Performance
TEAM BATH PERFORMANCE PATHWAY
England Netball has changed the way that the Performance Pathway is delivered. In the past England Netball funded a Regional Performance Pathway Coach in the South West and two other Pathway Coaches. With the loss of funding from Sport England things had to change. So EN has decided that the Superleague franchises will be responsible for rolling out the performance programme. In the first year there was some funding still available for the Regional Head Coach but that will eventually disappear and the franchises will have to be self-funding.
We were lucky that Team Bath valued the work being done in Cornwall and the link with Truro College to continue to have a programme being delivered here. Their new pathway is slightly different and will eventually become more team based.
England Netball has changed the way that the Performance Pathway is delivered. In the past England Netball funded a Regional Performance Pathway Coach in the South West and two other Pathway Coaches. With the loss of funding from Sport England things had to change. So EN has decided that the Superleague franchises will be responsible for rolling out the performance programme. In the first year there was some funding still available for the Regional Head Coach but that will eventually disappear and the franchises will have to be self-funding.
We were lucky that Team Bath valued the work being done in Cornwall and the link with Truro College to continue to have a programme being delivered here. Their new pathway is slightly different and will eventually become more team based.
Selection for hubs takes place annually in the summer. So far these have been open trials. Players attend an initial trial in either Exeter or Bath and then will come together for a final trail later in the summer
- Training starts in September in the Hubs
- Selection for Team Bath NPL Squads takes place a little later
- This season players selected for U17 NPL are the players who will attend training in the nearest academy on a Tuesday and will be part of the NPL U17 Long Squad
- Training for the U17 Squad will be monthly on a Friday
- On the week they have U17 Training players selected into the U15 Long Squad will attend
- Tuesday Academy training in the nearest Academy Centre
- Players selected for U19 and U21 NPL squads attend training in Bath – for U19s Tuesdays and for U21s Tuesdays and Thursdays
- Both these squads play in an NPL League, which starts in November
COUNTY ACADEMY AND SATELLITE ACADEMIES
These will continue to be run by the County Association but eventually Team Bath will take responsibility for the running of the County Academy Programme. Currently selected players from the County Academy are given opportunity, during the season, to train at the nearest Hub and selected Satellite players are given opportunity to train, during the season with County Academy. Recommendations for attending Hub trials are made by County Academy Coaches although currently these trials are open to others who can demonstrate playing netball at the required level
These will continue to be run by the County Association but eventually Team Bath will take responsibility for the running of the County Academy Programme. Currently selected players from the County Academy are given opportunity, during the season, to train at the nearest Hub and selected Satellite players are given opportunity to train, during the season with County Academy. Recommendations for attending Hub trials are made by County Academy Coaches although currently these trials are open to others who can demonstrate playing netball at the required level
