United by Netball

We are strong believers in the many benefits of being active and it has been wonderful to be back playing sport at school in 2021. Not surprisingly, Toorak students have welcomed the return to sport with great enthusiasm, with an increase in the number of students participating in our sport program in Terms 1 and 2. This was particularly evident in our Junior School where we offer a wide variety of opportunities for students to gain and improve their physical skills and develop an enjoyment for activity as well as both individual and team sport. Our extra-curricular swimming squads, sailing, athletics, diving, soccer and aerobics development programs, ball skills lessons, and our newly introduced NetSetGO program were popular and I know our students are looking forward to so much more for the rest of the year.

As soon as I heard about the Netball Academy, I jumped straight to applying as I thought it would be a great way to expand my knowledge and improve my skills. Having a coach as approachable as Julie is amazing. She has so much knowledge about netball and the pathways to get us further in our careers. She is such an encouraging and inspiring coach and always pushes you to reach your goals. Leilah J, Year 10

Playing netball for Toorak has been fun and STUDENT BREAK OUT for most of the girls, it is the first time playing "Content to be supplied" "Content to be supplied" in a competition. We don't have set positions yet, but my preferred positions are centre and goal defence. What I love the most about playing netball is that you get to work with a team to shoot and do quick but accurate passes to get the ball down the court. Coco S, Year 6 Netball is a sport that unites us at Toorak and we are proud to offer so many participation and elite pathways in this much loved sport. With the introduction of Toorak community netball teams, we are thrilled to now be able to have students represent Toorak from Year 1 right through their schooling years and beyond.

The beginning of the year saw our Junior School netball teams take to the court in the local Mornington Peninsula Community netball competitions. Having completed a netball development program in the early parts of the year, the smiles on their faces when the competition commenced in March showed how excited they were to don their Toorak dresses and play! Our junior netballers have so many opportunities to get involved in netball and pursue their love for the game with NetSetGO in Years 1 - 3, our netball development program and primary netball teams in Years 4 and 5 and then GSV netball teams and community competitions in Senior School. But it doesn’t stop there! Our netball program now extends to our Collegian netball team playing in local competitions where Collegians can continue the connection between sport, school and community.

Playing netball for Toorak has been fun and for most of the girls, it is the first time playing in a competition. We don't have set positions yet, but my preferred positions are centre and goal defence. What I love the most about playing netball is that you get to work with a team to shoot and do quick but accurate passes to get the ball down the court. Coco S, Year 6

In addition to our netball participation opportunities, 2021 saw the launch of our Toorak Sport Academy. Under the leadership of Head of Netball, Mrs Julie Corletto, our Netball Academy provides additional training, extension programs, mentoring and more for 15 of our elite netballers who hope to represent their state or country one day. Our Netball Academy girls are looking forward to seeing their work in this program in action during our GSV Competitions and we can’t wait to cheer them on!

Mrs Deb Gardener - Director of Sport