Sasher-Gaye Henry


Sasher-Gaye Henry is a former [List of Jamaica national netball team|Jamaica international netball players|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

Early life, education and employment

Henry attended St Hugh's High School. 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.

Playing career

Police Nationals

While still attending St Hugh's High School, aged 13, Henry started playing netball with the Police Nationals.

St James Sharpes

In 2014 and 2015, Henry captained and played for St James Sharpes in the Berger Elite League.

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.
TournamentsPlace
1996 World Youth Netball Championships5th
1997 AFNA Championship1st
2000 World Youth Netball Championships
2007 World Netball Championships
2009 World Netball Series2nd
2010 Taini Jamison Trophy Series2nd
2010 Commonwealth Games4th
2010 World Netball Series3rd
2011 World Netball Championships4th
2014 Commonwealth Games
2015 Netball World Cup4th

Coaching career

Jamaica

Between 2017 and 2018, along with Marvette Anderson, Henry served as co-head coach of Jamaica. Henry and Anderson were initially appointed as interim coaches after the resignation of previous coach, Jermaine Allison-McCracken. Henry had served as Allison-McCracken's assistant. 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, Henry was reappointed national team head coach.
TournamentsPlace
2017 Fast5 Netball World Series2nd
2018 Taini Jamison Trophy Series1st
2018 Commonwealth Games

Honours

Playing career

;Jamaica

Coaching career

;Jamaica