Development

Hampshire Netball Association is committed to driving Netball Development forward for all members. We work with partners to fund a full time Netball Development Officer who delivers a wide range of programmes including:

• Return to Netball - for adults who would like to play Netball again in a fun, social, safe environment.
• Club Development - for junior and senior clubs to develop their personnel, club and members. Encourage clubs to gain club accreditation - CAPS. Work with clubs to create and develop school-club links.
• Funding - assisting individuals, clubs to gain funding from grants and bursaries. HNA now has a bursary form that members can use to apply for possible financial help towards courses - download form (form updated June 2010 - please do not use previous versions as they will not be accepted).
• Talent Identification - providing opportunities for players to reach their potential within the sport. (see below for more information)
• Promotion and Publicity - spreading the word about local netball as far and wide as possible.
• Coaching and Umpiring - promoting courses and where possible coordinating courses locally.

For further information, please contact Emily Loftus, the Netball Development Officer, Email: emily.loftus@englandnetball.co.uk tel: 07595086751.

Hampshire Academies 2010/11

As part of the Excel Pathway HAMPSHIRE will again be running Netball Academies for the U14 (Satellite Academy) and U16 (County Academy) age groups. We are looking for players predominantly in Years 8, 9, 10 and 11.

Screening will be held at Russell Howard Netball Centre Basingstoke and will start at 10.00am on the following dates:

U16's - Saturday 25 September 2010
U14's - Saturday 2 October 2010

Up to 20 players will be selected per Academy. The selection criteria will cover different skills which will include shooting, footwork and movement, getting free, defending, balance and ball control, mental attitude and concentration.

Should you wish to nominate* player(s) to attend the screening please complete the nomination form and send to the Netball Development Officer by Friday 15 September. Nominations received after this date will not be accepted for screening.  Please also note that players who turn up on the screening date who have not completed an entry form will not be able to take part in the screening.

Players should wear a white t-shirt and dark skirt and no club colours. Appropriate footwear is essential and dark soled shoes are not permitted.

The cost for screening will be £5.00 per player, this will be payable on the day. Players who are selected for the Academies will be expected to commit to a 10 weeks programme commencing in October. Coaching will take place between 6:30pm-8:30pm on Wednesday at Winchester University.  The overall academy cost will be £70.00 payable by cheque to Hampshire Netball Association at the first academy session. Please note that the cost of the Hampshire Netball Academy programme is subsidised by Hampshire Netball Association.

* In order to nominate player(s) to attend the screening it is important that you have attended the England Netball ‘Talent Identification and Selection Workshop’. This workshop provides teachers and club coaches with the knowledge and understanding of the characteristics of a talented athlete in order to nominate athletes to an appropriate level within the Excel pathway. For more information please contact the Netball Development Officer.

Hampshire Academies 2009/10

This is the first year that Hampshire Netball Association has taken full charge and run its own Academy programme. This is the first step on the England Netball Excel Pathway for talented players. HNA are running an U14 Satellite and U16 Academy for 20 girls in each age group. Each age group has 20 hours of coaching from some of Hampshires top coaches.  

The girls selected to attend this year's PDP from the academy festival held on Sunday 14 March 2010 were:

Funding Available

If you need money to fund a project you can apply for up to £1000 from O2 It's Your Community grants scheme. The scheme awards up to £1,000 to local groups and individuals, for anything that can or will benefit the community. Awards should be for the benefit of the community, or to build community spirit. For more information or to apply to the scheme please visit the website: www.itsyourcommunity.co.uk.

Talent

Are you a talented player?
Are you a teacher or a coach of a talented player?

The National Competition Framework for Young people provides opportunities for all players to develop. Talented players need to play regularly for a Netball club. This develops their sports specific skills and competition play.

Clubs and schools are invited to send players to selection days for the U14 and U16 partnership academies. Players selected for the academy are then selected to attend the Regional Talent Development programme by the Regional Head Scout. The South and South West regions work together delivering the regional Extension Centre Programme, one of which is held in Winchester delivered by Jan Crabtree (Team Bath coach). Extension Centre players are invited to attend National screening days for the England Squads.

Emily Loftus, the Netball Development Officer can provide details of local clubs and partnership academy selection days. The Regional Head Scout will provide selected players details of TDP and Extension Centres.

Scouts are also in attendance at tournaments. If you have any queries about scouting contact Sue Baldwin, Regional Head Scout, on 01252 793248 or email suebaldwin@talk21.com
 

Are you interested in becoming a talent scout?

We are looking for more volunteers to help find, nominate and select talented players. Please contact Sue Baldwin, Regional Head Scout email suebaldwin@talk21.com  for more details.