The Complete Netballer, formed by Tracey Brereton and Sharna Sibio, was rolled out with the aim to supplement young players on and off the court.
Both hatted players and coaches within the sport, Sibio and Brereton have launched the sessions to share their expertise and assist the up-and-coming generation of netballers
“The Complete Netballer takes a holistic view of every individual participant including their background, age, goals and skills, and designs a program to help them maximise their potential,” Sibio said.
As a former state representative, Brereton has a bank of netballing knowledge and offers 15 years’ experience coaching to the program.
Sibio, a seasoned player having turned out for more than 220 A-grade games, has also worn Victorian colours as a player.
With the coaching duo’s combined skillset, participants have access to tailored training sessions, individual feedback, as well as guidance applicable to sport and life in general.
Initially trialled by Sibio months ago, Brereton jumped on board to cater for the increased demand expressed by the junior netball community.
“Sharna first started it by herself back in term one running sessions, but she was looking to branch out and make it accessible to more girls,” Brereton said.
“It is aimed at girls of all levels of netball ability. It is for girls who are looking to do a bit more, whether it is to make the school team or a GV team, or even those looking to make the rep squads.
“It is a term-based program like swimming or gymnastics lessons, which is something we thought was not available in netball.”
Having been operational for two weeks, the pair has been buoyed by participation numbers and enthusiasm to date.
Originally targeting under-13 and under-15 age groups, the program had “such a big response” that an under-11 category was introduced, Brereton said.
“We have been overwhelmed, we had around 60 girls enrolled before COVID-19 hit,” she said.
However, like many other sports, COVID-19 restrictions has cut the program short before it was really able to take off.
In spite of this, Brereton hopes to see the program return in the near future.
“Hopefully we can move forward with it in term four, but due to COVID-19 we just aren’t sure what will happen.”
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