High 5 Netball Matches

7 children played their first competitive matches this week against schools who had already had 2 rounds of match experience in the Autumn term.Because of this I talked to the team prior to the match warning them that the other teams had match experience and so this was to be a learning curve for us.How wrong can you be!? The children played as if they had played on proper size courts before, knowing where to stand and what their jobs were= FABULOUS! I was very proud of all of them.The skills practised in the school hall over the winter and the shooting practised at break times paid off-we drew match 1 and won match 2!

                                             
                                                1 year 6 and 6 year 5's excited about the matches.

Right at the start- the whistle blown and we start our first match against St Mary's school.

An evenly matched game with the ball going from end to end. We scored, they equalised, we scored again, they equalised...final result 2-2.

Fast and furious....both teams ran the full length of the court.

Each half children change positions so that everyone plays all 5 positions.

Second match against Belmont. 

Lots of attempts to score against Belmont- 5 goals went in.

Hollie was determined to get the ball back and have another shot at goal.

Looking on target.....goal!

After half time, teams changed ends and the result was the same-lots of shots from Marston-Casper going for glory with Matthew eagerly watching on.

A very proud team- deservedly so-fantastic games- congratulations.I went home cold but very happy!