Keenan has an extensive background in the sport having been a Silver Fern in the 1980’s before moving into coaching. She is a Silver Fern selector and the New Zealand A coach and currently the Deputy Principal at Mt Albert Grammar School.
In the past Keenan has been assistant coach with the Silver Ferns as well as the Auckland Diamonds coach and the Cook Islands coach at the 1999 world champs amongst many other netball leadership roles.
As a result of her coaching she has had the majority of the LG Mystics players come under her leadership such as the Rasmussen sisters, Rachel and Grace who won the world under-21’s in 2005. Jade Topia, Cathrine Latu, Debbie White, Rawinia Everitt and Temepara George have all spent time under Keenan in under-21’s or the New Zealand A team.
