Netball vs Benenden Netball vs 5ways

U15a

On Tuesday, the U15As travelled a long old way to Benenden. With a car fire delaying the start of the game, we could only squeeze in three 10 minute thirds.

At the back were Clara, Jasmine, and Georgie, who all worked tirelessly against an extremely tall and physical GS, with Polly and Tildy controlling the middle, transitioning the ball out of defence well. It was a tough time for our shooters, Liepa and Mia, who worked really hard to work the attacking circle and scored some excellent goals, when given the opportunity.

Unfortunately, the final score was 6-19, with Benenden taking the win. The defensive end worked so hard, making countless turnovers and putting what they have been working on in training into practice. With the attacking end of the court not attending their cocurricular session this week, it really showed on court. The U15As were the better team in terms of their netballing ability and basics, but with too many silly decisions on court, we couldnt claw back the result.

Fingers crossed for a better performance at the weekend versus Mayfield ahead of SISNA and the Sussex Cup next week.

Miss Bamford

U14c

The U14Cs took the long journey to Benenden in their stride and were in good spirits on the coach. There were lots of changes in this squad this week, and, despite lots of turnovers, we struggled to connect through court to capitalise off them. Benenden took a four-goal lead in the first quarter, but Roedean came out fighting in quarter two. As the game went on, we started to link and build through court excellently. There was some good control in mid court from Darcy, Bea, and Farwa. Our defence, Mimi, and Izzy, were up against some strong shooters, but stuck to their plan, keeping close to their players and, as a result, got countless turnovers. Peony and Jemima made some nice short passes to get closer to the post in the D which helped us win the third quarter. Unfortunately, our come back was too late and Benenden took the win 15-7! A great effort from all the team, congratulations to Farwa who received Opposition's Player and Darcy who got Coaches' Player.

Miss Hammond

U15d

The U15D team had a fantastic match on Tuesday against Benenden. The game was wellmatched and, although we were 1 goal down in the first quarter, we brought it back to a draw at half time. Chloe and Kelly were excellent captain and vice-captain, cheering the team on. Holly made some great bounce passes, and Martha was able to shoot from any angle.

Amy, Grace, and Aarushi worked hard in defence and, although we lost the match by 2 goals, it was a great game and the girls came away having learnt a huge amount.

Well done to Kelly, who was nominated as Players' Player, and Holly and Martha, who were named as Coaches’ Players. Good luck to the U15D team in their next match.

Miss Wakeling

U15b

A slightly depleted U15B took to the court looking to improve small aspects of their game to move forward this season. Benenden started sharply, and went 9-0 up in the first 3rd.

After a quick team talk and re-focus on what we needed to do to stem the flow from Benenden, we started better, made it more difficult for them, and tightened up in the 2nd quarter.

In the final third, we managed to score some points, and we went on a streak of 3 before Benenden themselves tightened their defence and came back.

The final third ended 3-3, which was huge progress from the first two quarters. The match ended 17-3 to Benenden.

Mr Campleman

U14a

The U14A team had a late-night fixture under the lights at Benenden on Tuesday night. After a delayed bus journey and a few of the usual players missing, the team was ready for a challenge; they were on the court quickly after a short warm up. Fired up and ready to win, they hit the ground running and were up 8-4 at the end of the first quarter. Harriet and Aimee played wonderfully in defence, making lots of turnovers despite a lack of practice together. Minnie, Molly, and Isabelle had a great game in both delivering the ball up the court, but also in delayng the play and helping the defenders when turnovers went against us. The early goals benefitted the team as the second and third quarter were tougher. Bella and Gabriella worked hard in the circle against some tall defenders, and did well to get their shots in under the high pressure. The final score was a 21-16 win, with Gabriella named Opposition’s MVP and Aimee Coach’s MVP.

Miss Kirby-Jones

The U12As stayed late at School last Thursday to play in a friendly versus the local club, 5ways. The 9-player squad met before the game and gave themselves both individual targets and chose a target as a team to work on all game. We were looking to force errors for the other team, and make successful turnovers, keeping the ball safe, and taking it to goal. The game was close the whole way through, with 6x10 minute quarters. The quarter by quarter break down was as follows: Q1: 6-7; Q2: 9-10; Q3: 1114; Q4: 16-20; Q5: 19-23; Q6: 21-25.

I am incredibly proud of the squad for their hard work and efforts against a well-drilled and experienced club squad. Every single member of the team contributed and worked their socks off, and therefore the whole squad are named as Coaches' Players as it was too hard to choose!

Well done to Andrea and Naomi for their defensive work at the back, Maddie, Sorcha, Yasmin, and Paloma for working the middle under control and composure, and Chiara, Matilda, and Sophie for their hard work and accuracy in the shooting circle.

It was an excellent evening – what better way to prep for SISNA and the Sussex Cup!

Miss Bamford