Netball League Fixtures
Published 13/12/24
Netball League Fixtures
Vs Westbourne – Dorchester Won 5-1
Vs Brookfield- Dorchester Won 5-0
Vs AS Benhilton – Dorchester Won 1-0
It was a fixture packed afternoon last Thursday with a round-robin between us, Westbourne, Brookfield and AS Benhilton to get all our league fixtures completed before the Christmas break. The weather and the diminishing light both had their parts to play in the games as the afternoon drew on and the final matches were played, but it was nonetheless a very productive afternoon for our squad.
We took a squad of 10 which meant that we could make some changes according to how the games were progressing. This also meant that the players needed to adapt their own games to work effectively with different people in some of the positions, which isn’t always an easy thing to do, particularly in reasonably short games, as these were.
The children did a great job though, all contributing fully to the matches they played in and the sense of team, I would say, was one of the real strengths of our performances throughout.
Great work in defence to turn the ball over and smooth movement and passing down court meant that our shooters had plenty of opportunities to score goals, which they did. We have confidence that they can, and will, convert our chances and that makes a massive difference in a sport where only two of your players are allowed to shoot and needing to score a high number of goals is key.
This leaves the squad having won all four of their first round league matches this term – a real achievement! It will mean that we will find ourselves pitted against the strongest teams in the league in the new year, but challenge is what will help us progress and we will focus on the process, honing our skills and developing our own game, rather than the individual results as we move forward.
Very well done to Lily, Macey, Hannah, Amelie, Matthew, Nirshana, Ora, Mia, Scarlett and Lusinda.
