Elise Bland secures a place on the Under 14s Greater Manchester county netball team

Elise Bland secures a place on the Under 14s Greater Manchester county netball team

Elise Bland has reached her goal after completing the trial to secure a place on the Under 14s Greater Manchester county netball team.

11 year old Elise, a Year 7 student at Wardle Academy, currently plays for the Oldham Sparrowhawks but was invited to the try outs for the county team last month.

Elise and some of her selected team mates made their way to Wright Robinson College in Manchester where they were asked to play several games in front of the scouts. A few days later Elise got the email she had been waiting for and was offered a place on the team.

Elise said: “I couldn’t believe it when I got the email to say I’d made the team! I’m really excited to meet my new team mates and start training”.

After starting at Wardle Academy in September, Elise is now also part of the Year 7 Netball team and the school’s PE department are looking forward to supporting her on the England Pathway scheme.