NETBALL ACADEMY - EMMANUEL ACES

FOOTBALL ACADEMY - EMMANUEL KINGS

In Term One, the focus of all three Academies was fitness. The girls participated in one compulsory session per week with the emphasis being on the development of agility, speed and endurance. The girls went through gruelling fitness tests such as the beep test, two kilometre time trial and the yoyo test to determine whether their aerobic fitness had improved. All girls were required to meet a standard until the team could move forward to skill development. In Term Two the main aim was to improve their netball, acquire a deeper understanding of advanced tactics and strategies and team cohesion amongst the teams.

SKILL DEVELOPMENT This was achieved by dynamic drills, team bonding activities and competitive game play. Over the course of the year the girls’ talent improved immensely and they were becoming stronger as a team as the year went on. This was evident at the High School Cup Carnival where a majority of the Academy girls made it through to the final stages of the competition.

FIXTURED GAMES Throughout the course of the year, the Academy teams had the opportunity to play a variety of other schools to showcase their talent. The schools included Atwell College, St. Norbert’s, Mercedes College and Kolbe Catholic College. These games were held after school and were very competitive, with the girls having a good win to loss ratio.

We hope that in the future we are able to organise more games with other high schools to further develop the girls netball skills in a competitive setting and strengthen our connections with the wider community.

SPECIALIST COACHING In 2017, the Netball Academy were excited to establish our partnership with the Coastal Sharks. We have been delighted to share our facilities with them and in return have their players and coaches run specialist coaching sessions with our students. Among the talented netball players at Coastals was Sophie Garbin, who the girls were lucky enough to be coached by. Sophie has just been signed by the Sydney Swifts which is an outstanding achievement for her, and a massive privilege for the girls. The Emmanuel Aces Academy students appreciated these sessions and took away a variety of new drills which they incorporated into their game play.

EXCURSIONS The Netball Academy have had two excursions over the year. The excursions incorporate both skill development and team bonding. We were lucky enough this year to have the West Coast Fever allow us to watch one of their training sessions.

AWARD WINNERS

NAME Tara Brookes Tayla Petkovich Daniella Zuvela Yzabella Tiamzon Melissa Heane Sophie Brewer Imogen Spencer Emma Kerrison YEAR 8 8 9 9 10 10 12 12 CATEGORY Fairest & Best Coaches Award Fairest & Best Coaches Award Fairest & Best Coaches Award Fairest & Best Coaches Award

We are looking forward to the future success of the Emmanuel Aces Netball Academy. It has been our privilege to coach this year and are very proud of how much the girls have developed and achieved in one season.