Birmingham Blitz Dames
I’m a very competitive person and so really enjoy that side of it; I always want to push myself and develop as a player and
our team has gone from strength to strength in recent times and it has been great to be a part of that.”
Success
“I think the key to our success has been hard work and commitment to training. When everyone comes to practice and you
all work together, that is how you can get better and really grow as a team. It is one thing having some good players but unless
you are all working together collectively towards the same goal you’re not going to achieve the success you want.
When we were placed in the third tier we felt we were being a little under ranked but decided, ‘okay then, we’ll get on and
play, use this to our advantage and target promotion’. We did that and made it to tier two, trained really hard and researched
the teams we were playing and were rewarded with an unbeaten season in Tier 2 to win promotion to Tier 1.”
2017
“This year in the top tier has gone really well; we got off to a good start and have enjoyed the challenge of playing at this
level. Although we’re really happy with how the campaign as a whole went we lost our last match which was disappointing
and we’re eager to push on again next season.
We also entered our first American tournament this year in Rome, New York State playing two American teams and a
Canadian side. The matches were very competitive and we beat them all, coming back with a trophy which is always nice.
It was a really fantastic experience, very different to competing at home as it adds a different level to it. You’re in a different
environment and that definitely brought the team together more and should stand us in good stead for the future.”
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