School Partners | Elite Netball Academy

University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN)

Performance Partner 2023 – present

We are UCLan’s official Netball Performance Team and Scholarship recruitment partner. Netball is a focal sport at UCLan and for the last few years, Elite has jointly led player recruitment and driven weekly performance training sessions as well as coaching at games and tournaments throughout the year. Together we’re creating an environment that develops and enhances players and UCLan’s position in BUCS sport. With our proven history in performance netball and expertise within the game, we want UCLan to become known as a strong and competitive team in the BUCS league

UCLan’s Chair and Scholar Cody Willis on how our partnership with UCLan has benefited netball at the University.

“Choosing to come to UCLan and joining the netball team has been the best decision. I have made lifelong friends who share the same values as me – we’re competitive and have fun. The coaches from Elite are amazing – providing intense training sessions that prepare us for BUCS matches. UCLan’s partnership with Elite also means we have been trained by Superleague players who have provided valuable guidance and tips.”

UCLan scholarships:

The strength of UCLan netball is evolving, in addition to weekly performance coaching, we help the University identify potential UCLan athletes and assess their suitability to join the performance netball team on a scholarship.

More about UCLAN Scholarships

Talented netball players can access scholarships
(there are three levels – Bronze, Silver or Gold).

Currently, there are six netball scholars in the team. UCLan also offers a financial incentive of up to £5,000 cash to support essential elements of any performance athlete’s journey, such as physiotherapy, strength and condition training, nutrition or psychological support.

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The University is actively recruiting netball scholars looking to represent UCLan in BUCS sports or BUCS Para sport.
For more information, please head to their scholarships page.

If you’re starting to look at University options please speak to us about the netball programme and opportunities at UCLan- email [email protected]

Sport experiences

We are in partnership with NGT Travel Sports Experiences for their netball events and are so excited to have teamed up with this fantastic sports tour company to provide young players with our guidance and expertise on tours.

Their netball tours are tailored to suit all levels of netball and with tournaments in the UK and overseas they offer a range of options to suit budgets and preferred travel times.

Their tournaments are available for teams aged 12 to 18. We coach at their tours in Disneyland Paris and the UK Netball Festival at Keele University.

Click here for more information.

We’re also committed to working with clubs from Performance level to grassroots. Here are some clubs we’re currently working with:

Leeds Athletic Netball Club (LANC)

We work with LANC to support their journey in Performance netball. Through the partnership, Elite aims to provide coaching sessions, feedback, resources and create growth plans for players and coaches to gain knowledge and a deeper understanding of the sport. We also mentor and support personal journeys within the sport for players and coaches.

Ribble Valley Netball Club (RVNC)

We work with RVNC to support their ambitions of becoming a Performance Netball Club. This partnership is significant for our founder Anna Carter, it’s where her netball coaching journey started. We provide coaching sessions, feedback, resources and growth plans in specific areas of
high-performance netball to create more opportunities for players and develop coaches to gain a deeper knowledge and understanding of the sport.