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Year 10 netball success at international sports competition

Twenty Year 10 students enjoyed a successful tour to Disneyland Paris at Half Term to participate in The International Junior Netball Festival 2017. The Festival is held twice a year and combines highly competitive netball tournaments with international players' coaching master classes.

Congratulations to both the A team who came 6th in the International Cup, and to the B team, who won their Plate Competition. Well done to both teams on their success!

The Festival is organised in partnership with England Netball and is open to teams of Under 12, Under 14 and Under 16 age groups.

Year 10 student Vinita Patel said 'During this trip we made some new friends, bonded as a team, and pushed ourselves to achieve something that most of us never dreamed of doing. Best of all we got to have the full Disneyland Experience. Thank you to all the students who came and made this the best possible trip it could have been, and special thanks to Miss Welford and Miss Court for organising it.'

Please click the link below to read the full version of the entertaining and interesting account that Vinita has written about the students' experience on this trip.

Disneyland-2017-1.docx

Further information can also be found about the festival  below:

http://www.sportexperiences.co.uk/PB1NBL02/2017-2018-international-junior-netball-festivals#FurtherInfo

 

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