HUCCLECOTE
NETBALL CLUB
Talented junior players, once 14 years old are also progressed into one of the senior
teams when it is felt they are able to cope both emotionally and physically. Again the
more talented youngsters have the opportunity to enter the Performance pathway by
gaining a place at County Academy, Regional Academy and the National Talent league
based at Bath University.
Currently we have a number of talented players in the pathway. Sam Cook is at present
out in New Zealand with the National squad and Paige Reed at only 17 is part of the
U19 England group.
We have a number of young players in the next tier of the pathway playing in the
National Talent League (NTL) and the Futures group all based at Bath University and
linked to Bath Super League.
I believe one of the biggest challenges facing us in the next 5 years is competing for
young players with other sports. With Netball having less focus in schools and other
sports such as girls’ football and rugby being introduced, it is vital that we go out into
local schools to attract these youngsters into our sport at a young age.
Ambitions for the next 5 years are to maintain our National Premier Div 1 status and to
continue to be a force to be reckoned with both nationally and throughout the Region
and County.
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