The Wānaka Lakes Health Centre social netball team are please to announce that they won the adults social B grade this season. The team, mostly made up of staff from the health centre, played against Mountainside in the final. 

Team member Heather McClintock said that the team was a great success for all involved, “The team captain Victoriya had never played netball before last season and thought it was so much fun she would get a work team together this year. Wānaka Lakes Health Centre endorsed the initiative, paying for the team uniforms to support workplace wellbeing and encourage staff working in the building to get to know each other.” 

She added that the staff were all very keen on getting involved, “an invitation to join the team was sent out to all the tenants in the health centre and some experienced players came forward as well as some who have never played before but were keen to learn. The social aspect of getting together was fun as well as a chance to get some exercise on cold winter nights. It became a mixed team of ages from young to older, with coaching offered by some of the players’ children and some other experts who work at the health centre. An outstanding result from a team of newbies who are very grateful for all the support given by umpires and others.”

The team would like to thank Netball Upper Clutha for their work in helping to organise the teams.