Netball News – October 2024
It has been a busy start on the Netball front (even though it is not the netball season yet!).
The U15As played their first league tournament at home and won all three of their matches, a week later, they played St Joseph’s College in the Sisters ‘n’ Sport Cup competition at home, in the newly refurbished dome, and put on an incredible performance, where they won 51 – 25. The team worked superbly together and turned over several loose balls in order to gain an advantage, which they converted into goals. A great performance! They are looking forward to their next round match.
The U14As had their first league tournament at home, and after a slow first half of their first match, the team realised they had to set up a gear and played some really good netball. Although they lost their first match by one goal, they won the other three matches and luckily, came out on top, on goal difference. Well done!
The U19s travelled to Norwich School last Friday to play their first-round match in the Sisters ‘n’ Sport competition. Although we came away with a 45-35 loss, our girls should be proud of their performance, especially against a performance side where a number of the opposition play regional for their local teams.
The team’s grit and determination cannot be faulted as they never gave up trying. Year 10’s Georgia C was drafted in to help with the shooting and Year 11’s Millie B and Lyrah B also joined the team, as we had some players who were absent, and Year 11’s Lyrah received Player of the Match.
Charlotte worked superbly in the shooting circle with her new teammate and Georgia, Millie and Phoebe fed the circle perfectly, always backing up on the circle edge. Georgie along with Lyrah and Juno worked tirelessly in defence, applying pressure as much as they could to an extremely tall shooter (who was so hard to defend!). Meanwhile, Issy and Marina worked well both with our defence and attacking players to bring the ball down. A superb team effort and performance – one which the team should be proud of!! Well done!
Georgia and Lyrah
As you may have read in the Woodbridgian Weekly or seen on our socials this week, Year 11’s Lyrah has been selected for the England Netball Pathway, following her selection for the London Mavericks U19 Professional Development Pathway squad, placing her as one of the top netballers in the East Region, including Cambridge, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Lincolnshire. Lyrah’s selection was slightly unusual, yet demonstrates her level of skill, since she was trialing for the U17 squad.
Year 10’s Georgia has also been celebrating, having been selected for an Essex U15 hub. Competing against over 1,000 U15 players in a trial for the London Pulse Super League franchise, including others from across London, the South Coast and Home Counties, this is an incredible achievement, as from this hub, London Pulse then screen for girls to move up into the Player Development Pathway or into the Academy.
Congratulations to both of them.
