Excel (Talent) Pathway

The Excel Pathway is the England Netball process for developing talented athletes to attain excellence. The pathway consists of the Excel Plus programme (the U21 and National Squad) and below that the National Excel Pathway (Talent 1 & 2). Beneath the National Pathway sits the Regional Excel Pathway which is inclusive of 3 progressive programmes:

The Satellite Academy is the first stage of the England Netball Excel Pathway. It is for talented athletes under 14 and focuses on individual development. The Satellite Academy is a 20 hour programme and runs from September to March.

The County Academy is the second stage of the England England Netball Excel Pathway. It is for talented athletes aged between 14 and 16 (although some athletes aged 17 & 18 may be considered). The County Academy is a 20 hour programme and runs from September to March.

The Regional Academy (Regional Talent Development Programme - RTDP)
The Regional programme is run by EN L&SE. County Academy athletes will be selected to attend a screening day for a place in the RTDP. This 'extra' training takes place at Brunel University, Uxbridge, once a month. From the Regional Programme, nominations will be put forward for the 'England Talent Programme' trials in February.

These programmes provide performance enhancing training for individuals. Competition for these athletes is obtained via club (county and regional leagues) and school competition.

2010/11 Kent Academy Programme
This year 27 girls were selected for the County Academy and 46 selected for the Satellite Academy. Congratulations to all those girls selected. We hope you enjoy your Academy programme and hope that it is the first step in a successful netball career!

A full list of the selected athletes for 2010-11 will be published here soon

2011-2012....Academy Trials for the 2011-12 Academy Programme will be held during May 2011. Full details of these trials and all relevant paperwork will be published here in February 2011. Athletes will need to be nominated by a club coach or teacher who has attended a Talent ID & Selection workshop.

If you have any queries regarding the Kent Netball Academies please contact Natalie on 07786 191562 or This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Kent’s Regional & National Success
Kent has an abundance of talented young players, who are a credit to our youth programmes, junior clubs and coaches. The following Kent girls have been selected into Regional and National programmes for 2010/11.....

L&SE Regional Talent Programme (RTDP)

The following Kent athletes were selected into the programme:

Trials for the 2010-11 Surrey Storm NTL squad will be held in September 2010. Information will be published on this website and www.surreystormnetball.co.uk/ in due course.

Fran represented England as part of the U17 Squad in the Netball Europe Champiohships and will now be part of the U19 squad touring Australia this summer. Amanda was selected into the U17 age group and was also selected to represent England in the GB squad at the Netball Europe festival in Malta in June.

Congratulations to both Fran and Amanda, but also to Lydia and Melissa, as to be selected to attend a National screening is a huge achievement in itself. We wish them every success and hope to see them in the Programme soon.