Hockey
U13 Surreys Tournament
The U13 Hockey Team had some tough matches in this county tournament last Friday! Well done to the team that played so nicely against really challenging oppositions up at Epsom College.
U13 A and B v Manor House
Very cold week this week where the U13s hosted Manor House for both an As and Bs fixture and its was a successful double occasion with the As winning 4-0 and the Bs winning 1-0.
U12 v Prior’s Field
The same night the U12s went to Prior’s Field for again, a successful evening with the As in an extremely close match and drawing 2-2 with some great saves by Poppy T in goal. The Bs had a great night winning 5-1, the team overall played excellently and if it wasn’t for the Prior’s Field GK who had an amazing game we could have had plenty more goals. Our stand out player of the game was centre midfielder Lottie.
Mrs Jelley
Netball
U14 A – C Teams v Tormead
Our U14 teams put out 3 solid performances against a competitive Tormead side. Due to traffic the teams had to keep focused for an hour before the opposition were able to arrive which was a credit to all 3 captains on the night.
U14A – (Capt Lucy F) a good solid performance with excellent teamwork by all players, the U14A team played consistently well and have continued to improve this term. Against Tormead the team came away with a 14 – 9 win. Both Michelle E and Lucy F were jointly voted Most Valuable Players by the opposition.
U14B – (Capt- Poppy S) despite a number of late squad changes due to illness, the team focused well and worked hard to secure the win by 9 goals to 7. All 7 players were instrumental in the win, focusing well and working as a team. Valentina was voted Most Valuable Player by the opposition.
U14 C – (Capt – Niamh G) our U14 C squad have grown as a cohesive unit this term and showed how they can work together again in this match. Under the leadership of captain Niamh G (who was voted the Most Valuable Player by the opposition for the second consecutive match) the team worked hard to get the basics right and in doing so, won the match 8-6.
Overall our U14 netball teams represented Notre Dame really well in terms of approach, team work and leadership.
A Team: Michelle E, Ester J, Isabella C, Lucy F, Bella M, Julia M, Zarina K
B Team: Poppy S, Darcey R, Millie H, Valentina S-F, Scarlett T, Lucy M, Aimee M
C Team: Sadeeqa S, Niamh G, Ariella G, Olivia S, Charlotte S, Khushi J, Robyn G
Shooting Competition – Week 2
The competition is hotting up and already despite only being in week 2 of 10, there are 3 players on 9 points out of a possible 13 – Rebecca F, Alexa Field and Julia De B, all in year 10. With the last day of the competition being 13 March, the top 5 players will go into a head to head shoot out the following week on 20 March!
Netball Captains
A huge thank you to all the netball players who have taken on a captain or vice-captain role this term, supporting their teams and leading on and off the court. Well done to you all for your commitment and leadership.
England Netball Playing at Ovo Wembley Area
Vitality Netball Nations Cup will take place between England, New Zealand, Australia and Uganda at the OVO Wembley Arena on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 January. Information is on England Netball website. Any of our pupils who are members of England Netball ie affiliated as a club player, can purchase tickets now ahead of them going on general sale on 22 November.
It is going to be a fantastic weekend of netball here in London.
Interesting Fact!
I played my last game for England Netball, my 33rd cap at Wembley Arena on 22 April 2002 against Australia (we lost sadly)!! I then had to retire due to injury so missed the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester as a player but commentated throughout!
Mrs Hook
Walton Firs
This week, Year 7 tackled the assault course at Walton Firs
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Fixtures
All of the sports fixtures can be found on our new calendar – SOCS
Outside School Sporting Success
We love to hear about your daughters’ achievements in sport outside school. Please do share any photos and news with us and we will include it in the Friday Mailing! (email lplummer@notredame.co.uk)
Netball
On Friday night Freya S had the opportunity to be coached by Natalie Metcalf, NSL Thunder player and former England Netball Captain at her U15 Elite netball High Performance Centre.
