“what is amazing about the U15s is their impeccable teamwork”
Netball Another great season for netball at Churcher’s with the most notable highlights: • 1sts - Shield semi-finalists at Seaford Sevens Tournament and third round of the ISNC Cup • U15s - quarter finalists of the U15 Independent Schools Plate • U13s - Silver at the PGL England Netball Residential Tournament • U12s - Silver at the PGL England Netball Residential Tournament
U12s
Without fail, the U12s turned up week after week with a positive attitude, enthusiasm to learn and a healthy dose of competitiveness. Cecily Morrogh, Francesca Trask and Elinor Greenall are three players who have dramatically improved this season with Amelia Bastian-Mason, Zhara Ireland and Imogen Rengger also impressing on court. Holly Baird could always be counted on for steadiness, concentration and consistency, Georgie Stratton-Brown could be nicknamed ‘the pocket-rocket’ with
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her terrific speed around the court and Jessie Lofthouse wins the prize for being nominated ‘players’ player’ by the opposition the most amount of times!
U13s
Enthusiasm, friendship and fun, along with good netball ability and a desire to improve has made for a pleasing season for the U13s. A few names who deserve mention: Mariana Houghton and Kitty Hogg have grown in confidence in the defensive circle, Phoebe Dallyn, Amelia McCulloch and Rose Bruce produced some fantastic performances in centre court positions, Charlotte Carmichael, Annie Finbow and Millie Cregeen have all made vast improvements with their positional play in the shooting circle and many have showed versatility, switching from defence to attack when required. With over 30 girls at training each week, it is no wonder this season saw so much individual and team improvement; a very rewarding term!
U14s
It has been a bit of a rollercoaster season, with touches of greatness and moments of disappointment.
The Churcherian 2020
With some talented netballers in this year group, the main focus is getting them to work together as a team, and commitment to training is key to achieving this. The girls often struggled to gain consistency but we were encouraged by the performances that were produced in the second half of the season. Thea Swarbrick, Jemima Billsberry-Grass, Georgia Dyer and Amy Lloyd were all nominated as star players for their respective teams, along with Maisie Weller, Becca Martin, Amelie Jones and Maddie Price-Wickenden who, in the coaches opinion, showed the most improvement.
U15s
The U15s always play with spirit and determination, but this season has seen the development of strong on court combinations, supported by great individual skills. In our back court, Bo Texier and Hannah Martin showed why they are stand out defenders with inspired efforts every match. Darcey Scott, Nuria Bertran and Scarlet Hall were all nominated as star players for their respective teams and equally impressive were the consistently outstanding performances from our shooters (Izzy
