Netball Club

SAS NEWS 2007

SAS BLUES PROMOTION BATTLE - December 2007

SAS Blues have had a great first half to the season and in the run up to xmas are in second place with a game in hand, captain Viv Yeap is very proud of what they have achieved they have worked really hard to get where they are this season especially as they have done it from scratch with a brand new squad. They all have one aim and that is for promotion to division 1 at the end of the season. After only losing one game so far, they are hoping they will go one better and be unbeaten in the second half of the season.

SAS GET OFF TO A GREAT START IN SOUTH REGION - November 2007

After 7 matches both home and away SAS have got off to a great start with 7 straight wins. The matches have been very close and exciting but with the speed, patients and great shooting stats SAS have managed to keep their composure and come away with the win each time which keeps them top of the table. Fingers crossed they can keep up the hard work with another win this Sunday against Hystar which will mean they are unbeaten this half of the season.

SAS UNVEIL THEIR NEW KIT - 1st September 2007

After a year of working closely with Team Colours, SAS are proud to unveil their new kit. It was designed exclusively for the club by one of the players. The players are ready to begin the new 2007/08 season with a dynamic new look and they have their fingers crossed that the teams performances reflects the kits new look.

SAS TOURNAMENT - 1st September 2007

40 teams participated in our first netball tournament which was held in Welwyn Garden City on the 1st September 2007. We were fortunate enough to have good weather and had a fantastic day of netball from teams based in various areas around  the country including York, Basingstoke and Redhill in Surrey. Please see our tournament page for information about the days events.

SONIA PUTS SAS THROUGH THEIR PACES - August 2007

SAS were pleased to welcome Sonia Mkoloma to one of their summer training sessions. She held a 2 hour intense defensive training session which was excellent and we all definitely learnt a lot from her. Lets hope we can all use our new skills in the forthcoming season.

SAS NETBALL CLUB AUGUST 2007

SAS TOURNAMENT 2007

SAS are holding there first tournament at Stanborough School, Welwyn Garden City, Herts, AL8 6YU. If you are interested in entering please contact us on sasnetball@hotmail.com

SAS WINS ADNL LEAGUE - April 2007

After 5 years of playing in the Aylesbury Premier Division and coming second twice SAS have finally won the league after beating Racketeers in their last game of the season by one goal. Coach "Colin Hill" said it was a nerve racking finish to the season but worth it in the end. He went on to say 'The girls have a great season and I feel entering into the South region League has made such an improvement in the girls overall performance this season'.

SAS GO ONE BETTER IN JERSEY - March 2007

After travelling to Jersey for 5 years and getting to the semi finals of the Jersey Open Tournament every year SAS finally made it into the final to go one better than ever before. It was a very successful weekend for the girls especially on the Sunday in the second round where they did not loose a single match in the mornings fixtures. SAS found themselves top of the group and meant they played the fourth place team which was Dominoes for a place in the final. After a nervous second half SAS beat Dominoes from Manchester 6-5 in a very close game in their 12-minute long contest to get to the final. So, after two days of play, and from 18 teams in contention, the final was between SAS and Convent. Unfortunately after a great day of netball SAS lost in the final 4 - 8. Match organiser Linda Andrews explained after the final, the game of netball was the winner. She went onto to say: 'This was the best ever tournament, to date. The games were so close, while the results never went the way you'd expect them to go. From the quality of the games to the standard of umpiring this was the best open we've had so far!!

SAS STORM GUERNSEY - Oct 2006

The biennial Open attracted 24 teams for the traditional all-female competition, with 12 English and two Jersey sides joining local clubs. Organisers of the 10th open at Beau Sejour are marking the landmark occasion with the introduction of a mixed competition, which has attracted six teams. As the SAS girls play mixed netball as well as ladies they decided to combine the squad and enter both competitions. Tournament referee Gill Queripel said ‘Colin Hill, the coach of SAS who are regular visitors, is an England men’s international and is bringing a mixed team over to go with the five local sides'. She followed on by saying ‘They [SAS mixed] will outwit our boys with the fact that they have played the game much longer, but our boys are strong and quick and learning all the time.’ After an intense 2 days of netball SAS managed to do the double and won both the ladies and the mixed competitions. Coach Colin Hill said " We always have an enjoyable time competing in the Guernsey Open regardless of the outcome but to leave the island having won both competitions was the icing on the cake".

SAS MIXED SQUAD 2006