Sport In Profile UK Issue 12 | Page 47

Frome Netball Club Youth Development Frome is passionate about youth development as we consider the youth to be the future of our club. We invest a lot of time and effort in ensuring our junior section develops and have plenty of competitive match play to help build on their skills and abilities. This is possible to achieve due to our Head junior coach Jane Boyland and our volunteer coaches Lisa Ault and Jess Read and not forgetting our volunteer helpers Georgina Guy, Mia Quick and myself devoting lots of time to ensure our juniors have high quality training and match play. We have just formed our new U14 team called Wildcats. They are currently competing in the Somerset County Junior League. With the help of our new junior sponsors Postlebury Cars, Commercial Recovery Ltd and Frome Town Council we have been able to design and purchase a new kit for our new team to be proud of. We also have a strong club School link with Oakfield Academy in Frome. Our coaches Lisa Ault and Jess Read volunteer their time to help run an after school club every week. This has had a positive impact for our club as we have been inundated with 11 year olds and under starting to join our club. Community Frome Netball Club takes pride in their involvement in the local community. We hold an annual charity tournament which is open to the local community to take part in which we raise money for local charities. We also take part in the Frome Carnival by selling programmes and walking the route collecting money. This year our juniors walked the afternoon procession in order to promote our club by handing out fliers. Every year we also enter a team in the Lions Sponsored swim which helps raise money for local and national charities, and community organisations. Ambitions for the next 5 years As a club the next 5 years will be extremely important. The dedicated committee aim to have two full size courts which will enable us to expand our senior and junior sections enabling us to have a 4th senior team and create an U16 team within our junior section. Also with the continued high level of coaching we now receive we are aiming high to ensure we have a senior team who will play in the premier division and also ensure all teams have the opportunities to be the best they can! www.sportip.biz 47