Netball vs Windlesham & Great

Walstead U13A

On Wednesday, the U13As had a triangular versus Windlesham House and Great Walstead, two very strong opponents.

We faced Great Walstead first and played simple netball effectively. Defensively, we stuck to our players and got clean intercepts. Our timing has improved, and this allowed us to seamlessly transfer the ball through court. We were up 5-3 at half time. In the second half we pushed on and extended our lead to win 9-6. Well done to Amarah, who received Opposition's Player.

U18a

This was the third day of netball for the girls, but you would never have known, as they went out there full pelt and really fought hard. It was a tough match, but we actually maintained a good amount of possession throughout.

We were bringing the ball down the court beautifully, with well-timed drives, front cuts, and sensible passes against a difficult defence. We struggled to get the ball in the D against their defence, who were fast, physical, and strong. Lila, Erin, and Flo did a great job getting rebounds and turning the ball over. We started scoring some goals and hitting our target, and this definitely gave us a boost.

Izzy, Millie, and Amelia were working the ball around in midcourt, which was sensible against their defence, so it was hard work, but their patience meant we weren't losing the ball too often. Decision-making was excellent throughout the game – we didn't throw away too many crazy passes, we waited for the right option, and it was flowing down the court. There were definitely highlights to take from the match.

Amelia was rewarded with Player of the Match. Erin was my Coach's Player for being brilliant in attack and defence, showing great movement.

Miss Patching-Jones

After a short break, we then faced Windlesham. We started slowly against a fast-paced Windlesham House side, which meant we went 3-0 down immediately. We upped our intensity and managed to claw it back to 4-4 at half time. Unfortunately, we took our foot off the gas in the second half and Windlesham House took the win 10-7. Well done to Liv, who received Opposition's Player.

They were two very closely contested matches, and we learnt a lot to take back to training. You are all making brilliant progress keep up the hard work!

Miss Hammond