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Head of Netball

Miss Ellen Franks

Miss Franks has worked at Hurst since 2010 and is Head of Netball and Mistress-in-charge of Girls’ Athletics.

She has coached at a number of Netball clubs in Sussex but now is throwing all her time into the netball programme at Hurst. Miss Franks plays netball for Sussex Thunder in the National Premier League.

“I have enjoyed every minute of coaching the netball teams at Hurst – our greatest achievement is having matches for every girl who wishes to play netball and seeing over 300 girls in fixtures on a Saturday. 2023 was a special year for Hurst Netball – not only did we have 3 teams qualify for the National Finals (U19s places 7^th, U16s 3^rd and U14s 6^th) but we also had more teams than ever out playing every weekend“

Coaches

Our experienced coaches have a wealth of Netball knowledge and are either currently playing, or have previously played, to National League level.

All qualified coaches also have officiating certificates and coach across all the age groups and teams.

Strength and Conditioning

Hurst students benefit from our tailored Strength and Conditioning programmes which are provided by our on-site Strength and Conditioning Coaches.

Player Welfare

All students have access to our Player Welfare team. Their support includes pitch-side first aid, clinical injury assessment, physiotherapy and rehabilitation from sports injuries.

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Head of Netball

Miss Ellen Franks

Miss Franks has worked at Hurst since 2010 and is Head of Netball and Mistress-in-charge of Girls’ Athletics.

Coaches

Our experienced coaches have a wealth of Netball knowledge and are either currently playing, or have previously played, to National League level.

All qualified coaches also have officiating certificates and coach across all the age groups and teams.

Strength and Conditioning

Hurst students benefit from our tailored Strength and Conditioning programmes which are provided by our on-site Strength and Conditioning Coaches.

Player Welfare

All students have access to our Player Welfare team. Their support includes pitch-side first aid, clinical injury assessment, physiotherapy and rehabilitation from sports injuries.

Training

Netball is a main sport for girls during the Lent term. As with our other sports, we run several teams in each age group to cater for all abilities with 23 Senior School teams with regular fixtures. An extensive pre-season training programme runs throughout the Michaelmas term alongside focused sessions for elite players.

Fixtures and Tournaments

Netball has a full fixture card on Saturdays, as well as midweek, and accommodates all teams with competitive matches both in and out of the county.

National competitions begin at the start of the school year, in the Michaelmas term. Our U14A, , U16A and 2^nd VII VII play in the Sisters ‘n’ Sport National Cup; our U14A, U16A and 1st VII compete in the Sussex round of the National Schools competition; and our U15A and 1st VII also play in the Independent Schools National Cup. In the netball term our 14B, 15B, 16B and 2^nd VII compete in the Sussex Cup. Our A teams also compete in SISNA (Sussex Independent Schools Netball Association) tournament which is hosted at Hurst.

Facilities

Hurst offers 10 dedicated netball courts, including an indoor court.

“ I was really excited to find out that Hurst had secured the netball equivalent of David Beckham to train us on Saturday. ” Lauren W, Fifth Form - speaking about a visit from former England Netball player Tamsin Greenway

“ Hurst are now known and competitive on the national circuit which has always been my long-term goal. ” Mrs Jutson, 1st VII Netball Coach and Assistant Director of Sport

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Head of Netball

Miss Ellen Franks

Miss Franks has worked at Hurst since 2010 and is Head of Netball and Mistress-in-charge of Girls’ Athletics.

Coaches

Our experienced coaches have a wealth of Netball knowledge and are either currently playing, or have previously played, to National League level.

All qualified coaches also have officiating certificates and coach across all the age groups and teams.

Strength and Conditioning

Hurst students benefit from our tailored Strength and Conditioning programmes which are provided by our on-site Strength and Conditioning Coaches.

Player Welfare

All students have access to our Player Welfare team. Their support includes pitch-side first aid, clinical injury assessment, physiotherapy and rehabilitation from sports injuries.

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