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JuniorsWelcome to the Grasshopper Youth page. Hopefully, if you’re reading this, you want to know more about us with a view to joining us! :)
We currently have five youth teams (and 52 members) who play in the Leicester Netball Youth League at Soar Valley College, Gleneagles Avenue, Thurmaston on Thursday evenings at 7 pm prompt. |
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Our kit is red shirts and red skorts and everyone pays ₤10 to hire the kit for a year and then it is handed back and another ₤10 paid for the next year etc, etc. We have a plain red Grasshopper NC sweatshirt and this is available in sizes S, M and L and it currently costs ₤21.50.
Everyone pays their registration fee, which includes affiliation to England Netball (with all the full membership benefits) and affiliation to our Club, including our Club fees – which pay for the upkeep and running of the youth teams eg, hire of the training venue, coaching costs etc. This membership runs from 1st September each year until 31 August. |
2018-19 Season
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When the Leicester League is not operational, then we usually train (at the same venue – or at DMU Diamond Jubilee Sports Hall) from 7.00 to 8.30 pm; we are usually inside in the ‘bubble’ at Soar Valley College, but you do need to wrap up warm in there – as it is often cool! When there are matches, each player pays match fees (to cover the cost of the court hire and the umpires – who need to be paid) and these are ₤1 per quarter played.
Current training dates and times are:
We do believe in ‘stage not age’, so if you have the talent, then you will be placed in the appropriate team. As well as developing your netball skills, we aim to develop you holistically as a person and will encourage you to develop your umpiring, scoring and coaching skills during your time with us as well as developing your life skills. All our youth teams are overseen and coached by Andy Scigliano (L2 Coach), who is also the Club’s Chairperson and Safeguarding Officer (as we take the health and well-being of our youth players very seriously).
Each player receives a free Netball Diary (which stays with you during your time with us), a free Grasshopper NC kit bag and a free pen (to use with your diary); you are expected to reflect upon your performance at regular intervals through the year and you are also given key information to build up your netball knowledge. The Youth Coach collects in these diaries at regular intervals to read and comment constructively on them.
If you have the talent and potential, you are signposted to the Leicestershire County Academy – for their Performance or Development trials (held at the start of every season). If you are a GCSE PE student (or A-Level PE student), we want to know, so that we can fully support you with organising the videoing of your practical netball performance; if you are doing the Duke of Edinburgh Award, we will support you fully with that too. If you are old enough and good enough to play with the senior teams, then we will recommend you and give you that opportunity. It is always a pleasure to see our young talent moving forward and upward with their netball!
We hope you have enjoyed what you have read and we hope it has persuaded you to take the first step and contact us via the relevant tab on this website. We look forward to receiving your enquiry!
Current training dates and times are:
- Thu 02 May 2019 - 18:30-20:30
- Thu 09 May 2019 - 18:30-20:30
- Thu 16 May 2019 - 18:30-20:30
- Thu 23 May 2019 - 18:30-20:30
- H A L F T E R M ! ! ! !
- Thu 06 Jun 2019 - 18:30-20:30
- Thu 13 Jun 2019 - 18:30-20:30 - potential exhibition match for you to watch (G1 regional vs G2 regional teams)
- Thu 20 Jun 2019 - 18:30-20:30
- Thu 27 Jun 2019 - 18:30-20:30
We do believe in ‘stage not age’, so if you have the talent, then you will be placed in the appropriate team. As well as developing your netball skills, we aim to develop you holistically as a person and will encourage you to develop your umpiring, scoring and coaching skills during your time with us as well as developing your life skills. All our youth teams are overseen and coached by Andy Scigliano (L2 Coach), who is also the Club’s Chairperson and Safeguarding Officer (as we take the health and well-being of our youth players very seriously).
Each player receives a free Netball Diary (which stays with you during your time with us), a free Grasshopper NC kit bag and a free pen (to use with your diary); you are expected to reflect upon your performance at regular intervals through the year and you are also given key information to build up your netball knowledge. The Youth Coach collects in these diaries at regular intervals to read and comment constructively on them.
If you have the talent and potential, you are signposted to the Leicestershire County Academy – for their Performance or Development trials (held at the start of every season). If you are a GCSE PE student (or A-Level PE student), we want to know, so that we can fully support you with organising the videoing of your practical netball performance; if you are doing the Duke of Edinburgh Award, we will support you fully with that too. If you are old enough and good enough to play with the senior teams, then we will recommend you and give you that opportunity. It is always a pleasure to see our young talent moving forward and upward with their netball!
We hope you have enjoyed what you have read and we hope it has persuaded you to take the first step and contact us via the relevant tab on this website. We look forward to receiving your enquiry!
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HISTORIC YOUTH ACHIEVEMENTS
2017-2018 SEASON
We had 3 youth teams. G1 Youth were Runners-Up in Leicester Netball League (LNL). G2 won the 'Most Sporting Team' award and G3's Eliza W won the 'Player of the Season' award for the whole division. Well done girls!
We had 3 youth teams. G1 Youth were Runners-Up in Leicester Netball League (LNL). G2 won the 'Most Sporting Team' award and G3's Eliza W won the 'Player of the Season' award for the whole division. Well done girls!
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2016-2017 SEASON
We had 3 youth teams. At the LNL Awards evening, Bethan L won 'Player of the Season' award. G1 Youth came Runners-Up in Division 1.
We had 3 youth teams. At the LNL Awards evening, Bethan L won 'Player of the Season' award. G1 Youth came Runners-Up in Division 1.
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