George Fisher Interview

Scouted due to her clear potential at an early age, George Fisher has been a Gilbert Netball ambassador since she was 16. An individual who isn’t short of style and ideas, she also knows what she wants from her equipment and clothing. We recently caught up with the Coventry Wasps Goal Scorer to get her thoughts on kit, being a Gilbert Netball ambassador and what she sees for her career and netballing future.

"Hi, I’m George Fisher and I play for Wasps Netball."

What does Gilbert Netball mean to you?

"It means that I get to wear absolutely lovely kit, with loads of variety; so, leggings, tops, jumpers, trainers. It also means that I get to train comfortably, I get to look good, feel good, play good."

What is your favourite piece of Gilbert Netball kit and why?

"I think my favourite is the grey warm up top, it literally goes with everything. So, any kit that I wear whether it’s my Wasps kit, or just training kit, it goes with it all. I’m wearing it right now, so I wear it in the gym, wear it to lectures; it’s probably my favourite top."

What is it like being a Gilbert Netball ambassador?

"I love it. I think the people that work for Gilbert as well are really lovely people. You go to their headquarters and it’s great fun. You get to try on loads of kit that you have got an input into and also you’ll be able to be like “ooh, try this colour with the trainers“, or “try putting this in the kit”, so you have quite a big say in what they’re going to bring in, which is a huge part of being an ambassador. You’re the one that’s playing netball, you’re the one meeting the kids, meeting people, you’re going to have a bit more of an idea of what people are going to want and what you want in the next season so it’s nice to have a say and input."

What is your favourite netball moment?

"Obviously the Commonwealth Games was incredible. I think the final was really exciting, but so was the semi against Jamaica. If my memory serves me correctly, Jamaica were ahead the whole way and right at the last minute, England pipped them to the post and I think that’s an achievement in itself. We beat teams that were all ranked higher than us."

Who is your favourite netball player?

"It has to be Geva Mentor. Top notch!"

What is your average training day like?

"I’ll probably get up in the morning, have a bit of breakfast, maybe hit the gym, do a conditioning session, and then train with the squad in the evening. We’ll do like 45 minutes, half an hour of video analysis and then a two hour session. It’ll be really focusing on what we’re going to be doing to face the opposition that we have at the weekend."

What is the best advice that you have been given or would you give?

"Advice for a young player would just be enjoy it. There is no point in doing something that you don’t enjoy. So as long as you’re enjoying it and you’re loving what you’re doing, then continue doing that, because you’ll be the best that you can be. If you start to not enjoy it then it’s not good for anyone. My coach always used to say park it and move on. If you have a rough game, or something happens or you miss a shot, just leave it there and carry on because if you dwell on it, it just gets worse, it’s just like a continuous downward spiral."