In Sussex, we are very committed to nurturing talent.  The purpose of the Excel Pathway is to provide performance-enhancing training for individuals.  Competition is delivered outside of the academy programmes in clubs/schools leagues and tournaments.  Academies will also provide an opportunity for players to be seen by the Regional Talent Coach, and potentially the opportunity to move up the England Netball player pathway ladder.  The girls receive 10 x 2 hours of high quality training from October to March and sessions are led by UKCC qualified coaches that have experience of coaching talented players.

The County Excel Pathway includes three programmes;-

U14 Satellite Academy and U14 Development Academy – this is the first entrance into the Excel Pathway and the focus is on individual development. Athletes will learn about training and basic technical and tactical skills.  The progression is from Development Academy to Satellite Academy to County Academy.

U16 County Academy – the focus is on working with another player.  The emphasis remains on training and skill development with competition being used to test and refine skills.  The progression from County Academy is Regional Academy.

From September 2010 athlete nominations for U14 Development, U14 Satellite and U16 County Academies trials will only be considered from accredited nominators or scouts.  To be eligible to nominate you must have attended an England Netball Talent Identification Workshop.  For details of the next course please visit the Coach Netball page.

Trial Dates and Information 2012/2013

Dates: Sunday 24th June 2012 and Sunday 9th September 2012

Venue: University of Brighton Outdoor Netball Courts, Village Way, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9PH

More information will be available soon.

Dates of Academies 2011- 2012