Human Interest |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Potchefstroom, RSA |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Pukke: Potchefstroom, RSA |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Sports Science - Northwest University: Potchefstroom, RSA |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Painting, music, movies and socialising. (Athlete, 07 Oct 2010). |
Injuries |
She tore the ligaments in her ankle. (Athlete, 07 Oct 2010). |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning Player of the Match in her first game for South Africa in 2009 and Player of the Series in the Tri-Nations against Botswana and Fiji in 2009. (Athlete, 07 Oct 2010). |
Other sports |
Competed in the National level in shot put during High School. (Athlete, 07 Oct 2010). |
Hero / Idol |
Her mother. (Athlete, 07 Oct 2010). |
Ambitions |
To play netball until her body cannot handle it anymore and help other netball players live their dream. (Athlete, 07 Oct 2010). |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Shelley Norris |
Coach from what year? |
2009 |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began playing at seven years of age while in Primary School. |
International Debut |
Year |
2009 |
Competing for |
South Africa |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Development Officer |
Languages |
Afrikaans |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Chrissi and Nellie. (Athlete, 07 Oct 2010). |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"To wish is to waste, to dream is to design, to do is the creation of your dreams, just do it - Never say you can't do something if you haven't tried many, many times," Yvonne Wilering. (Athlete, 07 Oct 2010). |
Sport Specific Information |
Coach from which country? |
New Zealand |