NETBALL Victoria has announced its Victorian state squad teams and several Ballarat players are named within the ranks.<\/p>\n
The selected players are now set to train together over the next few weeks in preparation for the final team list, with those named going on to the National Netball Championships in June.<\/p>\n
Across the under 17 Victorian squad group, listed players include Sadie Cheesman, Adut Manyiel, Milly Sharp and Rosie Todd.<\/p>\n
For the under 19\u2019s Poppy Douglass, Indya Forde and Charlotte Todd all got the nod.<\/p>\n
Having held state team positions in previous years, Douglass said she was excited to find out she had made this year\u2019s list.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s 32 of us in the squad, it\u2019s still only the beginning of the process and there\u2019s a long way to getting into the team,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a team of 12 selected in the end and they might take light four training partners as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the moment, I train around six days a week for about two hours each day but we have a camp coming up for the squad which will be around five hours of training each day.\u201d<\/p>\n
After missing out on the Victorian team selection last year, Douglass said it will mean a lot to not only train with the squad but to actually make the under 19\u2019s team for 2021.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt will be very rewarding to be in the team to not only be able to access the coaches and that but to get to know so many great people throughout it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a few other Ballarat girls who have been selected as well, I\u2019m sure they are all very thrilled as well.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve played netball with lots of them and some of them have improved in the last few years so it\u2019s great to see them get in and stay in the program.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
NETBALL Victoria has announced its Victorian state squad teams and several Ballarat players are named within the ranks. The selected players are now set to train together over the next few weeks in preparation for the final team list, with those named going on to the National Netball Championships in June. Across the under 17 […]<\/p>\n