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GEELONG United has signed championship winning coach Megan Moody as its NBL1 South women’s leader for 2025.<\/p>\n

Moody previously coached the Bendigo Braves for two seasons, winning a championship in 2018.<\/p>\n

She is currently serving as United’s general manager of pathways.<\/p>\n

Moody said she looks forward to being even more hands on with the growth of United’s players.<\/p>\n

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Moody coached the Bendigo Braves to a championship in 2018. Photo: IAN KNIGHT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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“I think it’s fantastic to have a pathway here now that young female athletes can aspire to be what they see.<\/p>\n

“The program will run as a whole, so we’ll have WNBL head coach Chris Lucas overseeing the NBL1 program.<\/p>\n

“I’m the lucky one that gets to sit in the head coach seat, and I hope the players continue enjoying their basketball while I’m the coach of the team.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

GEELONG United has signed championship winning coach Megan Moody as its NBL1 South women’s leader for 2025. Moody previously coached the Bendigo Braves for two seasons, winning a championship in 2018. She is currently serving as United’s general manager of pathways. Moody said she looks forward to being even more hands on with the growth […]<\/p>\n

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