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Canterbury Tactix head coach Helen Mahon-Stroud and her assistant Julie Seymour - Source: Photosport
Canterbury Tactix head coach Helen Mahon-Stroud and her assistant Julie Seymour have retained their jobs for the 2011 trans-Tasman netball league but they are to get specialist help.
Tactix chairman Kevin Eder today said the franchise was looking to appoint a specialist shooting assistant and a specialist defence assistant to help Mahon-Stroud and former Silver Fern Seymour.
The Tactix finished 10th and last in this year's ANZ Championship after coming sixth in the inaugural league in 2009.
"Both Helen and Julie have the confidence of the players and both are extremely keen to continue with the team," Eder said.
"They are both very young in their coaching careers, that is why we have strengthened the coaching set up to support them.
"These will be coaches of international standard and they will work with the team on a consultative basis, rather than fulltime. We have already identified, and talked with, a couple of potential coaches who we believe will be ideal for the positions."
As well, Eder said the Tactix were looking to appoint a coaching mentor.
"This person will essentially be a coach to the coaches. They ideally will have an extensive record with success at international level and may not necessarily come from netball."
Mahon-Stroud said she and Seymour were excited about the investment to be put into the coaching framework.
"We are both relatively young in our professional development as coaches and realise that we are not experts on every aspect of the game.
"Our task is to help the players improve their on-court performance and this new structure will definitely assist."
The Tactix endured a miserable run this season, winning just one of 13 matches.
