Hearts WON against Panthers 1!
50-43🏆🏆

It was a fun and energetic game against Panthers and we took an early lead. Our Centre, Rose, and WA, Jodie, both played up and were seamless in the team. They gave amazing feeds into the circle and great support bringing the ball up from many turnovers! Pippa, Kate and Laura were putting pressure on every pass in Panthers’ attack, of which many paid off and were converted to goals!

Some small errors from our side meant the score was fluctuating throughout the second quarter but a quick team talk sorted things out. We decided to slow the play with some more short passes as Panthers have always been great at reading overheads. This, combined with some better movement in the D from Molly and Lauren, meant the score was steadily increasing in the third quarter. We were having so much fun we forgot to play possession in the last quarter and have a bit of a rest!

Well done team💪 and 🏆 to Jodie for getting player!

Written by Lauren – Captain

A tight first quarter had us in the lead by 2 goals as Aces got settled into the game.

As we got into our rhythm in the second quarter we extended our lead to a 10 goal difference setting the first half up nicely!

Some amazing movement around the circle by Chloe and Grace T which created options for Gemma and I to have strong feeds into the circle!!

In the 3rd quarter we capitalised on our momentum and the score was 39-22, this was due to great defensive work from Leah, Katie and Grace C who had amazing interceptions.

By the 4th quarter we were happy with how we played and wanted to keep the win by keeping possession and have a calmer quarter. Blossoms fought back, winning the quarter 10-7.

However with our stronger previous quarters the come back was too late and Aces took the victory 46-32!

Well played everyone great game 🎉🎉

Written by Izzy – Player

OHHH what a wonderful morninggggg… for ATNC Queens, who faced BDR (previously our toughest opponent) and took a mighty, well earned win of 25-18 at the final whistle 🥳

Some all-round excellent play from everyone today – our circle defence combination of Millie and Lucinda was truly outstanding with countless deflections and intercepts, brilliant pressure causing the opposition to force errors and enabled the team to capitalise on what felt like infinite rebounds. Thank you Millie for helping us out today, you were an asset! 🥰

Our ever-valued and most versatile member of the squad, Amy, played a cracking match at WD also helping out our defence and effortlessly guiding the ball down the court and always being on the line for a reset. Truly the definition of “here if you need!” Katie and Imogen also worked tirelessly in centre court going for every ball and offering at every moment with dodges and changes in direction, fighting for loose balls and great feeds into the circle. Thank you to Imogen for allowing me to share your position at WA to make a debut during my recovery! 😘

Down in the attacking end, Frankie and Gemma continuously strived to put the ball in the net, and did just that! Incredible teamwork, long shots and fighting for any rebounds really paid off and shows in the final score. Hayley came into GS and had some good movement and great goals in the second half, working well with Frankie and playing the ball out where needed 🥳

An utterly golden game from everyone, well done Queens and a huge well done to our fab Franks for getting a very deserved POM award 👑

And a side thank you to everyone who helped out, played out of position, and looked out for each other with injuries and ailments today, what a team 🖤

Written by Sophie – Captain

Match report
Clubs v Blossomfield Bees

Well to be honest, I can’t be sure what happened on Sunday – spoiler alert – we lost.

Em put it a good way when she said, they didn’t win that game but we definitely lost. Bees weren’t necessarily a better team with us but their form and timing just came to play, whereas I think ours was still in bed.

We were slow to start and couldn’t recover from the lead this gave Bees, their shooters gained confidence and there was no looking back for them! And then, on the occasion we did get an interception, we almost went way too fast with it which inevitably meant we lost possession.

Having said that, we powered on through, well done team and we have somethings to work on at training. We now have a little break from games so we can work through pacing ourselves, slowing things down and keeping possession.

♣️ Clubs 37 – 46 Blossomfield Bees 🐝

Written by Ellie – Captain

Aces 50 – 28 Hotshots

Today aces faced hotshots, a really nice team to play against and we took the win.
We took the lead in the first quarter and kept our heads positive throughout which really paid off. We maintained good control of the ball with some good movement and passing throughout the court. Cracking performance from the defenders who really put the pressure on and kept turning the ball over. The ball moved up the court really smoothly with some good control from the centre court players. Attacking wise we really worked hard on rotation and not forcing the ball and it paid of to win the match 50-28.
Thank you to Lucy and poppy for playing up for us today, you both really fit in with the team well.

Well played girls x

Written by Grace Taylor – Player

DIAMONDS MATCH REPORT 20/10/24

The first quarter started strong with strategic positional play, and some great interceptions by Mary. The team managed to apply pressure to win possession of Ryland’s balls and then used them to gain advantage. Despite a lot of pushing from the opponents, Diamonds persevered.

In the second quarter, the opponents grew more feisty giving Edie and Georgina a fight to defend within the D, which they handled with conviction. In our attacking D, Chloe and Katie played the ball tactically between one another, as well as passing out to C and WA.

Within the third quarter, the shooters maintained accurate shots as well as always going for the rebound against some challenging defenders. Poppy M was consistently available for every pass in the centre court, and always stayed on the line for the attacking players to reposition themselves.

Finally, the last quarter showed how Diamonds have returned to usual form, with the whole team confident in playing their positions and working together. Poppy B worked seamlessly moving the ball up the court and passing in to the shooters, who showcased their talents with some excellent shots. Diamonds came away with a comfortable 45-24 win.

Well played everyone x

Written by Chiara – Player of the match

After a wet and windy start, the girls got off to an impressive lead. They soon warmed up whilst dominating the court against Ryland.
Leaping Lucy surely had the wind in her sails when flying in air like a gazelle. Someone definitely put the springs in her feet today.
She was greatly assisted by Antonia and Frankie, getting the feeds from the centre passes, followed strongly into the D. The awesome shooting was executed as sweet as a bag of haribo! Amy and her jelly arms kept some unlucky missed shots in our possession, which then turned into perfect goals. Frankie’s long shots boosted up the scoreboard and between her and Amy, we succeeded in a mighty win of 44-5.
Imogen was really good at being in the right place at the right time, offering the extra help when needed, which aided Stacey’s insane defending as always. Stacey’s player couldn’t keep up with her kick ass motivation to run the court!
Lucinda had some sexy dance moves trying to keep warm and on her toes ready to launch herself in the air to snatch that ball in.
And last but not least, Millie’s great versatility allowed her to booty bosh the three positions that she played! She was exactly where she needed to be, always offering that extra pass when needed.
The sharp passes and awesome play all round resulted in a great victory.
Shout out to Amy for getting players player!

Written by Gemma – player

Very proud to announce some awards from the Redditch Netball League AGM:
Lauren Goymer, captain of Team Hearts, was the most voted players player in division 1 during Winter 23/24 season and received a trophy.
Chiara Chambers from Team Diamonds was most voted players player in division 4 during Winter 23/24 season and also received a trophy
Team Aces were Winners of
division 3 in Summer 2024 season and were awarded £70.00
Team Diamonds were winners of division 4 in Summer 2024 season and chose to receive medals
Congratulations ladies 👌❤️🔷️

Hearts 55 – 42 Blazin Angels
Well done to Hearts who convincingly won against Blazin Angels today. A huge thanks to Isabel Fairchild for playing a second full match and Katie Brown for staying as our super sub. Thanks goodness she did!
A fiesty side lead to a couple of knocks on court for Pippa Kelly and Natalie Jayne, with Katie coming on court as a tactical change and playing a great GD/C especially through court.
Our defence were a force to be reckoned with today. Laura Mae leading from the back lead to plenty of turnovers from Pippa and Katia Cardin that we managed to capitalise on.
Shooting circle was on fire as always with an impressive performance from both Olivia Hunt and Molly Harrison who was awarded player (great job!). Some beautiful balls in from Izzy throughout the entire game!
Overall a really impressive performance, with strong ball placement and positional play throughout. We now need to focus on defensive backline passes and clearing out.
Well done all! Bring on Alvechurch Panthers 💪🏻

Written by Natalie – Co captain

Lovely interim game against Clubs today, competitive game but we all had fun and smiles on our faces 😆

41-47 to clubs. ♣️

We got off to a slow start, Clubs hit the ground hard first half giving them a lead. Katie and Mary doing their best in the defence circle for a turn over.

Second quarter we saw more dynamic play and stronger passes through court with great assistance from Grace C, Katie and Sarah brining it into the attacking third as we slowly gained on Clubs.

Third quarter picked up the pace and brought it back closing down the gap, focusing on possession rather than forcing play, everyone had good use of their arms, always marking the ball in that stage two defence, to force the play off our opposition.

Fourth quarter we saw a switch up between Gemma and Chloe. This allowed us to open up the circle more with Gemma clearing and Chloe being able to drive into the D.

Some amazing feeds into the D from Izzy. Sarah working the ball around and working the ball from defence to attack. Katie was on fire with her drive and movement today. Leah’s defence against Jeanette was great today always sticking with her player. Gemma had some amazing clean shots today. Grace Connolly with some great stage two defending.

Thank you to Mary for playing up today you were fab in defence with some amazing intercepts ✨

Players awarded to Me ( Chloe Evans ) 🫶🏼
Captains player awarded to positivity princess Izzy Fairchild ✨

Written by Chloe – player