training notes (23/2/24)

something i'm doing now because i've decided that despite netball not being a huge part of my life, i love it regardless and i want to document it as much as i can

23.02.24

preseason training (if you can call it that)

training notes

literally dying after first drill. probably what happens when you pretend you've been training over offseason for months (spoilers: i haven't)

slight soreness in my left thigh before training (probably from softball). after training, soreness in both thighs but mainly right thigh (once again, from overdoing it first day back dsanfdhbsjak)

got a new coach BUT since two teams train at once and my old coach coaches the other team she's technically the training coach. actual coach is like gameday coach i guess. i trust him a lot with the rigors of the game (he saw like all of us play last year so he has the gist) but i trust my old coach with the actual training so much more lol sorry mate :(

obligatory four corners (turns out i do actually know the names)

lots of running

literally dropped the first catch so bad man (it got better)

game at the end was cool. played wing attack. my friend scored lots of goals! i think we've got some good shooting options this year which is very exciting

i sound like I'm talking about the hawthorn football club. what am i jai newcombe?? oh hell no man. though my other teammate totally fits will day. defender turned midfield, can score when needed?? yes.

omfg my friend goes for richmond. guess who plays for richmond now. jacob fucking ko-not-shit-schzke. it makes perfect sense!!

ok back to training ffs

upon cooldown i realise that doing squats actually really fucking hurts sometimes

and then my SHOWER didn't go WARM after i said 'hey at least i don't need to do ice baths' like OKAY SHOWER CALM DOWN

overall very good for first day back, easily established that 1) i need to be more active if i don't wanna pull something and 2) i am very excited for the season

other notes not exactly related to training itself

i think that if i don't go 100% from the start i can maintain 90% for most. of the game and go 100% when i need it. i think i can do that.

ok funny story. one of my teammates is distributing the positions. she holds up the centre bib. look at me. and I'm just mouthing 'no no no no no'. she moves on. i get wing attack.

genuinely, i do really love playing centre. just. the other team's centre is literally the fucking GOAT of our club (in my honest opinion) and i do Not want my ego dashed first preseason back. and the person who did get centre is WAYY better at dealing with her than me. she can do some funky stuff (ie. rolls and pops) which i SUCK at dsdfgh

team of 8 this year. this is good because i get to play more. my mind SHOULD wire itself to go 'alright only 8 don't get too tired' like last year when we had like 10 and i was dead after every second quarter ffs (i hope that's how it works)

2 players stopped playing and one had to move to the other team. we did get a new girl though!! i like her, knows how to play, was on the wing today but I'm pretty confident in her overall

we've got our main shooter who is basically (using hawthorn metaphor) mitch lewis. sorely misses. did have some asthma problem near the end of last year HOWEVER mitch lewis is doing good so far so ykykyky

we got girl down back who is amazing!!! you're out here like 'o shit we fucked' but then BOOM stick a hand out, momentum RUINED. pick a key defender, preferably not an injured one tho. not sicily (sorry) but like maybe a blanck?

then we got our will day. literally will day i take no questions. she's so fast man, plays good defence AND offense, rolls and pops like it's NOTHING like dude love her

next, another midcourt! reliable as HELL. can do no wrong. amazing. idk man take your pick. i say karl amon. on the wing? hell yes pls

my friend! she can play midcourt and attack, rotates between wing and goal shooter/attack if mitchy lewis is down. do i know enough hawks forwards no i don't. oh wait no DYLAN MOORE. (ignore that i said kosi earlier that's just because she goes for richmond)

another defender now! first thing i remember is that she can get pissy, second thing is her reliability. i wanna say sicily. elements of sicily in there, trust. if you got sicily and dimma hardwick and mushed them together (she's short lol) (shorter than me tho so i cant say anything) then BOOM you got my girl over there

new girl! can't say too much yet, as she's just got here. work in progress :)

and me :) midcourt all the way, can play shooter, has played shooter, would love to play shooter etc etc you can see where I'm at lolol. given I'm like the second oldest.. can i dibs lukey breuuuust? if he played midfield? i don't want to pick newcombe he's too good i don't deserve that jeez. maybe like. nash. who's fast? OMG AM I WEDDLE no I'm not I'm not a defender at all. i should know this i go for hawthorn for fucks sake. we'll go for jai newcombe for now BUT this is incredibly subject to change

really hope none of them read this because i know at least one of them goes for essendon and would be pissed

actually coach goes for essendon he would TOTALLY be pissed. great job mate you're now sammy mitchell, promise we won't tank for a lower grade lololol

games start next Saturday (hence 'preseason') which is very exciting!!!!! can't wait :)

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