Whatever happens in the revamp of the national netball scene Hawke's Bay's senior players want to be involved.
"We don't know exactly what the new format will be but this was the last nationals in this format - the fact our players want to be involved at this level is a big positive for us," Hastings Pak 'N Save Hawke's Bay coach Charissa Barham said, after her team secured 14th place with a 55-35 win against Tokoroa in Wellington yesterday.
"It was good to get a senior team away for the first time in a while and this means Hawke's Bay was represented at year 8, under-15, 17, 19 and senior levels this year," Barham said.
She got all 11 of her players on court yesterday and she was impressed with the contribution of her 16-year-old goal attack Emma Vennell, who played half a game. Former Silver Fern Katarina Cooper started the game at wing attack and was strong during the two-and-half quarters she had at goal shoot.
Hawke's Bay averaged 12 turnovers a quarter.