Netball Jamaica has introduced the Beneath-21 squad that may face South Africa’s Beneath-21 gamers, dubbed the SPAR Child Proteas. The 2 groups will compete within the upcoming three-match Margaret Beckford Sunshine Sequence, which kicks off this Saturday on the Nationwide Indoor Sports activities Centre in Kingst
The Beneath-21 group can be led by captain Roxonna McLean. The complete listing of group members is as follows:
Defence:
- Roxonna McLean
- Tiana Reid
- Crystal Nicholson
- Fentonian Henry
- Evelyn Smith
Centre Court docket:
- Jessica Champlain
- Shaqwan Hamilton
- Deandra Edwards
- De-Eziah Martin
- Mikeala Walker
Taking pictures:
- Kelliann Hunter
- Leneice Williams
- Nickiesha Powell
- Kaydeen Gordon
- Jada Ricketts
Head coach Annett Daley welcomed the chance introduced by the collection, because the Beneath-21 group has not had a lot competitors main as much as it.
“This collection is a welcome one for the Beneath-21 group. The women haven’t been taking part in in any type of competitors since they went to Guadeloupe for the qualifiers. Some members of the group from Guadeloupe have since stopped taking part in, so proper now it’s about placing the group along with a mixture of returning gamers and new members,” stated Daley.
“It’s additionally about exposing the ladies to completely different kinds of play. For this specific Beneath-21 group, I name them the ‘COVID infants’ or the ‘COVID group’ as a result of they got here of age through the pandemic. Even on the Beneath-16 stage, they didn’t get the same old competitors because of COVID-19, which additionally disrupted their highschool and faculty experiences.
“So the extent of competitors we might have needed them to expertise prior isn’t there. Nonetheless, our native coaches have executed an unimaginable job with these younger girls, notably at the highschool stage, and in consequence, we now have an abundance of expertise.
“My process now could be to work with the opposite coaches to make sure the ladies are understanding the sport. This collection will present a benchmark for us to construct upon as we put together for the World Championship,” Daley added.
The three matches can be double-headers. The Beneath-21 groups will play first, adopted by the senior groups. The match schedule is as follows:
- January 18: Beneath-21 at 3:00 pm, Senior at 6:00 pm
- January 22: Beneath-21 at 3:30 pm, Senior at 7:00 pm
- January 25: Beneath-21 at 3:00 pm, Senior at 6:00 pm
