Ruth Aitken

Ruth Aitken (born 1956) is a New Zealand former international-level netball player and current head coach of the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns. A former wing-attack, Aitken represented New Zealand in the 1979 Netball World Championships in Trinidad and Tobago, playing two warm-up games and then in one match against Ireland.cite news | last = Rattue | first = Chris | title = Ruth Aitken profile | publisher = The New Zealand Herald | url = http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/4/story.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10404776 | date = 2006-10-07 | accessdate = 2008-04-12]

Aitken became coach of the Silver Ferns in 2001, replacing Yvonne Willering. During Aitken's tenure as national head coach, the Silver Ferns won the 2003 Netball World Championships and the 2006 Commonwealth Games, but came second to Australia at both the 2002 Commonwealth Games and the 2007 Netball World Championships. In February 2008, Aitken was re-signed as national head coach for a further four years. [cite news | author = NZPA | title = Aitken re-appointed for four more years | publisher = The New Zealand Herald | url = http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/4/story.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10494135 | date = 2008-02-23 | accessdate = 2008-04-12]

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