The Leeds Rhinos Netball programme has got underway with trials for the Under-13, Under-15 and Under-17 Academy.
170 girls trialed for 70 places from across Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, the North West and North East.
The quality of those trialling was excellent – current National Academy athletes, players who took part in the 2017 National Academy screening, members of the NPL winning Loughborough Lightning Under-21 squad, plus players from national winning age group teams Tameside and Oldham.
The Training Hubs, which were run across four locations have also started positively with numbers being driven by the top down maintaining high standards.
The first Academy sessions on Monday took place with Gerry Plant, assistant coach to the Academy Under-13s and Under-15s; Jan Hemsley, Under-17s Leeds Rhinos Academy assistant coach, and Beccy Lewis as guest coach from Surrey Storm.
There are more Training Hubs coming up at the following times
Training Hubs – Ages 9+
For players who want to access specialist netball coaching to complement playing at school, club or already on the pathway. There are hubs in West, East and North Yorkshire plus East Lancashire.
Leeds
- Under 11s – Gateways School, Friday 29th September – Friday 30th March, 5.30pm-7pm
- Under 13s – Leeds Beckett University, Friday 8th September, 6pm – 8pm
- Under 15s – Leeds Beckett University, Friday 15th September, 8pm – 9.45pm
- High Performance – Leeds Beckett University, Friday 8th September 8pm 9.45pm
Bishop Burton
- Under 11s – Fri 29 Sep 2017 – Fri 30 Mar 2018, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
- Under 13s – Sat 9 Sep 2017, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
- Under 15s – Sat 9 Sep 2017, 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
- High Performance – Sat 9 Sep 2017, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
University of York
- Under 11s – Wed 4 Oct 2017 – Wed 28 Mar 2018, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
- Under 13s – Wed 13 Sep 2017, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
- Under 15s – Wed 13 Sep 2017, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
- High Performance – Wed 20 Sep 2017, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
For more information on getting involved with Leeds Rhinos Netball visit www.leedsrhinosnetball.co.uk