A few months ago, we were approached by Sport Experiences, a leading specialist travel company providing tours and events for schools, sports clubs, and sporting organisations. Their expert team organises a complete sports tour programme, with an exclusive range of sports festivals and tournaments.  Sport Experiences wanted Elite Netball Academy to be involved in their Netball Festival at Disneyland® Paris in April 2024. We can now announce that Elite Netball Academy will be heading to Disneyland® Paris as the lead coaching team for the 2024 Netball Festival where competitive matches w ..read more

Elite Netball Academy ambassador Natalie Metcalf shares a day in the life of a professional netball player. We join Natalie on a typical Wednesday during the Superleague season. “I train with my Superleague club on a Tuesday evening, the session finishes at 10 pm and it’s a quick turnaround for the Wednesday morning session. After training, I stay over in Manchester as it’s a bit too far for me to travel home and back! One thing I would say about being a professional netballer is that you very much run off a ‘schedule’. I try to be pretty flexible because training times may vary, meetings migh ..read more

When it comes to nutrition and what to eat before netball training, it can be hard to know where to start. This is my training day menu, it helps to fuel my netball workout and works hard to let my body heal afterwards too. Natalie Metcalf’s Netball Training Day Menu: Nutrition, particularly netball nutrition, is something I have worked at throughout my career. Gaining a better understanding of what to eat before a netball game and what foods my body needs to ensure it can perform at a high level throughout the week. Whether it’s a session in the gym, or a netball workout on the court in train ..read more