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| Getting to the final every year since Superleague started is a massive achievement but obviously winning the NSL is the ultimate goal! This takes a huge amount of commitment on and off the court. We are now looking towards season 2010/11 and recruiting players and volunteers to be part of our special franchise, so if you think you have what it takes to be a Maverick then get in touch...read more | |
| End of Season Celebrations 20th June 2010 |
There certainly is a lot to celebrate this season! The Youth team came Runners-Up in the Netball Talent League and as well as a whole host of individual achievements (both internationally and domestically) our senior side proved that the "development" ethos of Mavericks works as once again we made it to the Grand Final...read more |
| Mavericks vs Thunder PO1: The Battle in Bury! |
This Friday 30th April at 7:30pm, Hertfordshire Mavericks will face Northern Thunder away at the Castle Leisure Centre in Bury in the first Play Off of the 2009/10 season. Thunder have grown this season with the England additions of Clarke and Bayman seemingly making the difference in helping them to secure... read more |
| Youth Runners-Up 09/10! 26th April 2010 |
Within three days before the match, 4 Mavericks Youth players (3 being defence) encountered injuries, resulting in two on crutches and a cast and the other two heavily strapped) but Head Coach Sam knew she had no... read more |
| Injuries! 18th April 2010 |
As a coach it is important that the squad mentality is practiced so if the “what if...” scenarios happen you have back up and have shown confidence in all your players throughout the season. By Thursday 10am it was clear that Maggie Jackson had met a situation that she had... read more |
| National Screening 10th April 2010 |
On Tuesday April 6th several Mavericks players were involved in the England Under 17 and 19 screening in Sheffield. Maggie Jackson (National Selector) was involved and with so much talent on show this was a difficult role. Read more... |
| Get Better Our Girls 10th April 2010 |
Hertfordshire Mavericks welcome their captain Louisa brownfield back very soon after missing the last 4 games. She has been now allowed medically to start training on the bike and is returning to netball specific work very... read more |
| England Euro Champions! 15th March 2010 |
Our seven youth players which travelled to Loughborough and Dublin last weekend all came home European Champions after undefeated performances in the international tournaments. Read more |
| Good Luck Young England Players 7th March 2010 |
Hertfordshire Mavericks wishes the following players well as they represent their country in the Netball Europe Competition during the weekend of March 12th, 13th and 14th. Read more |
| Sophia's Selection 6th March 2010 |
As the transfer window closed for Hertfordshire Mavericks prior to the match against Northumbria there was a final transaction in their playing squad. Following a serious training mishap 6 weeks ago Stef Bello has been sidelined due to a serious nose and cheek injury; such a committed player who... read more |
| Goalden Globes 8th February 2010 |
Nominations are now open for England Netball’s Goalden Globe Awards 2010 – a chance for netballers to say thank you to the huge volunteer workforce that helps to develop Netball at every level and deliver the game to the increasing netball population. Read more... |
| Wendy Hale Tournament 15th February 2010 |
Mavericks Youth were delighted to take part in the Wendy Hale Memorial Tournament held in Dagenham. Wendy, a New Campbell and ex England Netball player sadly died on the 2nd November 2009. Her family were at the tournament supporting the event. Read more... |
| New CNSL Website! 5th February 2010 |
Have you seen the brand new and spangly CNSL website? With the latest information including match reports and updated league table this is a pretty snazzy site - so put it on your favourites list now! Read mor |
| Wish Players Good Luck 16th January 2010 |
Karen Atkinson, Naida Hutchinson and Louisa Brownfield will be travelling to Oldham to compete for England against Thunder on Wednesday January 20th and then along with Monique Wood they will enter an England 3 day camp on Thursday evening in Sheffield where. |
| Cooperative International Netball Series 15th January 2009 |
It’s the return of The Co-operative International Netball Series in February and this time it’s England v number one in the world, Australia. Following the sell out crowds at last year’s England v Jamaica game, we are expecting demand to be high and the atmosphere to be electric. Read more... |
| Mavericks Youth England Success! 30th December 2009 |
Mavericks would like to congratulate the 7 members of the Mavericks Youth squad that were selected into England U17 and U19 squads this December, ready to compete in the European Championships this coming spring. Read more... |
| Coach's Christmas Gift 28th December 2009 |
New Mavericks Technical Coach 09/10 Jo Webb (nee Munnion) made it to the bench last weekend for the first matches of the season against Celtic Dragons and Leeds Carnegie although she was waddling just a little bit as she was due to pop on Sunday 20th December... read more |
| Mavericks Fixtures 2009/10 26th November 2009 |
The home fixtures for this coming season have all been confirmed and the Hertfordshire Mavericks are very pleased that their flyer and booking form are now available to be downloaded from our website. Why not bring along your netball team and see our fantastic girls in action? See more |
| MY vs Crosskeys 25th November 2009 |
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| Maggie's Honorary Degree 23rd November 2009 |
Maggie Jackson was recently conferred an Honorary Degree - Masters of Science for her contribution to Coach Education and coaching. The ceremony was held at St Albans Cathedral during which... read more |
| University of Hertfordshire Sponsors Mavericks! 14th November 2009 |
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| Double Bluff at the Goalden Globes 9th November 2009 |
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| CAPS Clubs invited to be Ball Girls! 22nd October 2009 |
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| Mavericks Squads 2009/10 19th October 2009 |
Mavericks are extremely proud to announce the squads that will compete in the cooperative Netball Superleague and Netball Talent League this coming season. Each squad has returning athletes and some brand new faces - and they are both very exciting! Read more |
| Mavericks Maggie Out & About! 10th October 2009 |
Although it may have been the off-season for the players, Mavericks Head Coach Maggie Jackson has been clocking up the miles doing a range of work across the region alongside the usual commitments that keep her quite busy! Read more |
| Mavericks Youth 2009/10! 23rd July 2009 |
During the last three months screening in each of the East Region Counties has been taking place and on July 12th, more than 70 young players arrived at the University of Hertfordshire’s Sports Village to be selected into the East Region Academy or go through to the maverick Youth Trials. Thanks to Jo Munnion and Chris... Read more |
| Netball East Players Selected to MY Trials! 13th July 2009 |
There were 55 players at Netball East Regional Screening and 21 of these players have been invited to come along to trials taking place at the North Herts College on Saturday 18th July 2009, from 11am - 3pm. We apologise for any coaches or supporters that were planning on coming along to see the action but there is unlikely to be any room to accomodate... Read more |
| We Love Mavericks 3rd July 2009 |
Mavericks are asking our fans to write in and tell us why you love our fantastic franchise! Is it the youth team, the ball girls, the television, the senior players including England players that you like the most? What is it that makes Mavericks special? Email: welovemavericks@mavericksnetball.co.uk Read more... |
| End of Season Do 4th June 2009 |
Well, the sun certainly shined this year! Although our stunning bunch of players all came dressed to impress they were also sensible enough to bring bikinis and get in the pool when the food and presentations... read more! |
| Tammy's Wedding 31st May 2009 |
Tammy, the Physio of the Senior Squad for the last four years got married to Dave on Saturday 30 th May at the Dunchurch Park Hotel in Rugby. Kendra, Maggie, Karen, Gloria and Jim joined friends and relatives for the... read more. |
| Mavericks Application Forms 2009/10 27th May 2009 |
Our franchise is always striving to improve and every season we have an open appointment process where players and staff can apply to become a part of our special group. Read more. |
| Cooperative NSL Awards! 17th April 2009 |
The Mavericks certainly enjoyed the awards evening held at the Birmingham ICC last Friday. The squad were dressed to impress and Ingrid quipped that it was the first time that she had seen them all in less than 100% lycra. Read more. |
| Mavericks Summer Fun Camp! 15th April 2009 |
We are very pleased to announce that this summer there will be a camp for players aged 10 - 13 running at the home venue of Mavericks, the Hertfordshire Sports Village! In response to an overwhelming amount of inquiries... read more |
10th April 2009 |
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Show your support for Mavericks and you could win a visit from a player to your club or school! At the Mavericks vs Team Bath match which will be covered by the Sky Sports netball show, we will be looking for the best Super Fans... dress up, make up chants, show some imagination... Ready? Let's go MAVERICKS! Read more |
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| Lightning Match Rescheduled 10th February 2009 |
Mavericks are very pleased to confirm the the match which was post-poned due to extreme weather conditions has been rearranged. Unfortunatley it is not possible for this match to be covered by Sky Sports but the match is set to go ahead the week before the Play Offs begin. Read more |
| Lightning Match Cancelled 2nd February 2009 |
Mavericks are sorry to have to inform our fans that due to the extraordinary weather conditions the match this evening between Mavericks and Loughborough Lightning has had to be postponed. The fixture will be rearranged... read more |
Prior to the last seven Super League matches franchises the transfer window was open! The rules and regulations of the competition state that both the franchise where the player is registered and the player involved have to formally agree with the receiving franchise to the move... read more |
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| Naomi's New Baby! 13th January 2009 |
Congratulations to Naomi on her new baby. We have a picture of the newest Mavericks fan... read more |
| Mavericks Banner Competition 20th December 2008 |
How would you like to win the opportunity of a Mavericks player visiting you club plus a pair of match tickets? How? It's easy! All you have to do is make a bright and bold banner and bring it along to the Mavericks versus Lightning match. Our judges will view the banners and announce the winners at half time! |
| Maggie's New baby 20th December 2008 |
Mavericks have enjoyed having Maggie Tetsola working with them at the Middlesex Extension Centre during 2008, particularly as t28 June, 2010ned maternity leave following the arrival of her new baby this December. |
| Mavericks Get Ready for Christmas... Early! 14th December 2008 |
Having won a match against Team Northumbria on the Saturday several players and support personnel plus their families on the following day put on a different kit that had arrived in exciting parcels during the previous week - the colour was red! 12 Santas were on the move! |
| Mavericks Staff Put on Their Dresses Again! 4th December 2008 |
BBC Sports East Awards sponsored by the University of Hertfordshire were held at Duxford on Monday 8th December and the Mavericks Franchise was represented by Gloria Keech, Kendra Slawinski and Maggie Jackson. |
| Netball East & Mavericks Celebrate Mark! 4th December 2008 |
Regional Goalden Globe Winner Mark Booth enjoyed watching the Mavericks versus Leeds match last week end and was presented with a small memento to acknowledge his achievement by Gloria Keech, Chair Mavericks at half time in front of the packed crowd. |
| Becoming a Maverick 20th November 2008 |
Well, I can&rsqu28 June, 2010it and thinking about the first pre-match team chant: GO MAVERICKS! Having been a dedicated member of the Hurricanes squad for 6 years in total (Supercup and Superleague), coming to the rivals has been a big step. But, as they say a big change is as good as a holiday…so bring on the sun, sea and sangria! |
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| Sky Sports Filming! 13th October 2008 |
On Friday I travelled to the EIS in Sheffield, as Mavericks’ representative, to take part in the filming of Sky TV‘s opening sequence for their coverage of the NSL. For a player who has been 'off the netball scene' for three years, I was to have a little taste of just how much the game has moved on since I last played at this level. |
| The Co-operative Netball Olympic Bid 11th October 2008 |
As part of The Co-operative’s bid to have netball played at the Olympic Games, the largest community retailer in the UK is asking its customers to support the campaign by voting in their in-store ‘chip and pin’ survey, where The Co-operative is aiming to smash the 500,000 supporters barrier. The bid already has the support of Prime Minister, Gordon Brown - who has indicated his desire for netball to become a demonstration sport at the London 2012 Olympics. |
| Mavericks Michaela on U21 Tour 29th September 2008 |
I was really excited when I found out that I had been picked to go on tour because, I had never been to Australia and knew it would be a fantastic experience. We departed on the 27th of July at 12:00 and arrived in Canberra on Monday 28th of July at 18:50. We stayed in Canberra until Monday the 4th of... read more |
| Mavericks Team Announced! 26th September 2008 |
Mavericks are extemely excited to announce their 2008/9 squad! There are some high standard faces that return to the squad this season but also some exciting new althetes that have decided to join the purple and black ranks... this squad is a serious group of netballers that no doubt have the experience and ability to challenge for the top spot. Read more |
| Goalden Globes for Mavericks! 20th September 2008 |
A wonderful setting for the Goalden Globes; my husband David and I were actually out together at the same place… and it was lovely to catch up with lots of netballers from my East Essex days and more recently the Bedfordshire crew! ... Read more |
| Mavericks Youth 2008/9 15th September 2008 |
Congratulations to all the players! Mavericks are very excited to announce the new Mavericks Youth squad for 2008/9 NTL season. This group attended a trial on 7th September and following some senior selections the group was confirmed this week. Read more |
| Kendra to Coach Mavericks 12th September 2008 |
In order to maintain our focus to deliver ethical and robust coaching standards Mavericks announce our Coaching Team Structure for the 2008/09 season: Director of Coaching -Maggie Jackson Mavericks CNSL Head Coach - Kendra Slawinski... read more |
| DJ Races for Life 20th July 2008 |
Deb Jones was spotted at the Bedford Race for Life as she easily popped around the course. She was joined on her run as her little running partner (to the left of DJ) is her close family friend and daughter of Lisa Rattu, Ellie Rattu! Kevin Jones (no relation) the Mavericks Photographer... read more |
| Mavericks Out & About Again... 26th July 2008 |
Jo Munnion went across to MK Netters End of Season Presentation and had a great time handing out trophies and dancing! "It is great to see successful clubs developing players and coaches" said MY Head Coach Jo. Mavericks enjoys supporting clubs in and around the East Region... see more |
| What a roller coaster of a match! Loughborough must be wondering how they lost it; for the first half of the game Mavericks was struggling to get into second gear as Loughborough’s mid court swarmed the centre third. Mavericks continued to turnover the ball at an extraordinary... match report |
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28 June, 2010
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