Gail Parata (born 26 November 1967)[1] is a New Zealand netball coach and former player.
She coached the Scotland national netball team from 2013 to 2019 where they qualified for two world cups and two Commonwealth Games.
Parata was appointed head coach of the Central Pulse in the ANZ Premiership in September 2020 and had a disappointing season losing key players such as Burger, Metuarau, Temu to other franchaises and Ekenasio to pregnancy.
In 2020, Parata joined the NZ Silver Ferns coaching team as the Assistant to Dame Noeline Taurua for the Northern series in the United Kingdom.
Parata played one game for New Zealand's national netball team, the Silver Ferns in 1996.