Karen Atkinson (netball)

Karen Helen Atkinson MBE (née Aspinall; born 7 June 1978 in Wigan, England) is an English netball coach and former international netball player. Atkinson first represented England in netball in 1994, and was selected for the senior England team in 1997.[1] During her international career, she has won bronze medals at three Commonwealth Games (1998, 2006 and 2010), as well as in the 1999 Netball World Championships.[2] She also won silver with the England team at the 2010 World Netball Series in Liverpool.

Karen Atkinson
Karen Atkinson in 2008
Personal information
Full name Karen Helen Atkinson (née Aspinall)
Born (1978-06-07) 7 June 1978
Wigan, England
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Netball career
Playing position(s): WA, C
Years Club team(s) Apps
2004 Capital Shakers
2005–2006 Loughborough Lightning
2006–2011 Hertfordshire Mavericks
2008 West Coast Fever 12
Years National team(s) Caps
1997–2011  England
Coaching career
Years Team(s)
Hertfordshire Mavericks
2014–2017 Loughborough Lightning
Medal record
Representing  England
Netball World Championships
1999 ChristchurchNetball
2011 SingaporeNetball
Commonwealth Games
1998 Kuala LumpurNetball
2006 MelbourneNetball
2010 DelhiNetball
World Netball Series
2010 LiverpoolFastnet
Last updated: 25 October 2018

In domestic netball, Atkinson played for the Hertfordshire Mavericks in the Netball Superleague, after having played an initial season with the Loughborough Lightning.[3] She also played one season of the National Bank Cup in New Zealand with the Capital Shakers (2004), and one season in the Australasian ANZ Championship with the West Coast Fever (2008).[2][4]

Atkinson retired from netball in 2011 and has since coached Hertfordshire Mavericks, Loughborough Lightning and the England Fast5 team.[5][6][7]

Atkinson was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2014 New Year Honours for services to netball.[8]

References
  1. "England Netball profile". Archived from the original on 22 December 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
  2. McFadden, Suzanne (16 November 2007). "Atkinson's leap of faith". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
  3. "Mavericks Squad 2009/10". Retrieved 6 October 2010.
  4. Garnham, Emily (8 February 2008). "An interview with Karen Atkinson". Daily Express. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
  5. Rush, Richard (6 January 2014). "Doctors and netball star receive New Year Honours". loughboroughecho.net. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  6. "Karen Atkinson named Loughborough Lightning coach". BBC Sports. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  7. Prenderville, Paul (22 August 2018). "Karen Atkinson to lead England in Fast5 World Series title defence". Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  8. "No. 60728". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2013. p. 15.
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