District Squads

Glasgow District Launch Excel Programme

Glasgow District Squads are delighted to announce the launch of their ‘Excel Programme’, an intensive 14 week Strength and conditioning programme for 15 selected elite U15/U17 Glasgow District Athletes.

Delivered by Kevin Watson (Oarsome Sport and Fitness) , a High Performance Strength & Conditioning Coach in The Institute of Sport at The Palace of Art in Glasgow, the programme is specifically designed to provide additional support and training for those Glasgow District athletes identified by their coaches as excelling towards the levels required of a National Athlete.

Strength and conditioning involves the physical preparation of elite athletes. Strength training is used to build muscle, strength and power which will compliment the other forms of training provided by Glasgow District. Conditioning deals with the more sport specific fitness element of training and can involve endurance training, SAQ training, flexibility and mobility training and sport specific circuit training. Combined with the training and fitness programme delivered by Glasgow District this will improve overall performance on the court.

District Squad Coordinator Natalie Doherty said “I am absolutely delighted at the progress Glasgow district have made over the last 2 seasons, this exclusive to Glasgow programme, which we have developed with 2014 in mind, will mean that our Glasgow Athletes get the performance enhancing training required to ensure our athletes are ready for the National set up. The programme which will run until the end of April 2012 demands a high level of commitment from the athletes however the benefits that it will provide will I’m sure make it all worthwhile.”

The athletes are:

Nadine Gallacher, Chloe McGarvey, Claire Tuhoy, Kaitlin Glenn, Rebecca Edgar, Hope Ross, Hazel Stewart
Nicole Oliphant, Sophie Lyon, Gaby Rudinoskwi, Aleish Medford, Katie Docherty, Francesca MacMillan
Rosie Slater, Megan McNair

Glasgow Wildcats - British Invitational Tournament

Congratulations to the Glasgow Wildcats who stole the show to become the best of British at the British Invitational Netball Tournament.

The Glasgow Wildcats held a clean sheet, with a triple win over the three competing visiting teams, with wins of 51 -33, 42 – 32 and 48 – 34 respectively against Northern Panthers - comprising a Northern Ireland select, England Under21s, and Premier Force, featuring a South of England line up.

With Northern Ireland and England under 21s at their tale, the Wildcats pulled off a stunning win of 3 games in row, as they gunned the metal with a combination of talented youth and experience, to demonstrate that they are on target to complete their preparations for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.

This exciting new tournament witnessed Scotland’s leading players challenge themselves against some of the best players in Great Britain and Ireland and proved that they can hold their own. This is the first of a world class series of netball events to be held in the city in the lead up to Glasgow 2014. There has never been a more exciting time for netball in Scotland!

The Glasgow Netball Association would like to thank all Glasgow Clubs for volunteering at this event. The hard work and enthusiasm provided by our volunteers contributed to the overall success of the event.