Netball-mad Ellie Trescothick has derived so much pleasure from playing the game that she wants to give something back and is setting up a new club, which she plans to get started in time to enter a league side in September, writes Richard Walsh.
Ellie, who is 20 and currently plays her netball for Exeter, takes up the story.
"I love netball, and it’s always been the number one sport in my life.
"As I grew up, I knew I wasn’t going to be successful enough to go and play the game professionally, so when I left school, I turned to coaching and enjoyed it so much that I decided to take it further.
"I started coaching netball at Taunton School and have been there ever since, doing my coaching and getting through my levels.
"Now I’m a graduate residential assistant at Taunton School, in addition to an Open University course I'm doing in sports coaching and have one more year left to finish."
Ellie’s Storm Netball Club will be based at Taunton School and initially will focus on girls under-14s and 16s.
"I will be starting with girls under-14s and under-16s as there seems to be long waiting lists at the existing clubs, and then introduce a women’s team which Id like to see move up into the regionals at some point."
For the under-16s, Ellie is aiming to have a potential regional team, if not, a county team with a PHP.
For the under-14s, Ellie is planning a competitive team and a friendly team, with the option of just training for those not wishing to be part of a team.
Looking further ahead, Ellie has big plans and wants to start under-10s and under-12s teams and maybe even develop a mixed netball team.
Meanwhile, the following dates have been fixed for trials:
Under-14s:
- July 13 and 27 - 11am-12.30pm
- August 17 - 6pm-7.30pm
At Taunton School Sports Hall.
Under-16s:
- March 27, 6pm-8pm, at Taunton Vale Sports Club -with play-offs on May 17.
- Then July 13 and 27 - 11am-12.30pm
- August 17 - 6pm-7.30pm
at Taunton School Sports Hall.
Women’s 16+:
- July 9 -11am-12.30pm
- August 19 - 6-7.30pm
Trials at Taunton School Sports Hall.
If any ladies just want to go along and train, they’d be made very welcome.
Anyone who’d like to find out more or who wants to become involved with Storm Netball in any way should make contact with Ellie at stormclubnetball@gmail.com.
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