Three South West netball stars have taken their skills and development to the next level.
Earlier this month, South West netballers Giselle Taylor, Ella Taylor, and Riley Culnane attended a 17 and Under national training camp in Canberra.
The camp included training sessions with coaches from around Australia, as well as matches against sides from New Zealand and England.
Giselle and Ella, both 16, said the camp provided many challenges and gave them a deeper understanding of the sport.
“The level of improvement, and how much you learn over the course of a week, is pretty insane,” Ella said.
“These coaches all have a different way of coaching, and it improves your gameplay and knowledge incredibly.
“I felt my game improved a lot and I learned so much from being over there.”
Meeting players from different states and countries made the camp a profound experience for the pair, added Giselle.
“It was our first time playing against the other two countries, so that was really interesting,” she said.
“They may not be as tall as some of us here, but they are so much stronger and they are really physical.
“It was all about adapting to playing against different teams.”
They also fulfilled Souwest Jets duties and scored Western Australian Institute of Sport scholarships.
We all aspire to be Diamonds and be the best, so if you’re going to be in that team you have to adapt to who you’re playing with.
- Giselle Taylor
Earlier this year, Giselle participated in a National Tall Athlete Camp.
Riley, 17, helped Busselton to this year’s premiership title and picked up the 2018 grand final’s most valuable player award in the process.
Among their many achievements, Giselle and Ella have balanced netball with Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School studies.
Their willingness to succeed has pushed them through, with the pair hoping to one day play Suncorp Super Netball.
Inspired by the Diamonds’ success on the world stage, they also wish to represent their country at the highest level of the sport.
“We all aspire to be Diamonds and be the best, so if you’re going to be in that team you have to adapt to who you’re playing with,” Giselle said.
“They teach us to adapt pretty young, we start young so we can adapt through the years.”
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