Develop is the next stage of the Nottingham Academy Wildcats Programme. It is a more intensive training programme that is upon invitation only. If your child is identified as gifted and talented by the staff at Nottingham Academy Wildcats, they can be invited to the Develop Programme training sessions.
The idea of the development training is to enhance the technical, tactical and physical skills of each player who is chosen to attend. Training consists of three after school sessions of one hour and a half.
Games are played between other city schools but there are also opportunities to play national fixtures.
Develop typically begins in Years 9,10 and 11. However, sometimes there are stand-out players who can be identified and invited as young as Year 7.
Director of the Academy Wildcats, Siobhán Prior, leads the Develop Programme. Siobhan is also a GB and England senior women’s player having represented Team England at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia where she won a silver medal with the team.