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The Bahrain Netball League announced its players for the Bahrain A Squad that will compete at the upcoming Riffa Views Inter-Gulf Netball Championships.
Ten players were selected from a pool of 50 hopefuls. The remaining 40 players have been divided into the B, C, D and Vets teams.
The selection committee, comprising Dionne Williams, Jo Reed, Kate Knapton and Charmaine Wijeyeratne, has more than 30 years combined experience with coaching and developing netball in Bahrain.
Squad co-ordinator Mel Goosen said: "We had an incredible depth of players to choose from, which is fantastic news for the development of netball in Bahrain. Over 50 players competed for positions on our five squads. They all worked really hard to impress the selection committee which made choosing the final teams a very difficult task."
The squad is made up of young and talented players such as 17-year-old Sara Al Otaibi who so impressed selectors that she was promoted from last year's B squad. Other players bring depth of experience to the team. Captain Beth Nunn and vice-captain Mel Goosen will be appearing in their 9th and 10th Inter-Gulf tournaments, respectively.
The Bahrain A squad will undergo intensive training for the next five weeks culminating with 10 days of coaching by All England netball coaches, Gilly Salter and Liz Banyard who will fly out to Bahrain courtesy of supporting sponsor, Gulf Air.
The championships will take place at the Bahrain Rugby Club on March 7-8.
