Results: S. Anselm’s gained 3rd place after losing 8 – 6 in the semi finals to Bromsgrove.
Match results:
V Foremarke C team Won 9 – 1
V Foremarke B team Won 6 – 3
V Bablake A team Lost 9 – 6
Semi final
V Bromsgrove Lost 8 – 6
This was fantastic preparation for the start of the netball term. It was decided to enter 2 mixed teams into this tournament in order for us to get our girls playing under tournament conditions. It was certainly a great display of netball so early on in the season by both teams. Captains Nancy S and Fran F prepared the teams well and motivated their players brilliantly throughout the whole day.
V Foremarke Hall C: S. Anselm’s got off to a slow start. Our passing was poor and our movement on court was eratic. However, after a solid calming team talk at half time, S. Anselm’s went full steam ahead winning the first match 9 – 1. The standard of play was excellent and it certainly gave our spectators a good demonstration of how netball should be played. Outstanding play from Lily S, Chloe R-S and Arabella H ensured possession was maintained and converted into goals scored. Players of the Match Chloe R-S and Lily S.
V Foremarke Hall B: Again S. Anselm’s started off the match poorly and panicked. However in the second half we started play our own game and the goals started to be popped into the net. Olivia C positioned herself well in the circle and the S. Anselm’s defence ( Emma H, Georgina H and Nancy S) marked tightly and certainly played the opposition out of the game. Well done! Final score 6 – 3 to S. Anselm’s. Player of the Match Arabella H
V Bablake A: This was going to be a tough match, however in our normal determined way, S. Anselm’s were focussed and ready to put the pressure on the opposition early on in the match. It was certainly 50/50 ball and the match could have gone either way. The difference was that Bablake were converting goals and S. Anselm’s were not. It was 6 – 6 in the second half of the match unfortunately a few silly mistakes occurred and Bablake utilised this to their advantage and went ahead. However, it is crucial to say that the S. Anselm’s side looked as strong and with a few more practices under our belts, the scoreline could have been a different story! Once again impressive marking from the key defence and centre court play was outstanding. Final score was 9 – 6. Player of the Match Chloe R-S
SEMI FINAL V Bromsgrove A
This was a fantastic match and could have made a fabulous final for the day! Defensively, this was certainly Emma H, Georgina H and Nancy S’s match. S. Anselm’s were on fire and with 1 ½ minutes to go the scoreline was 6 – 6. Arabella H, Chloe R-S and Lily S were outstanding and looked like they were really enjoying the match. However, having only one practice showed and under pressure Bromsgrove came out on top. The final score was 8 – 6. But overall an excellent start to the season. Players of the Match Emma H and Georgina H
Final position 3rd place
Many congratulations to the team, it was a pleasure working with you all and looking forward to the season ahead. Well done! Thank you to our parents for your support, it was lovely to see you all on the sidelines again.
Posted on
Sat, January 8, 2011
by MAC