Tuesday 10 January 2012

Hallsy's Weekly Look Around the Academy - New Year Edition

The Worthing College Sports Performance Programme saw two squads in competitive action this week. Whilst Men's Football, Rugby and Basketball took part in extensive training sessions back at Worthing College the Women's Football Performance Programme travelled to local rivals BHASVIC in the BCS Non-Elite league. This gave Performance coach Mike Bridges an opportunity to see the younger members of the squad in action, possibly looking for future starters in the Elite League. It also gave an opportunity for those coming back from injury a chance to get in some all important game time. In a relatively close affair in the end Worthing's quality shone through in a 3-1 winning scoreline. The goals came from players coming back from injury. Dannielle Lane put the missing out of the final British Colleges' trial behind her with a brace and striker Chloe Debaes netted the third for Worthing.

The Netball Performance Programme took 14 players for both their 1st and 2nd team matches when they travelled to Basingstoke to take on Queen Mary's College, with the emphasis being on all players getting competitive minutes. Worthing left 1st team members Anna Van Eetvelt and Mele Jackson back home to rest, but this did not seem to affect both sides who performed excellently despite their two week layoff over the Christmas period. The 1st team won 42-26 and the 2nd team ran out 38-17 victors. Performance Coach Tina Price was pleased with the afternoon's work "This has been an ideal start to 2012. Today has given all the girls a chance to get all important court time and allow myself to look at the whole squad to see who will be taking their places in the important County Cup and National competition matches later this month. Great credit to all involved as their attitude throughout was excellent."

I would like to wish a happy and productive 2012 to all readers and performance programme players and staff,

Hallsy

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