KINGSTON, Jamaica – Despite their recent whitewash of South Africa, head coach of Jamaica’s netball team Sasher-Gaye Henry believes there are still aspects of their play that need to be tweaked if they are to reach their peak.
The Sunshine Girls defeated England 2-1 in a close Vitality Netball Horizon Series last November and began 2025 on a winning note by blanking South Africa 3-0 in the recently concluded Margaret Beckford Sunshine Series.
They are currently ranked third in the world behind Australia and New Zealand.
“We are excited, but it means that now we have to look back on our programme and look at the needs of each player and the programme,” Henry said.
“Going forward, we know it is going to be a lot of work that we need to put in place, but we are quite confident that we can get the job done and ensure that we can create the platform for different avenues for the girls to do well.”
However, Henry acknowledged that the Sunshine Girls’ recent victories were impressive, especially considering the fact they had been out of action since the 2023 Netball World Cup.
“It shows the depth and the versatility of our team. I think we have to commend ourselves because we haven’t played since the last World Cup and then coming to play against teams who have a lot of match practice.
“It is interesting that we have done such a great job and it shows that our programme is working,” Henry maintained.
She said one of their main goals would be to secure regular games against elite competition to keep players in the national programme active.
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