Williams represented Australia in lacrosse and was a member of the 1986 World Champion Gold Medal team.[3] She also captained Australia from 1989 to 1992 winning a bronze medal in the 1989 World Cup. She coached the Australian team to a world silver medal in 1997 in Tokyo, Japan. Notably, early in her career she was a member of the Australian team that won its first ever game against the United States in 1981 – the first recorded loss for the US.[4]
Williams also captained or co-captained South Australia to 12 National Championships in lacrosse (11 consecutive wins) and was named in the National Championship team in each of these years.[4] She also received the player of the Nationals Award in 1986 earning best a field votes in every game.[4]
TouchEdit
Williams captained-coached the College Touch Team who won four League titles and she won the Association Best and Fairest in both the Women's and Mixed Competitions.[citation needed] She was selected in the Australian squad in 1984 and Captained SA from 1982 to 1985.[citation needed] She was also involved as a coach where she co-coached the State U/16 to 3rd place in a Nationals.[citation needed]
CricketEdit
Williams represented South Australia in cricket as wicketkeeper from 1978 to 1982 winning the National Championships in 1981 and being selected as Wicketkeeper of the tournament that year.[4]
SoccerEdit
Williams played as either wing or centre forward for College and South Australia (1980–1982) in soccer.[citation needed] ACAE (College) won the League Championship and the Ampol Cup twice.[citation needed]
Australian Rules FootballEdit
Williams captained the first South Australian women's team.[2] In 2003, Williams was awarded the AFL Football Woman of the Year award for her contribution to the sport.[5][6] She has subsequently developed a modified version of the game "Nines".[7] She also worked in the media as a writer of football articles in the South Australian paper The News.[citation needed]
Professional careerEdit
Williams was originally a physical education teacher. Throughout her sporting career she has coached junior teams ranging from all of her chosen sports and others such as tennis, basketball and volleyball. She was Head of Department and Sportsmistress at Immanuel College for 10 years and a physical education teacher at Sacred Heart College.[citation needed] In 1989 and 1990, Williams was Acting Women's Advisor to the Minister of Recreation and Sport.[citation needed]
In 2004, Williams co-authored a children's book with her brother, AFL Coach Mark Williams, that went to the top of the best seller list in South Australia.[citation needed] She has also written a Heart Rate Monitor for students and has had research published in a variety of journals ranging from the British Journal of Psychology through to Indigenous Council reports.[citation needed] She has also been involved in the Premier's Reading Challenge, a South Australian Government initiative for children's literacy.[8]
In 2020, Williams was hired by Adelaide United Football Club as a sports psychologist.[9]
Personal lifeEdit
Jenny Williams is the daughter of Australian Rules footballer Fos Williams, and the sister of Mark and Stephen Williams. Jenny said of her father "Growing up with a father who was a coach you learned to think about how you could take a sport forward, and I suppose I developed a great imagination for what could be achieved in sport."[3]
She was inducted into the South Australian Sport Hall of Fame in October 2013.[10][5][3]
^ abcWarren Partland (22 November 2013). "Versatile Jenny Williams inspired by father Fos to use her imagination". The Advertiser (Adelaide). Retrieved 11 May 2023.
^ abcdDaly, John A., Against the odds : a pictorial history of 100 years of South Australian women in sport and recreation, Libraries Australia ID: 11285629
^ abc"Port Adelaide congratulates Jenny Williams and Vicky Welgraven on Australia Day honours". Port Adelaide Football Club. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
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^. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
^"Carl Veart | Football Update - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Jenny Williams sportsperson news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Jenny Williams OAM born 11 January 1957 citation needed is an Australian sports psychologist 1 2 and athlete who represented South Australia in six sports namely lacrosse indoor lacrosse touch soccer cricket and Australian rules football Jenny WilliamsBorn1957Adelaide South Australia citation needed EducationACAE Flinders University citation needed OccupationPsychologistKnown forPsychology leadership sportSpouseDr Mark Ralfe citation needed Children1Parent s Foster and Von Williams Contents 1 Lacrosse 2 Touch 3 Cricket 4 Soccer 5 Australian Rules Football 6 Professional career 7 Personal life 8 References 9 External linksLacrosse EditWilliams represented Australia in lacrosse and was a member of the 1986 World Champion Gold Medal team 3 She also captained Australia from 1989 to 1992 winning a bronze medal in the 1989 World Cup She coached the Australian team to a world silver medal in 1997 in Tokyo Japan Notably early in her career she was a member of the Australian team that won its first ever game against the United States in 1981 the first recorded loss for the US 4 Williams also captained or co captained South Australia to 12 National Championships in lacrosse 11 consecutive wins and was named in the National Championship team in each of these years 4 She also received the player of the Nationals Award in 1986 earning best a field votes in every game 4 Touch EditWilliams captained coached the College Touch Team who won four League titles and she won the Association Best and Fairest in both the Women s and Mixed Competitions citation needed She was selected in the Australian squad in 1984 and Captained SA from 1982 to 1985 citation needed She was also involved as a coach where she co coached the State U 16 to 3rd place in a Nationals citation needed Cricket EditWilliams represented South Australia in cricket as wicketkeeper from 1978 to 1982 winning the National Championships in 1981 and being selected as Wicketkeeper of the tournament that year 4 Soccer EditWilliams played as either wing or centre forward for College and South Australia 1980 1982 in soccer citation needed ACAE College won the League Championship and the Ampol Cup twice citation needed Australian Rules Football EditWilliams captained the first South Australian women s team 2 In 2003 Williams was awarded the AFL Football Woman of the Year award for her contribution to the sport 5 6 She has subsequently developed a modified version of the game Nines 7 She also worked in the media as a writer of football articles in the South Australian paper The News citation needed Professional career EditWilliams was originally a physical education teacher Throughout her sporting career she has coached junior teams ranging from all of her chosen sports and others such as tennis basketball and volleyball She was Head of Department and Sportsmistress at Immanuel College for 10 years and a physical education teacher at Sacred Heart College citation needed In 1989 and 1990 Williams was Acting Women s Advisor to the Minister of Recreation and Sport citation needed In 2004 Williams co authored a children s book with her brother AFL Coach Mark Williams that went to the top of the best seller list in South Australia citation needed She has also written a Heart Rate Monitor for students and has had research published in a variety of journals ranging from the British Journal of Psychology through to Indigenous Council reports citation needed She has also been involved in the Premier s Reading Challenge a South Australian Government initiative for children s literacy 8 In 2010 Williams was employed by Port Adelaide Football Club as a team psychologist citation needed In 2020 Williams was hired by Adelaide United Football Club as a sports psychologist 9 Personal life EditJenny Williams is the daughter of Australian Rules footballer Fos Williams and the sister of Mark and Stephen Williams Jenny said of her father Growing up with a father who was a coach you learned to think about how you could take a sport forward and I suppose I developed a great imagination for what could be achieved in sport 3 She was inducted into the South Australian Sport Hall of Fame in October 2013 10 5 3 In 2022 she was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia OAM for her services to women s sport 5 References Edit Tim Williams 2 October 2013 Push to honour female athletes at Adelaide Oval The Advertiser Adelaide Retrieved 11 May 2023 a b Jenny Williams Australian Psychological Society Retrieved 11 May 2023 a b c Warren Partland 22 November 2013 Versatile Jenny Williams inspired by father Fos to use her imagination The Advertiser Adelaide Retrieved 11 May 2023 a b c d Daly John A Against the odds a pictorial history of 100 years of South Australian women in sport and recreation Libraries Australia ID 11285629 a b c Port Adelaide congratulates Jenny Williams and Vicky Welgraven on Australia Day honours Port Adelaide Football Club 26 January 2022 Retrieved 11 May 2023 Dr Sue Alberti Football Woman of the Year Official AFL Website of the Western Bulldogs Archived from the original on 1 October 2011 Retrieved 23 March 2011 Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 28 November 2010 Retrieved 7 January 2014 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Premiers Reading Challenge Archived from the original on 7 October 2011 Retrieved 20 March 2011 Carl Veart Football Update YouTube www youtube com Retrieved 10 November 2020 Home sportsa org au External links EditThe Age Retrieved 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