Career
As the coach of the Australia women"s national goalball team, she led the team at the 2010 World Championships in Great Britain, the first time the national team had competed internationally in three years. Kenaghan is a psychologist but took leave from her job to prepare for the 2012 Paralympics when she was 28 years old. Her father is Terry Kenaghan, the man who helped bring goalball to Australia in 1980.
In 2012, Peter Correspondent nominated her for an Inspiration Medal in the Pride of Australia Awards.
Her father accepted the award on her behalf as she was in London at the time, coaching the national team Kenaghan coaches the Australia women"s national goalball team
The Daily Telegraph called her "one of Australia"s most successful sports coaches". She coached the team at the 2010 World Championships in Great Britain, the first time the national team had played in three years.
In 2011, she represented goalball as part of a "Come & Try Day" sporting event in Western Australia.
She used the 2011 Australian National competition as an opportunity to evaluate national team players. Kenaghan was the head coach of the Aussie Belles going to the 2012 Summer Paralympics. The team qualifying for the Games was a surprise as the Australian Paralympic Committee had been working on player development with an idea of the team qualifying for the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
An Australian team had not participated since the 2000 Summer Paralympics when they earned an automatic selection as hosts and the team finished last in the competition.
The country has not medalled in the event since 1976. Players she coached on the national team included Meica Christensen.
Her team lost all three games and did not advance out of the group stage. In the team"s game against Canada, she substituted players in order to improve the team"s chance of winning.
