Congratulations to our Championship Coach, Elissa Kent, who has been accepted in the prestigious AIS Talent Program for female high performance coaches & leaders
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21 & Under National Squad Selection for Maddi Ridley & Maggie Caris
/2020 is going to be an extremely busy year for Maddi Ridley & Maggie Caris.
Read MoreLightning well represented in 2020 ANL Sqauds
/Five Championship players selected in 2020 ANL squads.
Read MoreON GOAL with the Lightning in 2020
/Mwai Kumwenda joins the Lightning as the ambassador of the Indigenous & African Australian youth netball program.
Read MoreLightning Young Guns Set to Strike in Victorian State Team Program
/Lightning players and coaches set to represent Victoria at the 2020 National Championships.
Read MoreLightning Players Selected in 2020 Melbourne Vixens Academy
/In addition to Training Partners in 2020, for the first time the Melbourne Vixens are also introducing the Vixens’ Academy.
As the Suncorp Super Netball standard continues to rise, so does the challenge of preparing and developing the next wave of Melbourne Vixens for the rigors of the world’s strongest domestic league.
From November to February - and perhaps beyond in some cases - nine athletes, plus signed training partners, will join the Melbourne Vixens core contract group of 10 in both their physical conditioning and on-court programs. They will be immersed in the elite training environment - overseen by Head Coach McKinnis and assistant Sharelle McMahon - and exposed to a high performance system that has produced Vixens’ and Diamonds’ regulars, including Liz Watson and Jo Weston.
Congratulations to our three Championship players who have been named in the inaugural Vixens’ Academy; Maggie Caris, Gabby Coffey and Jordan Cransberg
2020 Teams Announced
/Congratulations to the following players who have been selected to represent the Club in 2020
Read MoreKristy Keppich Birrell joins Lightning in coach mentor role
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In a coup for Melbourne University Lightning, former Suncorp Super Netball coach Kristy Keppich Birrell has joined the Club as its new Coach Development Manager.
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2020 Coaching Appointments
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Elissa Kent re-appointed to Championship Head Coach position in 2020. The Club is also seeking expressions of interest for a number of coaching positions in 2020
Read MoreStudy at The University of Melbourne in 2020 & play with a Victorian Netball League Club
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Are you interested in playing for a Victorian Netball League Club and studying at the University of Melbourne once you complete your Year 12 studies?
Read MoreJordan Cransberg returns from ACL injury→
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Jordan’s road to recovery and return to the netball court
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The Lightning's LGTBIQ Pride Round
/The Club will hold is LGBTIQ Pride Round at the State Netball Hockey Centre during round 16 of the Bupa Victorian Netball League on Wednesday 10 July. The Lightning is just one of a number of Melbourne University Sport clubs who have become Pride Champions and are leading the way in promoting the safe inclusion of the LGBTIQ community in sporting programs.
Club President, Lindy Murphy believes “pride rounds such as these are important in creating a culture where LGBTQ people feel free and supported to play as their true selves. Sport is for everybody to enjoy, and creating a culture of inclusion and acceptance has a huge power to ensure all people have the space to participate equally within sport”.
All supporters and friends of the Lightning are encouraged to show their support of the LGBTIQ community by wearing rainbow colors to round 16 of the Bupa Victorian Netball League. Our players will be proudly wearing their rainbow bibs & hair ribbons.
Club Announces New Gold Sponsor
/Melbourne University Lightning is delighted to announce the Clifton Hill / North Fitzroy Community Bank® Branch of the Bendigo Bank as a new Gold level sponsor of the Club.
The Clifton Hill / North Fitzroy Community Bank® will partner with Melbourne University Lightning to deliver a netball engagement program for African-Australian girls living in the City of Yarra. The Club will not only deliver a netball skill development program but also a tertiary education awareness and mentoring program through The University of Melbourne. The Club hopes to breakdown cultural barriers to young African-Australian girls participating in structured sporting programs and to provide exposure to a wide range of tertiary study options.
Pictured is Chair of the Clifton Hill / North Fitzroy Community Bank®, Jenny Farra, presenting the sponsorship cheque to Club President Lindy Murphy & the Club leadership group.
Netball Victoria extend Lightning license
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Melbourne University Lightning has successfully retained its license to compete in the Bupa Victorian Netball League (VNL) for the 2019-2023 competitions.
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