Busy day of netball on Sunday, with 4 Junior teams out and 2 Senior teams. Just one very narrow loss, by just one goal, for our U14A team against a strong Giants unit. Wins across the board for U12, including our U11 playing up. Our younger athletes who train on a Sunday morning had a great session with Becky. Our Senior Regional Squad ground out a win by ten goals against a strong Calderdale team, with a number of our players in their first senior match and many new combinations. Northern squad beat Shipley by 16 goals, with a good performance. Thanks to all coaches and helpers, things ran a lot more smoothly this week and no shortage of helpers which is brilliant!
DON’T FORGET TO BUY YOUR TICKETS FOR THE CLUB SOCIAL ON 11/11 – BUY FROM TIM BARBER!
DON’T FORGET TO BUY YOUR TICKETS FOR THE CLUB SOCIAL ON 11/11 – BUY FROM TIM BARBER!
Many of our girls were also playing on Friday night at trials for the Elite Netball Training Centres, and on Saturday were playing in the West Yorkshire round of National Schools Tournament – some of these athletes are playing lots! Well done to those who secured a place at the Training Centres. Congratulations to those who have qualified for the Regional Round of National Schools.
In a new development, some of our coaches are writing more structured and specific individual feedback for players. This won’t be for every squad after every match, but when it is done it will complement verbal feedback during training and it will allow athletes to work on specifics at training. Usually, for the U16 group and most seniors, this will be emailed individually, although premier squad maybe communicated as a group. U14 and below, this will be delivered verbally more as part of the training session. This is all part of helping players to develop and respond to feedback to help them improve.
In trying to make these updates as useful as possible, here are a few reminders about what makes a good netballer!
Whilst technical ability and fitness are crucial on court, there are some off court skills that are just as important for making a good netballer! Lots of these are to do with behaviour and conduct, with some about being organised, here’s a few:
In a new development, some of our coaches are writing more structured and specific individual feedback for players. This won’t be for every squad after every match, but when it is done it will complement verbal feedback during training and it will allow athletes to work on specifics at training. Usually, for the U16 group and most seniors, this will be emailed individually, although premier squad maybe communicated as a group. U14 and below, this will be delivered verbally more as part of the training session. This is all part of helping players to develop and respond to feedback to help them improve.
In trying to make these updates as useful as possible, here are a few reminders about what makes a good netballer!
Whilst technical ability and fitness are crucial on court, there are some off court skills that are just as important for making a good netballer! Lots of these are to do with behaviour and conduct, with some about being organised, here’s a few:
- Be aware of the code of conduct, and follow at all times. Ignoring this will get you and the club a bad reputation, and we could lose points. This is an important one for mums and dads, and other supporters as well!
- Make yourself familiar with the netball rules generally and those of the league or tournament you are playing in, eg timings – play, quarter, half, extra time, injury time; scoring system (eg points, goal average or goal difference etc)
- Keep a record of the quarters you play in each league, and the position, as a back up to the information the coaches maintain to ensure that we comply with the rules
- Be aware of the responsibilities of captain/vice-captain and support colleagues fulfilling those roles eg collecting bibs and balls
- If you’re signing the scorecard, be aware what you are doing and don’t sign unless you’re sure it is right
- Carry your England Netball Card/print of your EN Affiliation number with you at all times, and an age banding form if you need one.
- Use the information in the Club Handbook about kit bag to make sure that you have the right kit, have some first aid stuff, and recovery snacks.
