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These consistently brilliant on-court performances that enable teams to achieve the heights that we aspire to do not just happen; mastery in sport takes time and countless hours of practice. If we are to develop a consistent supply of outstanding athletes, we’ll need a performance system and a player pathway that is able to accelerate and deepen athletes’ development and deliver an unending supply of outstanding players into the Roses team and into our domestic clubs.
To ensure that athletes are prepared for the specific demands of international and elite level netball, it is vital that their developmental experiences provide them with the strong foundations for future success at senior level. We know that there are certain experiences that are suited to the different physical, emotional and cognitive factors at each stage of a young athlete’s development.
Whilst recognising that there is unlikely to be a single course or path to elite level success, given the multiple partners that will be involved in a young athlete’s development over the course of their career and the breadth of the player pathway in England, the Roses Development Framework will provide guidance and direction on how talent should be developed at each stage, whilst enabling local providers to respond to their own unique circumstances and those of the athlete.