Irene van DykIrene van Dyk

Why I chose Irene van Dyk!!• I chose Irene van Dyk I chose Irene van Dyk

because I thought she because I thought she would be a good person would be a good person (risk taker) to do this (risk taker) to do this project on.project on.

• I also chose her because she I also chose her because she play’s netball which is my play’s netball which is my favourite sport, she also favourite sport, she also play’s the position that I play’s the position that I play - Goal Shoot (GS). play - Goal Shoot (GS).

• So I hope you enjoy this So I hope you enjoy this slide showslide show

Irene’s personal profile• Born Wednesday, 21 June 1972 - age

37Vereening, South Africa

• Court Positions: GS, GA• Height: 1.90m• Caps: 173 (NZ - 101; South Africa - 72)

- incl. five as Captain of South Africa• 100th test Match: v Australian

Diamonds2nd Test, New World International SeriesVector Arena, Auckland 23 September 2009

• Test Match Shooting Statistics (for New Zealand) 3677/4064 (90%)

• Occupation: Netball Superstar

• PLAYING HISTORY• National Squads: Silver Ferns Squad, 2000-2009

South Africa, 1994-2000.

• Silver Ferns Debut: 20 June 2000 v Australia, at Goal ShootEntertainment Centre, Newcastle, NSW, AustraliaFisher & Paykel Cup

• World Championships 1995, 1999 - for South Africa2003, 2007 - for New Zealand

• Commonwealth Games 1998 - for South Africa2002, 2006 - for New Zealand

• ANZ Championship Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic, 2008-2009

• National Bank Cup Magic, 2003-2007 Shakers, 2000-2002

• Nickname: I's

• Favourite Movie: Remember the Titans

• Favourite Food: Pizza, Pasta

• Favourite TV Show: McLeod's Daughters

• Favourite colour: Turquoise

• Married to: Christie Dyk

Risk’s she takesRisk’s she takes• Well some risks she takes

are:• badly injuring herself whilst trying to get

a rebound or chasing after the ball.

• Everyday she’s at risk because any kind of injury could stop her playing for the silver ferns

BiographyBiography• In her 15th year of elite international

competition, Irene van Dyk's hold on the title of the world's best shooter is as firm as ever.

• In her 100th appearance for the Silver Ferns, a 52-36 defeat of Australia on 23 September 2009, van Dyk was named Player of the Match after shooting 33 goals (92%) from 36 attempts.

• She then played a key role in New Zealand's 2009 World Netball Series victory, taking her full-game accuracy and dominance into the new Fastnet format. She posted three 100% shooting performances during the Series, including the Final against Jamaica.

• Returning to the full-length game against England on 15 October 2009, she hit 36 (95%) of her 38 attempts.

• Van Dyk also topped the 2009 ANZ Championship home & away season statistics with a 93% hit rate - a figure she frequently achieves in elite competition. What's astonishing is that no other 2009 ANZ Championship shooter who played every game of the regular season managed better than 87%.

• Renowned as a great target shooter, able to pull the ball down close to the post under extreme pressure, van Dyk has shown her versatility with occasional outings at goal attack for both Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic and the Silver Ferns during the past two years.

• However, it was in the goal shoot position that she posted her fourth 100% game of 2008 in the 3rd Test of the New World International Series v England, and was named Player of the Match in the 1st Holden Series Test v Australia. She then headed, by a comfortable margin, the shooting statistics (183/205, 89%) for the 2008 New World and Holden Series against Australia & England.

• Van Dyk grew up on a farm near Johannesburg, and captained South Africa before making New Zealand home in 2000, and becoming a New Zealand citizen in 2005. She was a member of the victorious Silver Ferns teams at the 2003 World Championship & the 2006 Commonwealth Games; was named Sportswoman of the Year at the 2004 Halberg Awards; & holds the world record for international test caps (Total to 23 September 2009: 172).

• In the 2009 Queen's Birthday Honours List, van Dyk was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) for her services to netball.

By Mabel Payne

Room 22

Year 7

BBI