Fever Name Leadership Group for 2012 Season

West Coast Fever Head Coach Norma Plummer has named new recruit Catherine Cox as Captain ahead of their departure to a pre-season tournament in New Zealand at the end of the month.

Plummer also named a new leadership group for the Fever, with WAIS scholarship holders Susan Fuhrmann, Caitlin Bassett and Andrea Gilmore all receiving promotions.

Plummer said Cox would bring a wealth of experience to the role and would be invaluable as a leader for a young and exciting group. “She has a huge amount of knowledge she can pass on to her team mates. She also can recognise situations on court and make the changes needed, rather than me have to wait until the end of a quarter” With a laugh she added that “she can also gauge the mood of the group and lighten things up when needed.”

Cox’s Diamonds team mates and fellow World Champions, Susan Fuhrmann and Caitlin Bassett have been awarded Vice-Captain duties, with Fever veteran Andrea Gilmore named as the fourth member of an experienced Leadership Group.

2012 signals a new era for the Fever, with Cox making a well timed return to Perth following her playing days at Perth Orioles 10 years ago.

Cox said she was excited by the opportunity presented to her at this stage of her career and the chance to pass on her experience to the group. However she acknowledged “I am getting pushed every day by the younger girls, so I am learning from them too”

The Fever will warm up for the 2012 ANZ Championship with a pre-season tournament in New Zealand, before starting their campaign at home against the Canterbury Tactix on Monday April 2.

-Netball WA