Storm's junior section trains on a Monday night at Redruth School from 6-7pm. We cater for young players of all abilities and players can join us from age 9 (school year 5). Once players reach school year 10 (14-15) they are able to train with our full senior teams.

We realise how difficult it can be to come to a brand new club, only knowing a few people and trying to find your feet straight away but we can guarantee a warm welcome and a friendly group of players.

All players receive quality coaching from England Netball qualified coaches and are trained in all aspects of the game. As with our Seniors, our junior training is safe and enjoyable. We ensure there are always two coaches at every session along with qualifed first aid personnel and Duty of Care officers.

We like to ensure players enjoy the game whilst learning and our training sessions are designed with age and ability in mind so whilst they train together a 9 year old player wouldn’t be expected to compete physically with a 14 year old.

Our Head Coach is David White, who is also Head Coach for the Mid West Under 13 County Academy based in Pool. He is an England Netball qualified coach and is ably supported by Sadie White, Lisa Budd and Saira O’Dwyer. Sadie is also an England Netball qualified coach and assistant coach for the Mid West Under 13 County Academy.

How do I join and how much does it cost?

You just need to turn up to a training session and the first training session with us is FREE! Yep, not much is these days but your first session is! We always allow everyone to try a session with us for free first of all before they make up their mind about joining. After that our Junior Membership Fee is £88 per year which breaks down through the season to roughly £2 per week!!

Membership fees can be paid monthly by standing order or monthly by cash or cheque at the first training session in the month. A detailed breakdown of our club fees and payment options can be found in our Membership section.

The only other expense is England Netball Affiliation which every netball player in England has to pay. This is a fee set by England Netball and the club has no say in how much it is. The affiliation fee for 2009/2010 is £33 for Under 18's. You will get the England Netball magazine through the post and when you affiliate it means you are covered by the England Netball Insurance Policy.

Click here to download a Player Registration Form for joining Storm. If you wish you can print this out, fill it in and bring it to the training session. A parent or guardian will need to sign the form and please ensure you've checked and signed the Photography Consent section on page two.

Sadie White is the Junior Team Manager and the first point of contact if you have any queries. Feel free to come and talk to Sadie at training. She will be able to answer all your questions and give you any forms you may need. Also our Assistant Junior Coaches, Saira O'Dwyer and Lisa Budd, both have daughters in the juniors so can answer any questions you may have from first hand experience of being a Mum!

What do I need to bring to a training session?

Please ensure you have a bottle of water or similar to enable you to keep hydrated during the training session. Also make sure you have the correct footwear. We encourage the wearing of sports trainers! We know fashion trainers might look better but for playing netball you need to make sure you are wearing a decent pair of trainers designed for sport. We can't stress this enough, if you are planning to train with us for any length of time, and we hope you do, then please get yourself a good pair of sports trainers if you haven't got any already. Trust us, your feet will thank you!!

A skort (netball skirt with built in lycra shorts) or a pair of shorts with a t-shirt are preferable for training in. You may also need a small towel to wipe away any perspiration.

Matchplay

Our juniors participate in the Cornwall Junior League. Match dresses are provided for players who are asked to play for our league teams.

This season our Under 14 Hurricanes team have qualified to represent Cornwall at the Netball South West Regional Tournament and currently lead the Cornwall Under 14 Junior League.

Last season, 2008/09, our Under 14 team finished 3rd in the league and won the Cornwall's Most Improved Junior Team trophy. Previous to that our Under 12 team finished Runners-Up in the Cornwall Junior League in 2007/08 (our first season) and also proudly won the trophy for Most Sporting Team.

We are very proud that some of our players have been selected to extend their netball training with the Cornwall Academy.

Our Cornwall Academy Players 2009/10

TALENT & PERFORMANCE ACADEMY

COUNTY ACADEMY

UNDER 14 SATELLITE ACADEMY

UNDER 13 SATELLITE ACADEMY

CLAUDIA DOMINGUEZ Cornwall U13 Mid West Academy 2009/10 HOLLY WOODROW Cornwall U13 West Academy 2009/10

If you would like more information about our Junior section or to tell us you're coming to training please drop us a line on our contact page.