Flames News

Severn Stars Netball are holding a Future Stars Camp.

A Full netball day camp for mixed abilities and ages.

– Monday 1st August 2022
– Time: 09:30-15:30 (6 hours)
– Venue: Wrekin College, Sutherland Rd, Wellington, Telford TF1 3BH
– Price: £40 for the day
-Ages: 8-16 years old

Further information can be found here:  http://bit.ly/3NN33re

What a lovely evening to mark the end of a successful (if not rollercoaster!) 2021/22 season. It was a pleasure to hear what the children had written for each other’s certificates to celebrate each other’s strengths, and also to hear from the coaches marking individual achievements during the year.

The evening was made all the more special by the wonderful England and Wasps U19s player Niamh Kilgallen joining us to present the certificates, let us know a little more about her life in netball, and answer a myriad of questions from the audience. What a charming and inspiring young lady, for whom we will I’m sure watch her netball career flourish with interest.

Thanks so much to all who pitched in to bring the evening to fruition, and of course to the always supportive families who joined us to help honour our remarkable girls. For those who were unable to make it, here’s a few photos (hopefully more to come), and fingers crossed we will see you next year!

Thanks very much to all those who made the delicious cakes and donated other refreshments last night at the presentation evening. We raised £80 – well done all!

The monies have been equally divided between The Netball Development Trust and The Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal , both charities doing wonderful and necessary work to help others less fortunate than ourselves.

All players, family and friends are warmly invited to attend our end of season presentation evening where we will be celebrating another fantastic year of Flames netball. Friday 24th June from 6.15pm.

The evening will feature a recap of the last year, some awards and a talk and Q&A session from our special guest, England and Wasps U19s player Niamh Kilgallen!

Tea, coffee, and squash will be provided but we are asking for donations of cake please. Refreshments will be free of charge, but we will be collecting for the Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal and the Netball Trust, who help bring netball to disadvantaged countries. We look forward to seeing you all there!

The Reverend Henry Fletcher’s, Munslow’s and Poor’s Land Charity have awarded Flames a £90 grant to support players eligible for Pupil Premium payments to subsidised fees next season. We are so grateful for their consideration.

Thanks to Nicky and Gail for putting on a fantastic workshop, the players had a great day.. Also to Cerys and Erin for cascading some of the tips and tricks they have learnt at County sessions.

Here are some links to reinforce and develop the learning: and techniques

Marking the shot and boxing out.

Denying space  

GD Guide

GK Guide

We will be offering a ‘Dominant Defenders’ workshop during the Easter holidays, on Tuesday 12 April, 10am – 2pm, open to Flames players in years 9-11.

A workshop for players wishing to develop their defending skills and tactics in and around the defending circle.  Will cover: 

• Specific movement for circle defenders – footwork, body angles, moving around a player without causing contact 
• marking the shot and ‘boxing out’ 
• Rebounding positions 
• Denying space;  
• When to be ball side, when to mark post side 
• Working in Partnership with another defender 
• Reading the playing preferences and patterns of shooters 

*Bring warm clothes and waterproofs as the workshop will be held outdoors 

*Bring plenty to drink, a packed lunch and healthy snacks for the day. 

The workshop will be free of charge, but please email hello@flamesnetball.co.uk before Friday 8th April to book a place.

The latest newsletter can be found here.

There are details about the latest committee meeting, request for a new coach, term dates and session changes, and more. Please take a peek!

The Spring committee meeting was held Monday 7th March at 7.30pm, the minutes can be found here.

The next meeting will be Monday 9th May at 7.30pm – all welcome!!

The new dresses have arrived! Three years on from the first bake sale, the full team kit is here.

Dresses will be given out on Friday night to the U16 and U14 teams. We will wait to give out the U11 kit until we have a match.

Each player will need to return their old kit, and bring the signed issue form which can be found here.

If you have a problem printing there will be some forms at the practice session, but they must be signed by the parent rather than the child 🙂