2021 has kicked off with a whole lot of positive netballers loving being back on court! The Academy looks a little different this year with multiple venues which are all running super smooth - largely thanks to our newly appointed Academy Manager Asha Francis (read more on that below). With the Easter break just around around the corner we felt it was time to give you the low down on what's been happening and what we've got coming up in the pipeline! |
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INTRODUCING OUR NEW ACADEMY MANGER 🙂 |
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Joining Sport Ready in 2018, netball has been a big part of Asha’s life from an early age. A former international player, she represented Singapore in 2005 & 2011 and England U21 in 2005. She played for The Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 2006-07, and played for the Team Bath Superleague franchise for 8 seasons in which she won 3 Superleague titles (1 as captain), wowsers Asha! She continues to play at a competitive level currently playing for none other than our very own NZ Flyers! |
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After having her first child Asha transitioned from teaching to coaching and in 2015 began coaching Team Bath Toucans, a National Premier 1 side, and this is where it all started for her. In the same year Asha also became a specialist coach for a private school in Bath, as well as coaching the University of Bath BUCS Netball 2nd team. In 2017 she took on a full-time coaching role at the University of Bath becoming Team Bath Netball Assistant Coach. Primarily she coached the Universities 1st team, but also led a Coach Education programme for the students, helped to run the netball club and worked with the athletes in the High Performance Netball Programme. Born and raised in Singapore and a UWCSEA alumni, Asha returned to Singapore with her family from the UK in 2018 and was lucky enough to stumble upon Sport Ready 😉 we're so glad to have you at the reigns Asha 💜 |
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SPORT READY EASTER HOLIDAY CAMP |
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Sport Ready Holiday Camps are back by popular demand. The camps are also open to non Sport Ready members so remember to tell your friends 🙌 Filled with crazy challenges, balls skills, team building, modified games, friendships & fun they are not to be missed! Get full details & sign up here: | | |
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SR's VERY OWN CAGE BALL LEAGUE! COVID presented Singapore with a new and very different format for participating in team sports. As a result, Sport Ready Cage Ball was born! We got a few words from our Academy Manager Asha on how the game came about and what it's meant for our SNR players. |
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"Season 1 has seen the inaugural Cageball League take place at The Cage, Kallang. Whilst it may seem as if Cageball was plucked out of the air, and placed on a 5-a-side football pitch it actually has very strong links to different forms of Netball played around the world, most notably Indoor netball, or Nets. Nets is played exclusively indoors, where the court is surrounded on each side and overhead by a net. The net prevents the ball from leaving the court, reducing the number of playing stoppages. This gives indoor netball a faster pace than netball. With The Cage being the perfect indoor space, we took the inspiration from Nets and then moulded into our own exciting, fast paced, end to end game. The roof netting has forced our players to improve their hard flat passing, and encouraged our attackers to get free ball side, so that passes can be delivered. The constant changing of positions has given every player who’s dreamed of being a shooter their 8 minutes of glory, whilst conversely it has strengthened our shooters ability to defend. And, whilst some limitations to the venue have created challenges this, in turn, has allowed our players to think creatively, and tactically about how they are going to make the game work in their favour to ultimately win the game!" - Asha Francis |
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SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY WORKSHOP |
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We are so excited to present Sport Ready Netball Academy's first ever Sports Psychology Workshop! We've teamed up with the highly renowned Han Ee, founder of Emerge Performance to bring you an insightful and interactive session. Click below to get full details and to sign up: | | |
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SEASON ONE, 2021 ROUND UP 2021, has started off with a bang and we are all really happy to be back on the netball court as well as the cage ball court! Everyone is continuing to adapt and train hard, with a smile, whether it be at Kallang, Dover Court International School or The Cage. We are also going to introduce our younger netballs into a little bit of league action, so look out for more details in the coming weeks. Week commencing the 22nd March is our final week for this season - at our last session we will be playing lots of fun games and will be having a 'Crazy Hair Day' & a few treats along the way - so remember to come along to your last session with your whacky haristylz! Looking forward to more exciting action for our netball family 💜 see you on court! |
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NEW MERCHENDISE IN THE SR SHOP! We've added some new netball gear to the Sport Ready shop on our website including Molten netballs and netball posts, plus our SR Umpire shirts are back in stock! Click the link below to browse our newly added products and spread the word to your fellow netball nuts! |
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ONGOING PARTNERSHIP WITH CITY OSTEOPATHY In light of the adjustments we've all had to make to our lifestyles, City Osteo have put together some tips to help keep us strong and help prevent injuries. |
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A member of our Sport Ready community is selling their netball post for $50. It's a self-supporting, moveable post in good condition, see the photo! If you're interested in buying, drop us an email at info@sportready.sg and we'll put you in touch 💜 |
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SPORT READY SESSIONS WANTS YOU! |
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@SportReadySessions We still have our Instagram page for Sport Ready Sessions. If you want to do some extra netball workouts and skill sessions between trainings then give us a follow for some awesome inspiration. If you think you can inspire fellow members of the purple army and the global netball community with something you're working on, then drop your vids in your team WhatsApp group and see who can rise to the challenge with you! 🙌 |
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FOLLOW SPORT READY SESSIONS HERE: | |
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ENJOYED THIS NEWSLETTER? Click the link below to check out our new Newsletter Archive where you can catch up on news you missed or just reminisce! |
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All players receive their 1st consultation free and 10% discount when purchasing a package of 10 appointments thereafter. Just tell them you're a Sport Ready player when booking. https://cityosteophysio.com |
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You just can't beat Kiwi Kitchen's pies! If you just love Pineapple Lumps, are a fan of NZ wines or enjoy a delicious cut off NZ Lamb you need to visit www.kiwikitchen.sg. Enter KIWINETBALL at checkout to receive 15% off all orders. |
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