NETBALL Catling to captain Team Bath this season
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- Created on Thursday, 19 January 2023 00:51
- Last Updated on Thursday, 19 January 2023 10:20
- Published on Thursday, 19 January 2023 00:51
- Written by TEAM BATH PRESS OFFICE
Versatile defender Lily-May Catling will captain Team Bath Netball’s Super League team this season. “To be voted in as captain by my team-mates is pretty special,” said Catling (pictured) who first joined the Blue & Gold as an Academy player before returning to the club ahead of last season.
“For them to look at me and think I can represent them well is a huge privilege and honour.”
Wales Commonwealth Games shooter Betsy Creak is proud to be the versatile defender’s vice-captain following an innovative selection process that involved written applications, interviews and a vote from the Haines Watts-sponsored Super League squad.
Catling is looking forward to working with vice-captain Creak, saying: “Betsy and I are really good friends and went through the captaincy process together, checking each other’s applications. She demands high standards from everyone, so I know she will demand more from me if she needs to.”
Head Coach Asha Francis invited everyone in the squad to put themselves forward for the captaincy and Catling was encouraged to apply by 2022 skipper Imogen Allison, who has decided to take a step back this year due to her international commitments with England.
Francis, a former Team Bath captain herself, said: “I think Lily-May and Betsy will be a really effective leadership team. They have a good friendship but are also honest with each other and quite different characters, which is an important dynamic.”
Team Bath open their 2023 Super League campaign against Loughborough Lightning at Nottingham’s Motorpoint Arena on Saturday February 11 at 1100.
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