Wales’ national Netball team play their first match today against South Africa. Vice-captain Kelly Morgan says the team are made of strong stuff. “We had a fantastic day of training at the match venue yesterday,” says Morgan, who has earned 29 caps for Wales netball. “We’re buzzing to get on the court and to show…
Wales senior and U21 netball teams’ first training sessions were held today in Durban, South Africa. The two teams appeared strong during both morning and afternoon sessions, in preparation for their upcoming test match series against South Africa. “It was great to get on the court for a double training session today,” says Wales…
Despite it taking 56 hours to get from Cardiff to Durban, on arrival at King Shaka International Airport the Welsh players were upbeat and excited to be in South Africa. Delays in flights meant inevitable knock-on effects on connecting flights. However, Wales captain Suzy Drane, who received her 75th Welsh cap this year, said her…
Welsh Netball’s Local Authority [LA] Hub programme was set up during the 2014-2015 season, and is currently in its second year of existence. The aim of the Local Authority HUB is to provide a progressive and accessible pathway to maximize our young athletes’ potential to be the very best they can be. There are currently…
Veronica Meddick is legendary within the netball community in South Central Wales. Originally from Ely, Veronica has been volunteering in netball since 1997. Veronica lives and breathes the sport, and manages to fit her netball life around her day job as a part-time support worker, and full time mum to Tia and Halle. Veronica’s list…
The Wales senior and Under 21 squad tour to South Africa would not be possible if it was not for the support of our partners and sponsors. Partner, Torfaen Leisure Trust have hosted the Under 21 squad training sessions, in preparation for the test matches against Netball South Africa’s Under 21 squad. Torfaen Leisure Trust’s…
Heath Angels are looking for a head coach for their Division 1 and 2 squads for the 2016/17 season. Ideally you will be a minimum of UKCC Level 2 qualified (or Level 1 working towards Level 2), and be able to commit to planning and running 90-minute training sessions on a Tuesday evening at Llandaf Cathedral School,…
Croeso cynnes i Hannah Louise. A warm welcome to Hannah Louise, a Welsh speaker who has recently joined the Welsh Netball team as Mid and West Wales Netball Development Officer. Here’s a little bit about Hannah. Home Town: Foelgastell but currently living in Swansea.Based: Llandarcy, Academy of Sport.Areas I work with: Powys, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire,…
When did you first discover netball? I started playing at Cwmbran youth in U10 and went through the age groups to seniors before moving to Risca seniors for premier league netball. When did you start coaching? I coached for my PE A Level in school, and restarted again at Cwmbran Youth netball. We had 5…