{{short description|Australian netball player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}} {{Use Australian English|date=April 2018}} {{Infobox netball biography |name = Emma Koster |image = |caption = |fullname = |maidenname = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|05|29|df=yes}} |birth_place = |height = {{height|m=1.88|precision=0}} |school = St Columba's Catholic College |university = University of Western Sydney |occupation = |positions = GD, GK |clubteam1 = NSWIS |clubyears1 = 2003–2004 |clubteam2 = AIS Canberra Darters |clubyears2 = 2004–2005 |clubteam3 = Hunter Jaegers |clubyears3 = 2006–2007 |clubteam4 = New South Wales Swifts |clubyears4 = 2008–2009 |nationalyears = |nationalteams = |nationalcaps = |coachyears = |coachteams = |medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{nb|Australia}}}} {{MedalCompetition|World Youth Netball Championships}} {{MedalBronze|2005 Fort Lauderdale|Team}} }} '''Emma Koster''' (born 29 May 1984) is an Australian former netball player. Between 2003 and 2007, Koster played for Hunter Jaegers and AIS Canberra Darters in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league. She later played for New South Wales Swifts in the ANZ Championship during the 2008 and 2009 seasons. She was a member of the Swifts team that won inaugural 2008 ANZ Championship. She also represented Australia at under-21 level.
==Early life, education and employment== Koster is originally from the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales.<ref name="swifts4183">{{Cite web|url=http://nswswifts.com.au/extra.asp?ID=4183 |title=Emma Koster|publisher=nswswifts.com.au|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090915124904/http://nswswifts.com.au/extra.asp?ID=4183|archive-date=15 September 2009|access-date=20 March 2009}}</ref> Between 1997 and 2002 she attended St Columba's Catholic College. Between 2009 and 2012 she attended the University of Western Sydney. Since 2020, Koster has worked for the Western Sydney Local Health District.<ref name="linkedinkoster">{{cite web|url=https://au.linkedin.com/in/emma-koster-4527491b4|title=Emma Koster|publisher=au.linkedin.com|access-date=11 October 2021}}</ref><ref name="pulse190320">{{cite web|url=https://thepulse.org.au/2020/03/19/meet-the-future-generation-of-health-managers-at-western-sydney-local-health-district/|title=Meet the future generation of health managers at Western Sydney Local Health District|publisher=thepulse.org.au|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202085608/https://thepulse.org.au/2020/03/19/meet-the-future-generation-of-health-managers-at-western-sydney-local-health-district/|archive-date=2 December 2020|date=19 March 2020|access-date=12 October 2021}}</ref>
==Playing career== ===NSWIS=== Between 2003 and 2004, Koster played for the New South Wales Institute of Sport. She was named the NSWIS Netball Player of the Year Award, shared the NSWIS Netball Players' Player Award and was awarded the Marj Groves Medal, presented to an NSWIS athlete by Netball New South Wales.<ref name="nswis0304">{{cite web|url=https://media.opengov.nsw.gov.au/pairtree_root/dc/71/05/df/f3/1b/c0/1d/b4/10/78/fa/8a/cd/e4/d3/obj/document.pdf|title=NSWIS Annual Report 03/04|work=NSWIS|access-date=11 October 2021|archive-date=27 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027181026/https://media.opengov.nsw.gov.au/pairtree_root/dc/71/05/df/f3/1b/c0/1d/b4/10/78/fa/8a/cd/e4/d3/obj/document.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Commonwealth Bank Trophy=== Between 2003 and 2007, Koster made 50 appearances for Hunter Jaegers and AIS Canberra Darters in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league. In 2007 she played in every quarter for Hunter Jaegers and was a member of the team's leadership group. She was subsequently named the Netball NSW Marilyn Melhuish Commonwealth Bank Trophy Player of the Year.<ref name="swifts4183"/><ref name="clearinghouse2004">{{Cite web |title=2004 AIS Netball Program |url=https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/people/ais_alumni/netball/2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008204121/https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/people/ais_alumni/netball/2004 |archive-date=8 October 2020 |access-date=13 August 2020 |website=Clearinghouse for Sport |publisher=Australian Sports Commission}}</ref><ref name="clearinghouse2005">{{Cite web |title=2005 AIS Netball Program |url=https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/people/ais_alumni/netball/2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009113744/https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/people/ais_alumni/netball/2005 |archive-date=9 October 2020 |access-date=13 August 2020 |website=Clearinghouse for Sport |publisher=Australian Sports Commission}}</ref><ref name="netballnsw2007">{{cite web|url=http://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2013/10/06155445/2007-Netball-NSW-Annual-Report.pdf|title=Netball NSW – Annual Report 2007|publisher=Netball NSW|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917012317/http://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2013/10/06155445/2007-Netball-NSW-Annual-Report.pdf|archive-date=17 September 2020|accessdate=16 September 2020}}</ref>
===New South Wales Swifts=== Koster played for New South Wales Swifts in the ANZ Championship during the 2008 and 2009 seasons. She was a member of Swifts' inaugural ANZ Championship squad, helping them win the 2008 ANZ Championship. She made her ANZ Championship debut in the 2008 Round 4 match against Central Pulse. She was subsequently named the 2008 NSW Swifts Players' Player of the Year.<ref name="swifts4183"/><ref name="nhau041207">{{cite web|url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/478478/newcastle-gets-slice-of-trans-tasman-action/|title=Newcastle gets slice of trans-Tasman action|publisher=www.newcastleherald.com.au|date=4 December 2007|access-date=11 October 2021}}</ref><ref name="nswswifts291108">{{Cite web|url=https://nswswifts.com.au/news/nsw-swifts-2008-season|title=NSW Swifts - 2008 Season|publisher=nswswifts.com.au|access-date=7 September 2020|date=29 November 2008}}</ref><ref name=swifts2008>{{cite web|url=http://www.anz-championship.com/teamstat_team_16619_comp_4999.html|title=Teams // Swifts - ANZ Championship 2008|publisher=www.anz-championship.com|access-date=9 October 2021|archive-date=9 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009162121/http://www.anz-championship.com/teamstat_team_16619_comp_4999.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="nswswifts291109">{{Cite web|url=https://nswswifts.com.au/news/nsw-swifts-2009-season|title=NSW Swifts - 2009 Season|publisher=nswswifts.com.au|access-date=10 June 2020|date=29 November 2009}}</ref><ref name="nnsw2009">{{Cite web|url=https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2013/10/06155445/2009-Netball-NSW-Annual-Report.pdf|title=Netball NSW – 2009 Annual Report|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111140741/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2013/10/06155445/2009-Netball-NSW-Annual-Report.pdf|archive-date=11 January 2021|access-date=28 June 2020|publisher=Netball NSW}}</ref><ref name="nswswiftshonourroll">{{Cite web|url=https://nswswifts.com.au/honour-roll|title=NSW Swifts - Honour Roll|publisher=nswswifts.com.au|access-date=10 June 2020}}</ref>
===Australia=== In 2005 Koster represented Australia at under-21 level. She was a member of the Australia team that won a bronze medal at the 2005 World Youth Netball Championships.<ref name="swifts4183"/><ref name="clearinghouseAIS">{{Cite web |title=AIS Netball Program |url=https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/people/ais_alumni/netball |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190313091527/https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/people/ais_alumni/netball |archive-date=13 March 2019 |access-date=15 August 2020 |website=Clearinghouse for Sport |publisher=Australian Sports Commission}}</ref><ref name="netballau2005">{{Cite web|url=https://netball.com.au/sites/default/files/2019-06/Annual-report-2005.pdf|title=Netball Australia - Annual Report 05|publisher=Netball Australia|accessdate=13 September 2020}}</ref>
==Honours== ;New South Wales Swifts *'''ANZ Championship''' **''Winners'': 2008
;Individual Awards {| class="wikitable collapsible" ! Year ! Award |- |2003–04<ref name="nswis0304"/>||NSWIS Netball Player of the Year Award |- |2003–04<ref name="nswis0304"/>||NSWIS Netball Players' Player Award ''{{ref|1|(Note 1)}}'' |- |2003–04<ref name="nswis0304"/>||Marj Groves Medal |- |2007<ref name="netballnsw2007"/>||Netball NSW Marilyn Melhuish Commonwealth Bank Trophy Player of the Year |- |2008<ref name="swifts4183"/><ref name="swiftsawards">{{cite web|url=https://nswswifts.com.au/awards|title=Awards|publisher=nswswifts.com.au|access-date=2 December 2020}}</ref>||NSW Swifts Players' Player of the Year |- |}
;Notes * {{note|1|1}} Shared the award with Laura Brealey.
==References== {{reflist|3}}
{{2008 New South Wales Swifts squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Koster, Emma}} Category:1984 births Category:Living people Category:Australian netball players Category:21st-century Australian sportswomen Category:Netball players from New South Wales Category:New South Wales Institute of Sport netball players Category:Hunter Jaegers players Category:AIS Canberra Darters players Category:New South Wales Swifts players Category:ANZ Championship players Category:Western Sydney University alumni Category:People from the Blue Mountains (New South Wales)