West Devon
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PLYMOUTH & DISTRICT NETBALL LEAGUE
April 2016
Dear PE Teacher/ Club Coach,
NOMINATIONS TO DEVON COUNTY NETBALL ACADEMY SCREENING
As you may be aware England Netball has an Excel Pathway, the aim of the
Pathway is to develop athletes with the attributes to attain excellence. Further
information on the pathway can be found at
http://www.englandnetball.co.uk/england/England_Performance_Pathway
Essentially the academies are for players who are of a very high netball standard or
have the potential to get there with transferable skills from other sports. The
academy programmes focus on quality and not quantity, providing performanceenhancing training for these individuals, not squads. Competition is seen as valuable
but is delivered outside the Pathway programmes in clubs / schools leagues and
tournaments.
Academies will also provide an opportunity for players to be seen by the Regional
Talent Coach, and potentially the opportunity to move up the England Netball
performance pathway ladder.
As part of the Performance Pathway, Devon County will 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.
Players who are selected for the Academies will be expected to commit to a 30 week
programme commencing in September 2016. Coaching will take place on Thursday
evenings in Exeter along with some Saturday sessions, venue dates and times to be
confirmed.
Should you wish to nominate player(s) to attend the screening it is recommended
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 performance pathway. If you have not
been able to access this course then please refer to this link:
http://scouting.englandnetball.co.uk/ The link will take you to a free resource
specifically designed to help club coaches and teachers identify the range of
attributes and characteristics we are looking for in the England Performance
Pathway when nominating players to attend Satellite or County Academy trials. It is
imperative that you take the time to watch this before making any nominations.
West Devon
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PLYMOUTH & DISTRICT NETBALL LEAGUE
DEVON COUNTY ACADEMY: Screening Information
Screening for the Devon County Academy will be slightly different this year and will
be completed within one day on the 2nd July 2016 in the Sports Hall at Exeter
University. The first part of the session will be held from 10am-12.30pm. There will
then be an hour break for lunch at which point the selectors will make their first cut.
The athletes successful at this stage will be invited back that afternoon to start at
2pm – 4pm for the afternoon session. The selectors will make their final selections
after this session.
*Please follow the signposts to the Sports Park once inside the campus*
University of Exeter
Streatham Campus
Northcote House
Exeter
EX4 4QJ
http://www.exeter.ac.uk/visit/directions/streatham/
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 give them the
attached Invite to screening and Registration form for return by 25th June 2016.
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, please pay on the day by cash or
cheque (Cheques payable to ‘Plymouth & District Netball League’).
We look forward to receiving your nominations which can be returned by email to
[email protected] or by post to:
Julie Woodman
Devon County Academy
58 St Margarets Road
Plympton
Plymouth
PL7 4SA.
West Devon
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PLYMOUTH & DISTRICT NETBALL LEAGUE
In the meantime, if you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact
me.
Kind Regards
Julie Woodman
[email protected]
07581 065778
FURTHER INFORMATION FOR SUCESSFUL ATHLETES:
The County Academy programme fee next season is- £195.00, this covers all sessions,
including 2 strength & conditioning sessions, an externally led session by a qualified
nutritionist, a resource pack and a size 5 training ball. An academy t-shirt can be bought if
successful although these are optional and payable by cash or cheque to West Devon
Netball at the start of the programme. The cost of this is £10.00. England Netball require all
County Academy athletes to be affiliated/insured so anyone not already affiliated through
their club will need to pay an additional fee to cover the 12 months England Netball fee. This
amount will be confirmed soon but is likely to be about £25
If you feel you might have problems meeting the costs of the programme, please contact
myself in the first instance. This can be done via [email protected]
With regards to insurance, please look at www.Englandnetball.co.uk for full details of
coverage. This will apply to all players selected but not those at trials. Players attending
trials may wish to take out personal accident cover. East and West Devon Netball cannot
accept responsibility for any loss of property or injury to players.
Looking forward to seeing you on the 2nd July 2016.