Thunderbirds Netball Club

NEW: January Newsletter click here to open in Word, and Coaching Courses click here for details of dates and venues

Club members; January Subs are now due - click here for details on how to pay. Also, please read the Code of Conduct relevant to you (click here) and the Safeguarding policy (click here) and be prepared to sign at the next training session to say you have read both and will abide by the code of conduct

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Trophies galore at RDNL AGM To view a list of Thunderbirds' achievements for the 2010-2011 season Click here

Thunderbirds win 'Junior Team of the Year' at Berkshire Netball Awards Evening Click here to view the Powerpoint presentation that was submitted with the club's nomination

About Thunderbirds Netball Club…

Thunderbirds Netball Club is based in West Berkshire and senior teams play in the Reading District Netball League (RDNL) on Wednesday nights and Saturday mornings. The club currently has over 50 members aged from 14 to 50, and trains at Theale Green Community School on Tuesday evenings.

The club has five teams in the RDNL midweek league with fixtures on Wednesday nights. Thunderbirds 1 plays in division 1, Thunderbirds 2 and 3 play in division 2, Thunderbirds 5 play in division 3 and Thunderbirds 4 play in division 4. We also have a team in division 2 of the RDNL Saturday league.

The squads are coached by Louise Ellams, with the help of assistant coaches Stacey Delve, Lucy Sullivan and Debbie Griffiths. The club has 6 level 2 coaches, 7 level 1 coaches, 1 B award umpire and 3 C award umpires.

In July each year, players are allocated to squads for the winter season starting in September.

Any players interested in joining Thunderbirds Netball Club should contact Louise Ellams on 0118 9831289 or 07918 171 161,or by e-mailing louise.ellams@btinternet.com

Club History

Thunderbirds netball club has grown to be one of the largest clubs playing in the Reading League. They have been known as 'Thunderbirds' since 2001, prior to this playing in green and purple as 'Sutcliffe Catering'. The club has grown from strength to strength, and was awarded CAPS club bronze, £3,000 lottery money in 2008 and £1,000 Cash 4 Clubs money in 2010. The senior section of the club has grown from having 2 teams to 5 teams over the last eight years and there are now a large number of junior players aged from 9-18 who play in four different age groups.

Click here for recent achievements in Thunderbirds Netball Club History