Tournaments

 

 

Senior team: C.Gibson J.Nock S.Brown S.Gubas N.Sheldon L.Alvey H.Cunliffe

Umpires: S.Brown & J.Nock

 

 

Cliftonettes won all their games in the division fairly easily. Barge & Bottle gave them some physical challenges. Cobras, a lovely team also gave them a run for their money. Final match was a challenge 0-10 to Derby Vets (with some ex England players)!

 

Semi- Finals: expected it to be against Gauntlettes but they had lost to Mollbuzzers. The team went into this game intent on restoring their pride gaining a quick lead of 4-1 finishing the first half 5-2 up. They continued to play safe, steady netball virtually fautless increasing their lead to 7-3. BUT they became unsettled after a few 'unusual' umpiring decisions & lost the match in the last couple of minutes by 1 goal 9-10. A very unlucky situation which meant NO SECOND CHANCE to play Derby Vets in the final.This was between Mollbuzzers & Derby Vets who were winners for the second year running.

Fantastic effort by Cliftonettes with only 7 players & two players also having to umpire (thanks to Sadie & Jo) plus a great debut return by Chloe.

 

Unfortunately the U16 Section was a disappointment since 4 teams did not turn up (Allestree, Phoenix, Barge & Bottle & Lincoln) resulting in only 4 teams in that division & therefore 3 slightly longer games. The Cliftonettes squad are all U15 players. A pleasing return to playing again after injury & following a prolonged recovery period by A.Ford.

U15 Squad: Z.Shipley C.Duckworth A.Hawkins A.Ford E.Alvey S.Reed R.Walker H.Orsborn

Umpire: J.Knight Team Manager: A.Price

Results: v. Alfa (Northants) WON 14-10 v. Loughborough High School WON 14-3 v. Priory WON 16-4 WINNERS of the U16 section

 

 

Sunday 30th. September 2007 Soar Valley Community College, Leicester Squad: N.Humphrey J.Nock L.Price S.Gubas A.McKee A.Shields N.Caunt B.Silvester E.Glover

Coach: G.Barradell

Umpire: S.Pritchard (Boots NC)

Scorer: J.Humphrey

Results: v. Knighton WON 7-3 v. Barge Imps LOST 8-13 v. Charnwood LOST 3-7 v. Barge Jets WON 12-3 v. Alfa LOST 6-7 v. Brigg WON 17-1 v. Pennine (team withdrew) Overall position 4th. Winners & Runners Up qualified for the finals on the 3rd. November in Bournemouth.

An excellent, very close result against the eventual winners Alfa losing by only 1 goal & leading at half time by 1 goal. A very promising achievement for this 'young' team with some excellent play by individuals & positive teamwork. Many thanks to all the officials for their time & effort and to the parents for their support.

 

PONTIN'S TOURNAMENT 6th.- 8th. July 2007, Brean Sands, Somerset
U16 Report: Squad:- B.Silvester J.Nock E.Glover S.Gubas A.Afsar T.McElroy A.McKee A.Shields N.Caunt

 

Squad:- I.Harrison L.Bailey C.Steele A.Flewitt I.Rotherham C.Bamford B.Selwyn S.Tomkins

Team Manager: K.Andrews Umpire: E.Leigh

 

Squad: A.Robinson J.Anthony E.Burleigh E.Bell L.Jacobs N.Gibbons P.Bullock J.Marsdon

Team Managers: M.Goodeve G.Barradell Umpire: J.Bullock Parent helper: M.Boyd

The Rushcliffe Academy this season had 11 Cliftonettes players in the squad of 24. The following Club players took part in the tournament:- D.Afford E.Evans C.Hepples A.Milton L.Bailey. Unfortunately 5 others were unavailable & 1 player was ill on the day.

The squad came 3rd. losing 2 games and winning 1 v. Newark LOST 3- 20 v. City of Nottingham LOST 3- 23 v. Ashfield WON 10- 8.

Many thanks to the players for their commitment and to the parents for their support.

Coaches: U.Hammond / J.Morley & E.Adams (umpired at the tournament) 

Squad: R.Newham Z.Shipley C.Duckworth A.Hawkins M.Anthony R.Lloyd- Davies L.Cree R.Walker H.Orsborn Coach: A.Price Scorer: J.Hawkins Umpire: E.Adams

Results: Futureprint (Northants) WON 12- 7 Lincoln City Lions (Lincs) WON 7- 3 Allestree Stars (Derbys) WON 23- 0 Alfa (Northants) LOST 5- 10 Melton Bronze (Leics) WON 21- 3 Charwood Sapphires (Leics) WON 15- 7 Horncastle Belles (Lincs) WON 16- 5 Nottingham City (Notts) withdrew

The squad finished as winners on goal difference and have qualified for the England Netball National Finals on Sunday 10th. June 2007 in Gillingham, Kent.

Many thanks to all the officials for their hard work & commitment with the U14 age group & to the parents for their help & support.

Well done to the players on their achievement. 

SATURDAY 23rd. JUNE 2007 9.00: arrival 9.30: start 12.30pm: finish (approx.) ALBANY JUNIOR SCHOOL, PASTURE LANE, STAPLEFORD, NOTT'M NG9 8HR for 1 or 2 club teams. Players will be informed of their selection by their coaches at training prior to this event and will receive a confirmation letter.

 

Team: R.James B.England E.Burleigh C.Brown P.Bullock Umpire: Jill Bullock Results: v. Stapleford DREW 7- 7 v. Hucknall Town B WON 6- 3 v. Gotham LOST 5- 9 v. Hucknall Town A LOST 4- 6

Unfortunately I got lost trying to get to the venue but the players started their warm up helped by the parents. Well done to the team and many thanks to the parents for their help & great support, especially Jill Bullock for umpiring.

The morning was fun and the girls really bonded as a team. Unfortunately there were no reserves, the matches were long and with only short breaks in between the games this tested the player's fitness & stamina.

Each player pushed herself to play well and the effort that they all displayed was impressive despite their tiredness!!

 

R.James had a hard task playing GA and C for the whole day, driving forward for the ball with consistently good footwork and chasing all the loose balls. She had obviously taken on board this aspect which had been coached during training.

B.England changed from attack to defence really well showing brilliant improvement throughout the day. Following instructions to jump high when intercepting she 'stole' some great balls from the opposition's attacking play, resulting in goals for us.

E.Burleigh also played in attack and defence. Her positioning as a defender and in the shooting circle was great; her passing was very strong and her consistent shooting ability produced some fantastic goals.

C.Brown really upped her game to fit in with her team members who are a year older. Her movement around the court has improved immensely creating space in attack and working with others to feed the ball into the circle.

P.Bullock played C and GK. She defended hard making some great interceptions. As C she never stopped running playing a vital role in linking the passes down the court.

 

Overall the improvement was excellent. The scores were close and with a larger squad or longer breaks between games we could have continued to play as impressively as we did in the first match.

Hucknall Town came first but the good standard of play displayed by all those teams who took part is reflected in the close results.

Well done girls for all the hard work and for adapting to High 5 so successfully.  

REPORT for the Stapleford U11 High 5 Tournament on 21st. April 2007 Meghan Goodeve (Coach/ Team Manager)

GOLD TEAM (Group A): B.England R.James E.Burleigh S.Lawrence K.Peters

Results: v. Stapleford Scarlets WON 3- 2 v. Greasley Rockets DREW 2- 2 v. Hucknall Town WON 3- 2 v. Underwood CofE WON 1- 0

GROUP A Winner

Semi- Final v. Gotham DREW 1- 1 LOST 2- 1 in extra time.

RED TEAM (Group B): Z.Fernie L.Cottam G.Banks E.Walsh

Results: v. Underwood CofE LOST 1- 5 v. Stapleford Stunners LOST 0- 5 v. Gotham LOST 1- 6 v. Greasley Moons LOST 0- 3

GROUP B 5th.

 

Report: Unfortunately some of the U11 players/ members were not available to play & others did not turn up on the day. We only had 9 players for 2 teams. The organisers were very accommodating and allowed us to use players from the 2 teams to ensure that we had 5 players on court for each match.

Well done to all the players who played 2 matches in a row. Without your hard work we would not have had the same positive outcome in each game.

 

GOLD: Worked really hard playing in the different positions that they were not used to with various combinations. Undefeated until the semi- finals, they showed how working well during training, focussing during practices really paid off. Their passing improved throughout and they reacted well to instructions from the coaches and umpires.

They won their division and drew with Gotham in the semi- final. The match continued to the 'first winning goal' where we had several chances to score first, unfortunately we did not and Gotham did.

 

RED: Played extremely well with different players that they were not used to. It took a while for their confidence to build, but once they had experienced playing in the various positions, their game picked up.

Each game was approached enthusiastically and they worked hard continuously. They also reacted well to coaching points directed to them which was reflected in their progressively improved play throughout the day. Well done.

Overall it was a really positive performance from all the players and each time the results reflect improvement. Congratulations and keep up the hard work Many thanks to the parents for their support. A brilliant day!

Coach/ Team Manager: Megham Goodeve

Umpires: Ursula Hammond/ Liz Adams

NEXT Stapleford Tournament: Saturday 26th. May 2007 

RED TEAM: R.James L.Cottam S.Lawrence P.Bullock E.Robinson N.Milton

GOLD TEAM: I.McGowan-Crewe S.McGowan-Crewe W.McGowan-Crewe L.Brittain Z.Fernie D.Lee E.Walsh

RED v. Stapleford Scarlet LOST 2- 3 v. Greasley Rockets LOST 0- 4 v. Greasley Stars LOST 0- 4 v. Bispham DREW 1- 1

GOLD v. Hucknall Town LOST 0- 6 v. Greasley Moons B LOST 0- 5 v. Gotham LOST 0- 15 v. Underwood CofE LOST 0- 3

 

The tournament this time was organised differently. Due to the high number of entries teams were divided into 2 divisions of 5 teams with a semi- final and final between teams from the two divisions.

Both Cliftonettes teams came 5th. in their division.

The teams was a mix of younger, less experienced and new club players with older players. Some of the players had not experienced any competitive matches before which was a big learning curve for them.

They learnt a great deal from this one event.

The Red team worked really hard, moulded as a team, supported each other and improved on their attacking play coming forward confidently to receive the ball. Passing was inconsistent in terms of accuracy but that can be addressed at training.

The defence worked hard on interceptions and through this determination the gap remained close.

In both teams it was very promising to see the girls learning new positions and their roles- a good foundation to build on in their next few years as Under 11s. Soon they will be the experienced, older ones winning every match!

Many thanks to the parents for their support and encouragement whilst the girls were taking part.

 

We will be organising some friendly fixtures against clubs to give more players the opportunity to play some competitive netball.

NEXT HIGH 5 TOURNAMENT: Saturday 21st. April at Stapleford 

 

The players arrived on time, ready to play, all with the correct kit and enough food & drink for the WHOLE DAY plus very supportive parents.... a good start to the event.

Squad: B.England G.Banks C.Brown L.Cottam S.Lawrence R.Owen R.James Z.Fernie Assistant Coach: Kate Andrews Umpire: Liz Adams

 

Results: v. Stapleford WON 3- 2 v. Hucknall Town WON 5- 2 v. Bispham LOST 1- 7 v. Greasley B DREW 2- 2 v. Greasley A LOST 0- 5

Overall Cliftonettes came 3rd!! An improvement on last time which shows the hard work that they have been putting in at training. The passing was strong, footwork was generally good. They kept working and even got competitive & determined against the scary boys!!

All the players changed round well playing in a range of positions. The defence tried really hard getting some great interceptions, whilst the attack found good space and worked the ball around the circle sensibly.

The change from a 7- a- side game to High 5 is difficult but the players adapted well. The improvement was evident in every player.

I'm sure that they are now looking forward to the Junior League to see how they fare in the full sided games.

The focus now is on match play, consistent attendance & hard work at training to continue the progress made so far.

The bonus was that it wasn't chucking it down with rain like last time in November!

 

RED TEAM: B.England R.James S.Lawrence R.Owen K.Peters

GOLD TEAM: G.Banks Z.Fernie C.Brown L.Cottam A.Hutchinson E.Bell

 

Half way through the morning the Gold team had to be withdrawn from the event since 2 players from the Gold team & 1 player from the Red team had to leave for other commitments.

8 players were left which the tournament organisers agreed could be combined to form 1 squad. Stapleford and the other participating teams were very understanding in allowing us to do this. It meant that all the players were able to play in all the matches.

Matches were 4 quarters of 5 minutes so it was hard going especially for the less experienced players. They tried hard & kept smiling even when it was raining & they were not winning.

The players & their play improved throughout the day with some good spells of determined attacking & defending teamwork. WELL DONE to the Gold team on their fighting spirit.

 

RED TEAM RESULTS v. Cliftonettes Gold WON 5- 0 v. Stapleford WON 5- 4 (a close one they worked really hard) v. Greasley B WON 8- 0 v. Greasley LOST 2- 6 v. Horncastle LOST 0- 17 (combined team against a very good team)

GOLD TEAM RESULTS v. Cliftonettes Red LOST 0- 5 v. Greasley LOST 0- 6 v. Stapleford LOST 0- 10

UMPIRE: E.Adams