It all comes full circle.
Roselee Jencke will return to the Victorian netball pathway after accepting a role as the Peninsula Waves Coaching Director.
The new role will see Jencke’s extensive experience put into practice supporting the team to build team culture, mentor the teams’ coaches and help the club to develop a strong playing style into the 2022 VNL season and beyond.
Roselee explained how exciting it was to be returning to Peninsula Waves, describing the club as a great fit for her personally.
“Peninsula Waves has a culture that aligns with my philosophy and values, and that sits very well with me,” said Jencke.
“For me it was pretty easy to accept the role. I want to give back to a club that helped me develop at the beginning.”
After spending time developing through their system as a coach, Roselee described how valued she felt during her time at the club.
“Because I know and understand that history of the club, I am able to come back into the loop and be part of the development pathway working with other coaches to assist players to improve.”
The Victorian Netball League (VNL) is the premier netball competition in Victoria. The league is a crucial step in the Netball Victoria pathway, where players, coaches, umpires and officials can develop their netball skills towards the elite level.
Having experienced the inner workings of netball throughout her career, Jencke understands how important the pathway system is for young netballers in Victoria. Explaining her focus would be on helping to support and guide all aspects of the club in order to strengthen their contribution to the pathway system.
“The pathway system is really important, and is more critical than ever before. Players aspire to come through the pathway to hopefully one day play in Championship Division in VNL, represent Victoria in underage and go on to play in Super Netball.”
Jencke explained that the VNL has been a strong and very well-run competition for a very long time. It’s identified players from the pathway into the state and Super Netball teams which represented an exciting and unique part of the VNL system.
“To see up and coming young talented athletes compete in a quality competition is exciting. To assist them in their journey to get better is even more rewarding.”
Roselee explained that this role is a way for her to give back to the Peninsula netball community.
“Giving back to the sport at community level - that’s where you can have some of the biggest impact on the players of the future’ she said.
After a disrupted 2021 season, Peninsula Waves and the rest of the VNL clubs will look to continue to develop and strengthen the pathway system that creates young stars and draws experienced netball administrators to.
Find out more about the VNL here.
