Kristy Doyle

Kristy Doyle (born 8 December 1980) is an Australian netball player.

She showed early promise as a shooter for the New South Wales state team in 1998, making the Australian 21 and under squad in the same year as a 17-year-old. She represented the Sydney Sandpipers in the national Commonwealth Bank Trophy in 1998 and 1999, and impressed enough that she was awarded a scholarship to the Australian Institute of Sport in 2000.[1][2] This saw Doyle spend two years training at the AIS and playing in the AIS team in the South Australian state league, the Dairy Farmers Cup.[3] She was ultimately chosen as the vice-captain of the national 21 and under team and promoted to captain in 2001.[4]

After two relatively successful years at the Australian Institute of Sport, Doyle was widely seen as a rising star of the competition, and was recruited by the Melbourne Kestrels for the 2002 season.[5]

References

1. "Sydney Sandpipers (1997–2003)". www.netballnsw.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
2. "Hunter Jaegers will be a threat". Newcastle Star. Fairfax Ltd. 8 November 2003. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
3. "Netball – Achievements – year-by-year". Australian Institute of Sport. 2010. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
4. "Netball Australia Annual Report 2001" (PDF). ausport.gov.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
5. Halloran, Jessica (6 April 2002). "Swift talking: Cox returns to the fold". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Ltd. Retrieved 26 January 2010.