MONMOUTH School for Girls will be running a Severn Stars Under-17 Nova Academy for its talented netball players from September as part of an exciting new partnership.
Severn Stars Netball is a joint franchise between the University of Worcester and University of Gloucestershire, and a member of the Vitality Super League - the top level in British club netball.
Severn Stars runs Nova Academies for under-17s in educational centres across the West Midlands and south west region, with the aim of engaging with the area and developing a pool of young talent.
Severn Stars executive director and co-founder, Anita Navin, explained the role of the academy and its importance.
Sian Morgan, Monmouth School for Girls
“Our Nova Academy programme has been a great success over the last three years," she said.
“The addition of Monmouth School for Girls will continue to build upon the expansion of talented players in the Nova Academy programme. The school has a strong background of developing performance players.”
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The Head Coach for the new Monmouth School for Girls’ Nova Academy will be Sian Morgan.
“We have a number of very talented netball players at our school who will benefit greatly from this,” said Mrs Morgan, a former first-team captain at the University of Exeter, who joined the staff at Monmouth in January 2019.
“It will give our girls access to top quality coaching and strength and conditioning, as well as an opportunity to compete against other talented players."
Jessica Miles, Headmistress at Monmouth School for Girls, added: “Our girls have had a lot of success on the netball court both locally and nationally this season.
“Our new partnership with Severn Stars will provide our girls with a fantastic pathway in which they can fulfil their potential and, hopefully, play netball at the highest club level in the UK.”
Monmouth School for Girls will host its Nova Academy on a weekly basis, providing under 17 players with training sessions, strength and conditioning programmes and provision, high level technical training, sports therapy and off-court support.
For further information on the Nova Academies and the Severn Stars Talent Pathway, please visit www.severnstars.co.uk/playerpathway
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