Alcester Diamonds are quicker than Ryland Rapidz

Great game Diamonds 💎 against Ryland Rapidz with final score 41-28 to Diamonds.
It started with “ where’s Grandad? He has the coin for the toss”.
In the first quarter Diamonds took their time to work out Rapidz’s style and settle into the game, 8-9 to Rapidz on the whistle .
Second Q Diamonds’ 💎 game plan kicked into action with some great interceptions against 2 very tall defensive players, which continued through the next quarter 21-17 to Diamonds 💎.
Third Q saw Diamonds’ game become slick with the movement of the ball down the court 29-22, thus leading to the amazing long distance shots into the D in Q 4 .
This resulted in a whoop from Elaine !
Well done to chiara on player of the match .
A superb game to watch !

Written by Kim – Team Manager

It was a messy start, probably due to the weather, as everyone was cautious of the slippery court. This meant that we were more reluctant to chase after loose balls and on a few occasions just watched them roll away… 😂

The reluctance to move, along with some strong marking from the opposition, meant that we were often in the same space, and there were a few held balls.

Despite this, we held the lead throughout the game. The defence utilised rebounds from the opposition’s missed shots as usual, movement down the court was perfectly timed and there was some good steady play once we found our rhythm.

Player is shared by Emily and Suzanne, we’re not sure for certain who the opposition actually chose but both played really well so we can understand why it was a hard decision!

A good result for a wet game and a slippery ball💧well played everyone!

♣️ Clubs 37 – 33 Warwickshire Warriors

Written by Ellie – Clubs player

The report I’ve been waiting to write….
Queens 41 Redditch Opals 32 ❤️🖤👑
Beyond proud to be writing this. Everything we have talked about and practised started to come together. A massive team effort with everyone working together.
Awesome work in the attacking end with really patient work around the circle by Sophie Smithers . Great baseline drives by Frankie Woods backed up by positive movement and fabulous shooting Amy-Sue Widman. Excellent and patient work by Beth Young despite being battered around. The defence played their part frustrating Opals attack and forcing them to feed from further and further out giving Stacey Carrington a huge number of intercepts in the last quarter. Tight marking by Lucinda Granger backed up by Beth Middleton forced the errors that we were able to capitalise on and transition the ball through court
Players player Frankie
Captains player Stacey
Enjoy that feeling Queens. You deserve it

Written by Debbie – Team Captain

43-14 Aces vs Hotshot Hornets 2
Wow – Aces really brought their A game! From the start we were in the lead and kept building quarter on quarter!
A wonderful game from all. Leah, Katie and Pippa worked fabulous as a team getting constant turnovers and limiting the ball going into the circle. Leah and Katie had great leans with lots of interceptions in the D! Movement through court with Izzy and Sarah was smooth and the transition into Chloe in attack was seamless. The feeds into the D from Sarah/ Izzy and Chloe were great and the movement and shooting from Gemma and Grace was amazing!
We’ve been putting into place some possession work especially in the third and final quarters in order to tire out our opposition and limit the time they have to score goals – this worked really well today and allowed us to control the game and the pace! We really held our heads up today and played our own game which was wonderful to watch!
Aces are going from strength to strength this season!
Well done girls!!

Written by Pippa – Aces player

In the rearranged netball match against Ryland Rays, it was a close battle till the end with a final score of 33-27 to Aces.

Great defending from Katie, tippy pippy and Leah. They all did an amazing job in keeping the opposition’s attackers out of the D and got some great interceptions. They also assisted in bringing the ball down court, passing it through to Eliza, who did a great job playing up and she really fitted in with the team. Gemma helped with ensuring smooth transitions into attack and fed some brilliant feeds into the D. Grace and Chloe had their shooting game on, showing some great movement and skill throughout the game.

Overall, the team showed excellent movement off the ball, which helped them create scoring opportunities. They also kept their heads in the game, maintaining focus which is something we really focus on as a team. An area to work on is playing at your own speed, we easily get carried away with the opposition’s speed of play and this affects our gameplay at times. 🏐🏐

Well played girlies ❤️

Written by Grace T – Aces player

Until the last 4 minutes of the match Hearts were behind but each quarter they were consistent and slowed down the game. They took care to choose an accurate pass rather than force the ball, and it paid off. They had their share of hectic play and silly passes but as a team Hearts are really good at keeping their heads in a tight and stressful game. Focused and encouraging talks by Vice Captain Natalie at quarter time really helped to regain focus.

Player of the match was awarded to Kat as WD who had an outstanding game.

Final Score 40 – 38 to Hearts!

Queens – 15 v Jaguar 2 – 53
A tough game for Queens in less than summer like conditions. A slippy ball and slippy court against a very physical team made for a hard night especially in the attacking D. The score certainly didn’t reflect the effort from everyone right throughout the game. Our heads never dropped and we worked hard for each other right to the final whistle. Some lovely patient play at times shows what we can do. Fabulous defence as always put pressure on their shooters. Welcome to Hayley for her first game 👑
Players player Sophie Smithers 🖤 for tireless work as C
Captains player Lucinda Granger ❤️ for amazing interceptions and massive improvements week in week
Big training week ahead as we build into Redditch next week

written by Debbie – Captain

With a slight misting of rain Alcester Diamonds faced Droitwitch Diamonds.
First quarter quickly got to 5 all before Alcester pulled away for a 12-7 finish. Lots of interceptions from Edie and her fantastic reach . Poppy M always looking for those gaps .
2nd quarter12-2 to Alcester with some great movements around the court leading to the teamwork they rely on from Chloe and Katie .
3rd quarter ended 13-9 to Alcester with some lovely balls into the D from Eliza and Chiara
Quarter 4 13-3 to Alcester saw some great gazelle leaps from Georgina and poppy B ,the team capitalised on Droitwitch mistakes .
Final score 51-23 to Alcester Diamonds great game to watch .
Well done to Edie on player of the match .

written by Kim – Manager

Aces 34 v 29 BDR Jets

You wouldn’t know this was summer today with the weather but Aces continued with the positive start they have made to the season. Aces came out of the blocks firing in the first quarter. With goals in quick succession from Chloe and Grace, who have continued to work on the circle rotation and range of passes in recent weeks, paid off beautifully today with some brilliant shooting accuracy. Gemma and Isabel at WA and C provided help bringing the ball down into the attacking end and putting some lovely passages of play together with beautiful feeds into the D, allowing Aces to capitalise on possession. Aces continued to battle with BDR throughout the second quarter, carrying our well deserved lead into the second half of the game. Fresh legs and energy was appreciated by all when Sarah came on as C in the second half, which could be seen in Aces continuing to build on the score and strong start to the game in humid conditions. “Tippy Pippy” Pippa had another brilliant game at WD with interceptions and tips throughout, troubling her opposition and winning much needed possession back for Aces. Leah and Katie continued to work beautifully in tandem in defence today, putting pressure on BDR shooters and getting many well deserved tips and rebounds. Aces slowed down their play into the final quarter to maintain possession to keep the game and scoreline within our control allowing Aces to come out on top.
Player today was awarded to Katie and Captain’s player was awarded to Gemma, for showing real grit and determination and working tirelessly throughout, as well as being a positive energy on and off the court.
Well done ladies ❤️🖤
Written by Katie Brown – Aces Co Captain

Despite the score Aces had an exceptional game! Given the warm weather, effort from every single person was 100% today and we worked really well as a team (as always😘)
Through the first 3 quarters we remained controlled and positive. Unfortunately in the final quarter Blackhorse brought their A-game and took the lead, awarding them the win. Movement and feeding into the attacking D was great with only a few interceptions from the Blackhorse defence! Not to toot our own horns (however) the defensive pressure from both Katie Brown and myself was beautiful 😙👌🏻Some great turnovers from Izzy and Pippa! The movement of the ball from defence into attack was honestly lovely to watch. Moving into the attacking support from Sarah, Gemma Ward & Chloe- this worked really well with some great moves! As previously mentioned, some great feeds and work around the D from our attackers! Shooting was great to watch and despite being up against some great defenders, and the pressure of a tight score, Grace Taylor, Gem & Chloe all had a great game with some beautiful shots!
To conclude,I am super thrilled with today’s performance. We will get them next time!!Well done girlies 😘😘

final score : 36-31❤️🖤

Written by Leah – Aces player