Guernsey Netball has secured another year of sponsorship with EY to support the Year 7-9 netball Programme.
Currently in its third year, the programme started with players from school years 7 and 8 participating and has grown to include year 9 players.
It takes place on Monday evenings and hosts around 42 year 7s, 50 year 8 and 9s. An additional slot for the programme to run on Wednesday evenings, accommodating for another 16 players across the age groups, has been secured for six weeks.
This year also sees the launch of the EY Young Leaders programme within the sessions, where players can learn to umpire and coach, improving their netball skills on and off the court. This will end with a six week summer league.
Sally Carns, GNA Director of Netball says: “Following a great uptake last season and positive feedback from children and parents, we are pleased to welcome back the EY GNA Year 7 to 9 Programme for its third season. It is with the support and help of EY that we are able to grow this fantastic youth programme year on year, and offer more opportunities to players in years 7 to 9 to play our wonderful sport and foster the lifelong love of netball we aim for in the GNA. The sessions continue to be popular with more and more demand for spaces, so we were delighted to be able to offer a second evening and clear some of our waitlists.”
Fiona Morton, Assurance Partner and Talent Leader for EY in Guernsey, said: “We are delighted to be continuing our sponsorship of the EY GNA Year 7-9 Programme. It’s been wonderful to see the programme grow year on year and offer so many children a chance to enjoy netball. The addition of the EY Young Leaders programme gives participants a great opportunity to further develop invaluable core skills, from leadership to teamwork and building resilience, all of which are so important both on and off the court.”
Anyone wanting to get involved in netball or find out more about becoming a coach or an umpire should contact Guernsey Netbal, info@guernseynetball.gg.