2010) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Rob Wright [club], Lisa Alexander [national] |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began playing netball at age eight. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete, Business Owner, Shop Assistant |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Lee, Kimmy, KG (nswswifts.com.au, 09 Aug 2010; netball.asn.au, 14 Oct 2010) |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Australia |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
New South Wales Swifts: Sydney, NSW, AUS |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Fitness and Exercise Management - Australian College of Physical Education: Australia |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Relaxing at home, sitting in front of the TV, cooking, being out on the water. (youtube.com, 13 Feb 2011) |
Injuries |
Her run of 101 consecutive games for the NSW Swifts was broken when a foot injury ruled her out of the match against Central Pulse in May 2012. She was troubled by the foot injury throughout the 2012 season. (smh.com.au, 04 May 2012) A minor hamstring strain forced her to miss a match against the Melbourne Vixens in June 2013. She returned the following week. (netballscoop.com, 07 Jun 2013) |
Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs |
She always tapes her left ankle before her right before a game. (youtube.com, 13 Feb 2011; youtube.com, 02 Nov 2011) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning the 2008 Trans-Tasman Netball League. (youtube.com, 13 Feb 2011) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
She was introduced to netball through her older sister. She then formed a friendship with Diamonds teammate Vanessa Ware, as the pair played together for the Cronulla Seagulls. |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
She was named the NSW Swifts' Most Valued Player for the 2013 season. (anz-championship.com, 19 Jul 2013)
She was awarded the Member’s Player of the Year in 2011, 2012 and 2013 for the NSW Swifts. (youtube.com, 21 Jul 2013)
She was awarded the 2010 NSW Swifts Players’ Player Award. (netballnsw.com, 22 Apr 2013) |
Sport Specific Information |
Preferred position / style / stance / technique |
Centre |
International Debut |
Year |
2008 |
Competing for |
Australia |
Opponent |
New Zealand |
General Interest |
Other information |
NETBALL CLINICS She is the head coach and owner of the Kim Green Netball Clinic, which is a programme that runs during school holidays to improve the skills of aspiring netball players around Australia. (kimgreen.com.au, 28 Jun 2013) |
Further Personal Information |
Family |
Husband Trent Copeland |