{"id":2048,"date":"2023-02-09T05:20:59","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T05:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prestosol.co.uk\/Netball\/?page_id=2048"},"modified":"2025-06-18T12:37:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T11:37:35","slug":"county-academy-pathway","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.essexmet.co.uk\/Netball\/county-academy-pathway\/","title":{"rendered":"Player Development Pathway"},"content":{"rendered":"

Essex\u00a0Met<\/span>ropolitan\u00a0County<\/span>\u00a0Netball Association\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Dear Athletes, my name is Michelle Cox, and I am the head coach for\u00a0Essex<\/span>\u00a0Met<\/span>\u00a0County<\/span>.\u00a0 I would like to share with you the England Netball Pathway for the Under 13s and Under 15s\u00a0County<\/span>\u00a0Programme.\u00a0 Please see attached the Player Pathway Screening form and information for the 2024-2025 season.<\/p>\n

Essex<\/span>\u00a0Met<\/span>\u00a0Identification process<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

Athletes\u00a0DO NOT need to be nominated by their club\/school\u00a0as we are ensuring inclusion for all.\u00a0 Athletes may not be in club but would like to try to become a netballer who has the raw skills and movement required. All we require when athletes attend is<\/p>\n

Wear trainers<\/p>\n

No club\/School\/County<\/span>\u00a0Kit<\/p>\n

Ensure that your hair is tied back securely<\/p>\n

No jewellery<\/p>\n

No large hair clips<\/p>\n

No long nails<\/p>\n

Bring sufficient food and drink- Please note that Redbridge has a small caf\u00e9<\/p>\n

Come dressed for outdoors as trials will be held outside<\/p>\n

What we are expecting from athletes who are successful in their selection to the programme.<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

Regular attendance<\/p>\n

\u27a2\u00a0To commit to a home training programme and homework tasks where set\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u27a2\u00a0To arrive prepared, with kit, and committed to train\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u27a2\u00a0To take responsibility for their own development and engage with coaches to support this\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u27a2\u00a0To be playing netball at an appropriate standard of competition for their age group (usually club netball)<\/p>\n

What you can expect to see on the screening day<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

Pathway Screening athletes will typically be asked to demonstrate their skills and game awareness in match play and, where feasible, other game-based activities, including warm-ups and athlete-led games. Multiple identifiers are used at these events, so athletes are seen multiple times, by different identifiers, whose selections are aggregated to provide the final selection decisions.<\/p>\n

What are the identifiers looking for?<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

Identifiers will be present throughout warm-ups, match play and any other game-based tasks the athletes are asked to engage with. They are looking for age-appropriate identifiers of the following:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u27a2\u00a0Technical skills<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 for example can the athlete catch with one or two hands, land safely, and pass with a variety of passes, and can they do these under pressure?<\/p>\n

\u27a2\u00a0Tactical awareness<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 does the athlete demonstrate an on-court awareness of their positional role, and responsibilities of the bib e.g., providing attacking, or defensive support where necessary, or being able to attack or defend with other athletes?<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u27a2\u00a0Game sense<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 does the athlete show some evidence of game sense principles such as the use of space, awareness of other athletes\u2019 movement, dictating space, being able to transition between defence and attack<\/p>\n

\u27a2\u00a0Attitude and commitment<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 does the athlete demonstrate appropriate task intensity, are they able to commit pressure to maintaining possession or winning the ball and are they able to respond to coaching and\/or peer instruction.<\/p>\n

Athletes may not necessarily demonstrate all these qualities, and some athletes may possess different balances of each quality. It is expected that these qualities are developing at under 13 level, but much more present at under 15 level.<\/p>\n

Good Luck to you all<\/p>\n

For more information please do not hesitate to contact me at\u00a0essex<\/span>metcounty@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Player Pathway Screening Form U15<\/a><\/p>\n

Player Pathway Screening Form U13<\/a><\/p>\n

Selection Criteria<\/a><\/p>\n

Managing Athlete Loading<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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