That’s what it means to me
Melbourne Vixens squad member Sacha Mcdonald started her netball career as a junior at Edenhope.
During the countdown to Edenhope-apsley launching its 2021 Horsham District league campaign, The Weekly Advertiser asked Sacha to share some of her thoughts about what being part of a club means to her –
Edenhope-apsley was my first netball experience. I come from a pretty sporty family and growing up in Edenhope, that was pretty much all that was available to do on weekends and after school.
I was thrown into it pretty early by mum, but I quickly learnt that I love being part of the team, the club and the whole league. I was at a Saturday netball competition in Melbourne the other day and the girls were so excited to get back on the court after a year off with COVID.
I remembered back to the Friday nights before Saturdays at Edenhope, when I would try to go to bed as quickly as possible because I thought the Saturday morning would come quicker.
I think that kind of wraps up how much I loved playing for Edenhope. I have always loved it, right from the start.
I still keep in touch with heaps of the girls back home. As little time that I have and how inconvenient the five-hour drive to Edenhope is, I do try to make the effort to get home and I will always support Edenhope in any way that I can. The whole family still loves local football and netball and mum and dad are still involved. The friendships do stick with you forever and the love of the game was the strongest I’ve had when I played at Edenhope.
I’d encourage people to get involved and stick with the sport.
Me and my two brothers, we weren’t picked out of the crowd to be the next Melbourne Vixens player or the next star of the AFL.
I didn’t stick a piece of paper on my wall and say I’m going to play for the Melbourne Vixens, I just played netball because I loved it and the pathway – with some very, very supportive parents and family – kind of happened.
Just play because you love it, make heaps of friends and then the pathway will form for you if it is meant to.