2 May 2019
Jenny Pearson (Dawson) was selected to play for the Scottish Schoolgirls in 1975 and was Captain of the team in 1976. Between
1981 – 2003
She gained an A umpiring qualification in 1987 and was the Rules & Umpiring Secretary on SLA Committee.
Between 1982 and 2000 Jenny was Scotland’s delegate to the IFWLA Annual Conferences (in Scotland, England, Wales, USA, Japan, Australia).
In 1983 she was appointed the Scottish Schoolgirls/ Junior Scotland Coach, a role that continued until 1995 when she coached the Under 19 Squad for the first Under 19 World Championships in the USA. She has also been an Assistant Coach and a Selector for the Senior Squad and since 1980 has been a Junior Scotland/Under 19 selector.
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