Invercargill MP Mark Peck is "outraged" Southland Sting netball coach Robyn Broughton has been overlooked for a lucrative government scholarship.
Netball New Zealand (NNZ) in February refused to sanction Broughton's application for a prime minister's coaching scholarship worth $50,000.
Peck said he was inquiring as to whether anything could be done "butI'm not hopeful".
"I suspect there is a bit of jealousy about her outstanding success," he said, on the day Parliament was dissolved for the general election.
Broughton guided the Sting to their fourth straight national title last weekend.
Beaten Canterbury Flames coach Margaret Foster received one of the scholarships.
Broughton wanted to use the money to undertake a development programme in netball coaching.
Applications went through NNZ, which approved them in principle and forwarded them to the scholarship review panel for consideration.
Broughton did not get past first base.
"I just got a phone call from Netball New Zealand to say, no I didn't get one," she said.
Foster will also study sports and development at the University of Bath and attend a sports coach conference in Melbourne as well as next year's netball world championships in Jamaica.
Broughton, a former Silver Ferns assistant coach , was outspoken when she lost the job last year.
This is the first year the scholarships -- which have a $1 million budget -- have been awarded.
Mr Peck said Broughton would have to do her talking on the netball court.
"I wonder if a 'fivepeat' will bring any better recognition to her and her team."
