Trials Letter

Dear Player/Parent,
 
Leeds Athletic Netball Club trials application process for the 2016/17 season is open, to be held at Leeds Beckett University.  The e form is live on the CLUB INFO tab of the LANC website. Please complete the form and submit it online. Please enter for the correct age group; any movement between squads will be made after trials. Bring payment of £10 to trial on the day (cash or cheque).
 
NEW this season, you will need to bring a completed Leeds Athletic affiliation form and England Netball affiliation form with you to the trial,  they can all be found on the club info tab, please make sure the England Netball one is for the CORRECT age group.  The U11s will have a festival rather than official trials, information regarding this event will be released separately. Please refer to the club handbook if you have any queries. This is also on the Club Info page of the website.  

Some highlights from Juniors last season, with both U16s and U14s winning the West Yorkshire and Regional rounds of Club Nationals, progressing to Club National finals in Newcastle and Redbridge respectively. We are very proud of our U16s who came 4th and U14s coming 9th in the country. The U13s travelled to Shropshire where they were placed second in a PGL netball tournament and we entered four teams in the Bury tournament where there was stiff competition from over the Pennines and beyond. U12 did well at a strong regional tournament. And we've done well in Netball Nights too! We entered two teams in the West Yorkshire Hi five tournament giving many girls their first experience of tournament netball.

The seniors have also had an excellent season overall, in the Northern league our team coached by Jan Hemsley were winners, as were the Regional Senior League Team for Coach Maggie Birkenshaw. Our team in the West Yorkshire League Super League division is mostly an emerging squad of very young athletes (with a few brilliant seniors) and they were placed second at the end of the season. Our Prem team have just been successful in the division one playoffs to challenge once again in the top league in the country.

Please use the website, especially the calendar and venue details, as well as the news items. You can also contribute and follow us on Twitter.

To help you decide whether to trial the coaching arrangements, likely training times and approximate fees are as follows:-
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Training Times.

• U9 train at Leeds Beckett University Sunday 9.00-10.30am. - U11 train at Gateways Tuesday 6-7.30pm.
• U12 train at Gateways Thursday 6.00-8.00pm.
• U14 train at GSAL 5.45-7.45pm.
• U16 train at GSAL Thursday 7.45- 9.45pm.
• Seniors train at Leeds Beckett 8-10pm.

(NB some U16 may sometimes train with seniors)

Coaching Structure.

• Head Coach - Anna Carter.
• Junior Head Coach - Kylie Paynter Seniors Coach - Maggie Birkenshaw

Specific age group coaches to be confirmed, we hope to see the return of many of our qualified, keen, quality coaches from last year Jan, John, Rochelle, Lucy, Jade plus some new faces.

PROVISIONAL Club Fees

• U9 -£195- U11 - £200
• U12 - £210
• U14 - £225 - U16 - £225 - Seniors TBC

Junior Trial times at Leeds Beckett University, Headingley Campus LS6 3QQ on Sunday 4th September 2016
U 11 - Festival 9 - 11.30am ( details to follow )

• U12 - 9am - 11am
• U14 - 11am - 1pm
• U16 - 1.30pm - 3.30pm
  
• ​Seniors Thursday 8th September 2016. – Leeds Beckett University 8-10pm.
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In exceptional circumstances a late trial may be possible, please still complete the trial application form and send a separate e mail to Susie Stead susiestead@hotmail.com with an explanation for your absence.

We understand that for some players a trial can be a daunting experience, read the trial information carefully, listen to the coaches on the day, play your best netball and try to enjoy it. Players will be informed if they have been successful at the end of each session. Good luck.

Anna Carter Head Coach.