Sasher-Gaye Henry
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| Born | 9 November 1979 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Hugh's High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sasher-Gaye Henry (born 9 November 1979) is a former Jamaica netball international and the current Jamaica national netball team head coach. As a player, she was a member of the Jamaica teams that were bronze medallists at the 2007 World Netball Championships and 2014 Commonwealth Games. Henry also represented Jamaica at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the 2011 World Netball Championships and the 2015 Netball World Cup. Between 2017 and 2018, during her first spell as national team head coach, Henry guided Jamaica as they won the 2018 Taini Jamison Trophy Series and finished as bronze medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. In January 2024, she was reappointed national team head coach
Henry attended St Hugh's High School.[1][2][3] Henry worked as a physical education teacher and netball coach at Mona High School and as part-time coach at the University of Technology (UTech) and St Hugh's High School.[1][2][4]
Playing career
Police Nationals
While still attending St Hugh's High School, aged 13, Henry started playing netball with the Police Nationals.[3]
St James Sharpes
In 2014 and 2015, Henry captained and played for St James Sharpes in the Berger Elite League.[5][6][7][8]
Jamaica
Between 1996 and 2015, Henry played for Jamaica. In November 1996, aged just 16, she made her senior debut for Jamaica against England. She was subsequently a member of the Jamaica teams that were bronze medallists at the 2007 World Netball Championships and 2014 Commonwealth Games. Henry also represented Jamaica at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the 2011 World Netball Championships and the 2015 Netball World Cup.[1][2]
