In March the players all attended a two day camp in Port Lincoln where they spent time working on their core strength, the importance of recovery sessions, aqua aerobics, the power of positive thinking, self defence and basic netball skills.

All players were involved in these interesting and thought provoking sessions, which not only provided valuable skill technique/development for the players but also provided squad coaches with many extra tools to assist them in making sure that our players on Eyre Peninsula are reaching their full potential.

The players were put through fitness testing at the start of the camp where most players recorded very good results, especially Olivia Clarke from the Mid West Association who recorded an 11.1 in her beep test - an outstanding performance.

Between the camp and April 18 the players worked on honing in on their own fitness and individual ball skills while beginning pre-season work with their clubs.

On April 18 the academy was fortunate enough to have Jacinta Lycett (formerly of Ceduna), a former academy player, and Leah Thompson, both of ETSA Contax, attend the training session.

These two girls play State League reserves for Contax with Thompson also being a member of the State 19 and under team that competed in the national tournament in Adelaide the week prior.

These girls took the players through their paces, looking at skills that centre court players need to develop to compete at the top level and the necessary goaler techniques and skills that those players need to develop.

The academy players worked hard, Thompson especially was impressed with how far girls travel to take part in the program and how hard they work after having travelled so far.

The two girls spent 40 minutes in a plane to get to Lincoln, which seemed pretty "cruisey" to Thompson but then two and a bit hours on the road to get to Wudinna. It was her first visit to the Peninsula but she hopes not her last.