Jess Garland

Sport/Event >
Netball, positions: Wing attack, goal attack

Date and Place of Birth >
1979, Bristol

Coached by >
Jan Crabtree, Lyn Gunson

Biography >
A regular contributor to Team Bath’s success on the netball court, she played in all five of the team’s campaigns in the Super Cup as well as in the 2006 team that won the inaugural Superleague.

Played for England under-21s at the 2000 World Youth Championships and was a member of the England senior squad from 2000 to 2004. Was called into the England team for the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games as a late replacement for Team Bath team-mate Pamela Cookey, who was forced to withdraw through injury.

Took up netball aged nine and was called into her first England team as a 14-year-old.

Club > Team Bath

Occupation > Netball coach

Competitive Records >
World Youth Championships:  4th (with England) Cardiff 2000

Commonwealth Games: fourth (with England) – Manchester, July 2002

SuperCup: gold (with TeamBath) – Blackpool 2004

Superleague: gold with TeamBath – Guildford, GB, June 2006