Monday, May 21, 2007

High Performance Academies

Girls nominated by their regions for the U17 "High Performance Academies" (HPAs - which replace last year's PDAs) should be receiving official notifications shortly.

It is essential that, if you are selected, that you return any forms etc. as quickly as possible.

Note that existing TDG girls are not included in this first HPA and will instead be automatically invited to the second HPA "camp" - so if you were in the TDGs for 2006/7 and you do not hear anything in the next few weeks don't worry!

Full details about this summers programme can be found in a "PDF" that can be downloaded or viewed here - it is quite significantly different compared to last summer. If you cannot follow this link or read the attachment in summary there are three stages this year:
  1. A one-day HPA for regional nominees (not including existing TDG girls) on 15th July. There will be three camps across the country (ours will be in Oxfordshire) and from about 100 girls at these three venues about twenty will be selected to go on to stage two.
  2. A two-day national camp at a venue to be decided on 26/27 July, which will include the existing 30 TDGs and the 20 girls selected above. From these fifty girls, thirty will be selected to form the TDG group for 2007/8.
  3. A two-day national camp for the new TDG on 20/21 August. Other TDG session will then take place throughout the season, starting in October.

A parallel (and slightly simpler) programme for senior players will also take place (details here) leading to Super 4 selection in August.

There will be no U14 selection programme this summer as the process has already taken place.

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