Titans NC are holding Back To Netball Sessions to start on Wednesday 24th April 2019. This is an ideal opportunity for those that wish to play netball in a more relaxed environment, whilst learning new skills and practices. These sessions will be coached led and include a friendly game at the end. Titans NC are offering the first session free of charge, and welcome anyone to just turn up and play. We will trial these sessions up to the Summer Holidays to gage the interest. The price will be £4 per session, and will be in the sports hall at Park School, Barnstaple, from 5.30pm to 7pm.  Come and enjoy this fantastic sport and make new friends, whilst getting fit and having fun. 

Come & support Titans Netball Club, at our BIG BREAKFAST on Saturday 20th April.  To be held at High Bickington Community Centre, from 8am to 11.30am.  Looking for volunteers, donations of breakfast items and draw prizes. 

Team Thunder started strongly against Taunton side Vivary. Having lost to them before Xmas by 29 goals, we knew we were in for a tough ride.  The shooting duo of Lorraine Cleverdon Brend & Louise Lathwell started brightly with 12 out of 14 attempts for the first quarter. It was a challenge for the centre court players of Lucy Burnett & Lorraine Beel to get the ball past Vivary's WD, as she was hunting down every ball, and coming away with lots of possession. Thunder kept their composure to take a marginal lead at the end of the first quarter 12-10. Rowan Fitzsimmons & Lorraine Beel made way for Claire Turner and Daisy Totterdell to take to the court for the 2nd quarter.  Player of the match (and so richly deserved) Daisy, started the game as she meant to go on, with 4 interceptions and 4 tips for the 2nd quarter, and kept Thunder in the game. She worked tirelessly with Ruth Chamings (GD). Paula Young was out on the wing, and applying plenty of pressure. Our shooters were forced to shoot long, and not getting the consistency on target to only take 8 out of 15 attempts. Several unforced errors from the mid court, allowed Vivary to creep into the lead at half time 20-21. More changes to the Thunder line up for the 3rd quarter.  Ruth went in to the centre bib, to allow more height, and link up with Lucy Burnett at WA. Our unforced errors were kept to a minimum and Rowan proceeded into providing 3 vital interceptions for this quarter. VIvary's defence kept our shooters out to the edges of the circle, and due to the pressure of the mid court players, our shooters were forced to shoot long, with only 6 out of 14 attempts sinked. Coming in from the 3rd quarter, we were now 4 goals down, 26-30. The last 15 minutes of play, were certainly upped a level, in regards to physicalness. To try and change the dynamics of the game, Ruth took the role of GA, and Cleverdon Brend reverted into the shooter role. Lorraine Beel came back onto the court at WA and Lucy reverted back to centre.  To begin with, Thunder managed to patiently claw their way back into the game. Steady passing, made Thunder provide safe and secure passing, and we started to regain the score. This certainly rattled Vivary's players and the voices of their team bench.  With only 5 minutes of play left, Thunder had managed to get within 2 goals. Pressure was applied by their defensive players to get our final ball into the circle. With lots of contact and obstruction called, we were certainly having to work our socks off. It certainly made it hard for our shooters to feed the ball around the circle to get the perfect shooting opportunity, in which left us not getting the scoreline we needed, and bowing out at the final whistle, losing 34-39.Team Line Up:  Paula Young, Ruth Chamings, Rowan Fitzsimmons, Lucy Burnett, Lorraine Beel, Lorraine Cleverdon Brend, Louise Lathwell, Claire Turner & Daisy Totterdell.  Player of the Match from the opposition went to Lorraine Cleverdon Brend, and Daisy Totterdell won the vote out right from Titans members.

Titans Lightning did not have the best start to today's match, having being delayed in traffic for over 2 hours beforehand. Thankfully, Hucclecote were happy to change the match start time and play began at 12.45pm. With 8 players, Lightning were limited to their choice for combinations, however the first quarter started well. Passing was quick from both teams but it soon became apparent that Hucclecote's shooter's accuracy was excellent, with one player only 14 years old, Amber Manley (GK) and Poppy Sampson (GD) had their work cut out. Perhaps due to lethargy, Titan's players were slow and errors were made and Hucclecote began to increase their lead, finishing ahead by 8 goals (11-19).  Michelle Sampson (Captain/WD) made no changes to the combination for the 2nd quarter and Clare Wilmott (C) and Rebecca Manley (WA) worked hard in attack and Hucclecote's defence were tight. The quarter was the most frustrating for the team as forced errors were made and Hucclecote maximised on these errors, increasing the lead significantly by 21 goals (18-39). With nothing to lose, the team opted for changes in the centre court and in defence for the 3rd quarter set up. Amber Manley (Player of the Match), played well and forced the GS to change her play in order to receive passes. Unfortunately, once Hucclecote's shooters had the ball, goals were quickly scored. Emily Risdon (GS) and Grace Wilton (GA) had to work incredibly hard to get free for the ball, but shots were accurate, when given the chance. End of the 3rd Qtr, saw Hucclecote ahead by 27 goals (27-54). Titans aim now was to remain within half of Hucclecote's score to obtain a point.  Rhiannon Furlong made her debut in the final quarter as WD and adapted well to the speed of the game, but Lightning were unfortunately chasing their tails and could not narrow the gap.  Although a clean and well contested game, a disappointing end score of 34-75 to Hucclecote.

24th Feb 2019 -  Many congratulations to Janet Woodman & Charlotte Babb of whom have passed their Level One Coaching Award with flying colours. Both have been supporting Titans Netball Club for many a year, and now regularly help coach our Junior Section. Well Done Ladies

Team Lightning took to the court this afternoon on home ground at Chulmleigh to play Exeter. With Exeter sitting comfortably on the top of the league table, and Titans Lightning with only 7 in their squad, the team knew it was going to be a tough match. However, Lightning did not disappoint in the first quarter and gave the spectators a thriller of a quarter. Almost goal for goal and a few error made, meant that the teams' spirit was high. With Exeter only extending their lead towards the end of the first quarter 16-10. Titans attack worked tirelessly in the 2nd quarter and didn't make it easy for Exeter's defence, playing the ball around to ensure safe feeds to Beth Nancekivell (GA), and Grace Wilton (GS) were given. However, Exeter with a large squad were able to rotate players making increasingly difficult for Lightning to suss out the play.  Coming in at half time Exeter 38 - Titans 20. The team recapped on their training from Thursday which focussed on positive thinking and determination, and thrived in this quarter. All seven players worked with the attitude and belief and although the lost the quarter, it was only lost by a single goal. Amber Manley (GK) and Jo Nancekivell (GD) did not allow balls into the circle easily and centre court players Clare Wilmott (C), Becka Manley (WA) and Michelle Sampson (WD) drove the ball safely down court. Fitness was evident as balls were quickly picked up following errors and the speed of Exeter was visibly slowed down. A thriller of a quarter again for spectators. Coming in from the 3rd quarter Exeter 50, Titans 31.  The final quarter was equally as fast and furious as the previous three quarters. Unfortunately, more errors were made by Titans which allowed Exeter to increase their lead a little more than Lightning would have liked, however players did not give up the fight. Perhaps due to tiredness, more obstructions were called against Titans and Exeter made sure they maximised on these opportunities, bringing their victory to 69 goals to 38.  All players agreed that the game's score, unfortunately, did not reflect the game but that it was a clean, enjoyable game all in all.  Player of the match went to Beth Nancekivell from both the opposition and Titans.   

Team Thunder hosted Taunton side Hovelands at Chulmleigh, in which started strongly for Thunder. Defending duo of Paula Young & Ruth Chamings worked tirelessly in defence to ensure a shooting opportunity for Lorraine Cleverdon Brend & Louise Lathwell. Plenty of opportunities where there for the taking, but our long range shots were not sinking the net, due to the height of their Goal Keeper applying pressure to our shooters.  We came off the first quarter with a small margin of a lead 10-7.  Making her debut for Team Thunder, 13 year Kitty Sampson showed how she was ready to take the leap from Junior to Senior level, and she certainly didn't disappoint with great feeds down the court and into the shooting circle. She kept composed and gave confidence to all her team, earning the accolade of Player of the match from both Titans and the opposition. We continued to stay in the game, and Rowan Fiztsimmons & Lorraine Beel linked up in the centre court to feed the ball well. At half time the score line was 19-17 to Titans.  Claire Turner took to the court for the third quarter as WA, and Hovelands made changes to their line up, in which disrupted Thunder's play. Their speed of their WD intercepted many a passes, and they started to claw their way back into the game. At the end of the third quarter, we were now down by 2 goals, 28-26.  The last quarter was going to be a master test of strength and endurance. Lorraine Beel came back onto court at WA, and Claire Turner moved to WD. Paula & Ruth continued to apply plenty of pressure and gain us possession, but we couldn't get the flow up the court to enable us to see the shooters. With only 9 attempts on goal for the last quarter, and only 5 of them sinked, it wasn't enough to get us back into the game. Hovelands sensed the turn of the game, and found another gear to take the win 39-31.Team Line Up: Paula Young, Ruth Chamings, Rowan Fitzsimmons, Kitty Sampson, Lorraine Beel, Lorraine Cleverdon Brend, Louise Lathwell & Claire Turner.

Team Thunder travelled to Street in Somerset, to take on the physical side of Tor Knights.  Having previously lost to them before Christmas (at home) by 9 goals, we knew we were in for a rough ride from the off set. Tor Knights started their challenge hard, and their defence duo certainly applied plenty of pressure in our shooting circle.  This certainly affected our shooting pair of Lorraine Cleverdon Brend and Daisy Harrison, as they were constantly being obstructed or tapping the ball before the shot. Long range shots were having to be put up to goal, and we only managed to convert 7 out of 17 attempts in this first quarter. We came off trailing 11-7. We kept the same line up for the 2nd quarter.  Paula Young and Daisy Totterdell continued to work well as a unit, to shut down the tidy play of Tor Knights shooters. Rowan Fitzsimmons, Nicole Lathwell & Lorraine Beel patiently guided a safe ball down to our shooters, but we still found it a challenge to sink the goals, with only 8 out of 17 attempts.  At half time we were now 21-15 down.  Daisy Harrison made way for Louise Lathwell to take to the court for the third quarter. With 6 goals down, we were keeping goal for goal for the third period, but just couldn't claw the goals back. 5 minutes in to the quarter, Lorraine Beel made way for Daisy Harrison to return to the court at WA. At this point we were trailing by 7 goals, but with renewed confidence, Team Thunder played safe netball down the court, and Captain Lorraine Cleverdon Brend, suddenly started to find her shooting form, and was sinking long range shots. The momentum of the game was switching in Thunder's favour, and we started our fight back campaign. We didn't want the quarter to end, as the score line now was 27 goals a piece. We had certainly rattled the play of Tor Knights. Coming on for the last quarter, we had great believe that this game was for our taking. We started well, and managed to gain a lead for the first time in the game. Everyone played their part to ensue we worked as a solid unit, and Lorraine now was shooting with ease, with 8 out of 9 attempts. The pressure was mounting for all the defensive players, and lots of obstruction/contact calls were penalised. Everyone was certainly getting frustrated with no caution calls, and wondering how long could players continue to infringe. With 5 minutes on the clock we managed to be up by 5 goals. Surely now, this was our game, but, in a blink of an eye, two unforced errors were made feeding the ball into our shooting circle, and with that Tor knights were able to close the gap and get level. Rowan was working with determination, in which richly gave her the Player of the Match from both the opposition and Thunder, and produced 3 vital interceptions, just at the right time. With 1 and half minutes on the clock, we tried to play a possession game, in which saw the umpire penalise us for 3 seconds call in the centre third. This fired up Rowan for a superb interception, in which brought the ball down into our circle, and with a missed shot from Lathwell, Lorraine had the mounting pressure to sink the winning goal from under the post. Surely now the game was ours, with only 10 seconds left on the clock, and Tor Knights centre pass. They certainly would need to get the ball quick to their circle, as as the ball hit the edge of the circle, the time keeper strolled down the side line to try and advise the umpire.  All of Titans players were screaming 'time', but the controlling umpire was unaware that it was the end of the game. The shooter managed to put up a shot from under the post, and with the mounting pressure, the ball went wayward, and came back out to the other shooter. By this point, the noise was deafening, and the final important whistle did finish the game. A jubilant win by the Thunder Team, proving that they can come back from 7 goals trailing, and capitalised on a great victory, winning by a single goal 39-38.Team Line up:  Paula Young, Daisy Totterdell, Rowan Fitzsimmons, Nicole Lathwell, Lorraine Beel, Daisy Harrison, Lorraine Cleverdon Brend & Louise Lathwell.