Kristen Hughes
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Kristen Hughes is an Australia
n netball
player, who played for the Adelaide Thunderbirds
in the ANZ Championship
in 2008.
Kristen received her first call up to the Australian Netball Team in June 2004, after Australian shooter Catherine Cox
was injured a week before the team was due to fly to New Zealand for a Test Series against the Silver Ferns
. She now has 5 international test caps, always playing as goal shooter and is a member of the current Australian Team.
After Hughes was selected in the Australian 21U Squad in 1999 while playing with the Adelaide Ravens, her sporting career stagnated as the Ravens were wooden spooners, then were forced to leave the national league, making way for the Australian Institute of Sport
team, the AIS Canberra Darters. Star coach of the Adelaide Thunderbirds
, Marg Angove, saw her potential and recruited her. Her strengths include accurate shooting, energy, movement, and a tricky use of "the roll" to avoid defenders and open the shooting circle for a effective threading of the ball.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n netball
Netball
Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...
player, who played for the Adelaide Thunderbirds
Adelaide Thunderbirds
The Adelaide Thunderbirds are an Australian netball team based in Adelaide that currently compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The Thunderbirds were formed as one of the foundation teams of the Commonwealth Bank Trophy , previously the premier netball league in Australia, which was...
in the ANZ Championship
ANZ Championship
The ANZ Championship is the pre-eminent netball league in the world. The competition is held annually between April and July, comprising 69 matches played over 17 weeks. It is contested by ten teams, five from Australia and five from New Zealand...
in 2008.
Kristen received her first call up to the Australian Netball Team in June 2004, after Australian shooter Catherine Cox
Catherine Cox
Catherine Cox is an Australian netball player. Cox has played regularly for the Australian national team since her first appearance in 1997 and is a member of the ANZ Championship team West Coast Fever....
was injured a week before the team was due to fly to New Zealand for a Test Series against the Silver Ferns
Silver Ferns
The New Zealand national netball team, commonly known as the Silver Ferns, represent New Zealand in international netball. The team take their nickname from the Silver Tree Fern , which is an iconic emblem for many New Zealand sports teams. The Silver Ferns were formed in 1938 as a representative...
. She now has 5 international test caps, always playing as goal shooter and is a member of the current Australian Team.
After Hughes was selected in the Australian 21U Squad in 1999 while playing with the Adelaide Ravens, her sporting career stagnated as the Ravens were wooden spooners, then were forced to leave the national league, making way for the Australian Institute of Sport
Australian Institute of Sport
The Australian Institute of Sport is a sports training institution in Australia with world class facilities and support services. The Institute's headquarters is situated in Canberra, the capital city of Australia. The 66.0 hectare site campus is in the northern suburb of Bruce, but some of the...
team, the AIS Canberra Darters. Star coach of the Adelaide Thunderbirds
Adelaide Thunderbirds
The Adelaide Thunderbirds are an Australian netball team based in Adelaide that currently compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The Thunderbirds were formed as one of the foundation teams of the Commonwealth Bank Trophy , previously the premier netball league in Australia, which was...
, Marg Angove, saw her potential and recruited her. Her strengths include accurate shooting, energy, movement, and a tricky use of "the roll" to avoid defenders and open the shooting circle for a effective threading of the ball.