Taini Jamison children: Did Taini Jamison have kids?

Taini jamison was married to her husband Tom Jamison, the coach of a local basketball team. Three months after they tied the knot, Taini’s beloved husband passed away after an accident which occurred on the basketball court.

At the time her husband died, she was pregnant. After giving birth, she named her son Tom Jamison Jr., after her late husband. However, there’s not much information about the son of the legendary New Zealand netball coach and administrator whose death occured on Friday, 28 April 2023.

Born on 23 February 1928, Taini Maremare Jamison’s (OBE) passion for netball began at a young age. She was a member of the Rotorua representative team, which won the national championships. She was also selected for the North Island team three times.

She retired from competition in 1959 and spent the next ten years coaching the Rotorua team. Multitalented, she also played tennis in tournaments.

Jamison coached the New Zealand netball team to victory at the World Netball Championships in Perth, Australia, in 1967.

In 1971, despite the fact that the New Zealand team had been away from home for nearly four months, she coached them to second place in the 1971 World Netball Championships in Jamaica.

She was the first Mori coach of the New Zealand netball team and is its most successful coach, with a 90% win rate.

Jamison has been involved with Netball Rotorua for nearly her entire adult life, serving as its president from 1981 to 2001.

In her honor, the Taini Jamison Trophy, contested between New Zealand and visiting international teams other than Australia has been named after her.