"If someone had told me a decade or so ago that I would become a netball dad, I probably would have nodded approvingly. But if someone had said ‘you’ll be a netball coach’, I probably would have gone ‘no, I don’t think so’. Yet here I am teaching the basics of catching, throwing and footwork with my daughter Zoe, and her team in Sydney's north-west. Here, after 25 years as a rugby player and 10 as a coach, attempting to guide the Beecroft 12-and-unders to a third consecutive premiership. I’m one of just two ‘dad coaches’ at the club. You could say we’re as rare as Tasmanian tigers. I became involved after filling in every so often as coach of my daughter's Suncorp NetSetGO team and then took over the role the following year. It’s interesting because I’ve certainly learnt the rules on the run, so I’m not your traditional netball coach who’s grown up in the sport, who knows all the intricacies. But I’m really glad I did fall into it, because I love coaching and I love seeing the look on ...