We were pleased to invite Jessica O'Kelly, performance psychologist, into WHS, to talk to last years' U16A Netball squad, they looked at strategies which could help them when participating in any sport.

Here is a brief report from their session:

Our squad found the session with Jess extremely useful; it made us think about our motivations and strategies when it comes to important match play.

We talked about individual motivations and how us as a team can encourage each other to perform at our best ability. This was especially helpful when we applied it to match play where we were not reaching our goal - to win.

The session allowed us to go in depth, surrounding tactics on and off-court; how we deal with losses and setbacks, as well as general goals for the season.

Overall, having a talk from an external speaker helped broaden our methods of motivation, performance, and recovery as a squad and individually.

Report from Kiki and Immy