2018

SURREY STORM PLAYER SPONSORSHIP 2018 STORM embark on the 2018 season with 8 new squad members and big ambitions for a successful term in the Vitality .

Netball is the largest female team sport and the biggest participation sport in the United Kingdom with over 1.4 million women and girls playing and competing on a regular basis.

Coached by Tania Hoffman who has 30 years’ experience as player and coach, the Storm season starts away from home at Wasps on Saturday 10th February.

Show your support for the team by sponsoring a player for the season and be part of Storm’s journey to the final game of the season at the Copper Box on 23rd June 2018.

2018 NETBALL IN NUMBERS

England Netball members 30% growth in last 5 years 92K Largest female team sport in UK 8/10 of all women and girls

During the netball season women and girls play netball have experienced netball

1.4m

27,000+ new women and girls tried netball last year PLAYER SPONSORSHIP Player Sponsorship is a great way to support the club and your favourite player whilst raising awareness for your brand

Matchday hospitality for two people at each Storm home game in the exclusive Varsity suite.

Official photograph with your player prior to a training session or after a game.

Name or company logo alongside the player’s profile page on the Surrey Storm website.

Name or company logo alongside the player as she is announced at home games.

Complimentary matchday programme.

A signed netball. £1.2k* per player per season

* Inclusive of Surrey Storm season ticket fee. Current holders would have season ticket charge deducted from Player Sponsor fee. 2018

THE PLAYERS PLAYER SPONSORSHIP 2018 KATY HOLLAND- £1.2k+ VAT- 2018 SEASON KATY HOLLAND(c) Ever present in the Storm squad since the start of the 2011 Superleague season, Katy Holland has one of the top all-time appearance records for Storm Date of birth: 19th February 1991 and was vital in Storm’s back-to-back title winning campaigns. Home nation: England Position(s): GD/WD A Storm NPL youth graduate, Katy has worked her way through the ranks to Honours: 2015 & 2016 Superleague title, become a real favourite on and off court and will this season take the role of 2018 team captain Team Captain thanks to her unfaltering commitment and passion to the club. PLAYER SPONSORSHIP 2018 MIKKI AUSTIN- £1.2k+ VAT- 2018 SEASON MIKKI AUSTIN

Two-times Fans’ Player of the Season Mikki Austin has firmly cemented herself as a key member of the Surrey Storm squad since signing in 2015. Date of birth: 2nd August 1993 Home nation: England Part of the back-to-back title winning Superleague squad, Mikki is a vital role Positions: C/WD/WA model in the club’s community coaching programme across London and the Honours: 2015 & 2016 Superleague title, 2014 & 2016 South East, leading sessions for adults and juniors to inspire people to take Fans’ Player of the Season part in the sport. PLAYER SPONSORSHIP 2018 KATIE HARRIS- £1.2k+ VAT- 2018 SEASON KATIE HARRIS Katie Harris broke into the Surrey Storm starting 7 at the start of the 2017 Vitality Netball Superleague season following a number of seasons impressing Date of birth: 30th June 1994 in training for both the NPL youth and senior squads. Home nation: England

Positions: GS/GA A graduate of the , Katie is certainly not shy of a Honours: England U19, 2016 Superleague title long-bomb or two, much to the delight of the on-looking Storm faithful! PLAYER SPONSORSHIP 2018 RHEA DIXON- £1.2k+ VAT- 2018 SEASON RHEA DIXON

England youth shooter Rhea Dixon is a proud graduate of the renowned Surrey Storm NPL youth programme and also regularly pulls on a blue and gold dress Date of birth: 5th November 1997 to represent the University of Surrey in the British Universities and Colleges Home nation: England Positions: GA/GS Sport (BUCS) Premier League. Honours: England U17, U19, U21 & ‘A’

Famous for always playing with a smile on her face, players of all ages aspire to follow in the footsteps of one of the English game’s brightest talents. PLAYER SPONSORSHIP 2018 SIGI BURGER- £1.2k+ VAT- 2018 SEASON SIGI BURGER

Making her debut for Surrey in the 2018 Vitality Netball Superleague season, Date of birth: 23rd February 1996 Sigi brings international shooting experience to Storm having driven through Home nation: South Africa the youth ranks with the South African Spar Proteas. Positions: GS Honours: South Africa Spar Protea U21 & Senior, 2016 A graduate of North-West University in her home nation, Sigi will be looking World University champions to make a name for herself in the Superleague this season. PLAYER SPONSORSHIP 2018 LORRAINE KOWALEWSKA- £1.2k+ VAT- 2018 SEASON LORRAINE KOWALEWSKA

A senior member of the Surrey Storm squad, Lorraine Kowalewska has had a Date of birth: 25th October 1983 distinguished Superleague career going back a number of seasons, despite a Home nation: England short break from the game to raise her first child. Position: GK

Lorraine’s passion for the sport sees her delivering regular community camps and sessions for junior players across the region. PLAYER SPONSORSHIP 2018 GEORGIA LEES- £1.2k+ VAT- 2018 SEASON GEORGIA LEES

Georgia Lees is a versatile attacker and proud graduate of the Surrey Storm Date of birth: 15th February 1994 NPL youth programme. Home nation: England

Positions: WA/C Part of the back-to-back title winning Superleague squad, Georgia battles Honours: 2015 and 2016 Superleague title week in, week out for a competitive spot in the Surrey Storm starting 7 and is a clear role model for young players across the country. PLAYER SPONSORSHIP 2018 YASMIN PARSONS- £1.2k+ VAT- 2018 SEASON YASMIN PARSONS

rd Going into her 3 season with Surrey Storm, school teacher Yasmin Parsons Date of birth: 13th July 1993 lives and breathes netball. With Superleague experience at as well Home nation: England as Storm, her experience and passion to continuously improve will see her Positions: C/WA push for big things this season. Honours: 2016 Superleague title, England squad

Yasmin is also well-known for her passionate following, with pupils in her classes regularly cheering her on in the home arena! PLAYER SPONSORSHIP JO TRIP- £1.2k+ VAT- 2018 SEASON JO TRIP

Making her Surrey Storm debut at The O2 Arena for the British Fast5 All Stars, Date of birth: 24th June 1990 fans are eagerly waiting to watch Jo Trip in Superleague action for Storm this Home nation: New Zealand season. Position(s): GK/GD Honours: 2017 Superleague runners-up Jo was a vital part of the regular season title winning Loughborough Lightning squad last season, picking up her first runners-up medal in the process, meaning her signing was an exciting move. for Head Coach Tania Hoffman. PLAYER SPONSORSHIP 2018 CHARMAINE BAARD- £1.2k+ VAT- 2018 SEASON TBC- £1.2k+ VAT- 2018 SEASON CHARMAINE BAARD

Charmaine Baard is one of the newest members of Storm’s impressive attacking roster. Swapping South Africa for the UK, Charmaine will be playing Date of birth: 17/2/1995 her first season in the Superleague this year. Home nation: South Africa Position(s): GA/GS Both her and fellow attacker Sigi Burger share international experience as part Honours: South Africa Fast5 squad 2016, 2017 of South Africa’s squads. Their shooting expertise and chemistry on the court should make for an electric partnership this season. PLAYER SPONSORSHIP 2018 TALLISA HAYNES- £1.2k+ VAT- 2018 SEASON TALLISA HAYNES

Following successfully coaching Storm’s u19 team to the NPL title in 2017, Tallisa Haynes is swapping her coaching notebook for a player’s dress this Date of birth: 23/11/1987 season. Home nation: England Position(s): C, WD, WA Tallisa brings a wealth of experience to the team and will be looking to help Honours: England Nets 2014 and 2016 (Indoor Netball) guide the young squad both on and off the court this coming season. PLAYER SPONSORSHIP 2018 ADI BOLAKORO- £1.2k+ VAT- 2018 SEASON ADI BOLAKORO

As a current serving member of the British Armed Forces, Adi ‘Dee’ Bolakoro knows all about performing under pressure. Date of birth: 3/4/1985 Home nation: Fiji Dee was handed a trial by Director of Netball Tania Hoffman having caught her Position(s): WD, GD eye at a tournament in Colchester. Timing interceptions to perfection is a Honours: Fiji 2017 major part of her game, adding a strong defence to Storm’s mid-court. PLAYER SPONSORSHIP 2018 JADE FORBES-WATTLEY- £1.2k+ VAT- 2018 SEASON JADE FORBES-WATTLEY

Former Brunel Hurricanes, Loughborough Lightning and England age-group Date of birth: 9/10/1990 player Jade Forbes-Wattley adds real steel to Storm’s defense. Home nation: England Position(s): WD, GD, GK New to Storm this year, the University of Loughborough graduate will be Honours: England U19 looking to ensure opposition attackers are kept quiet this season. Director of Netball Tania Hoffman was particularly impressed by Jade’s ball winning ability. PLAYER SPONSORSHIP 2018 EMILY GULVIN- £1.2k+ VAT- 2018 SEASON EMILY GULVIN

A product of Storm’s NPL squad Emily Gulvin will be looking to impress in her Date of birth: 29/3/1997 first season as a Superleague player. Home nation: England Position(s): WA, C As a member of the University of Surrey’s Team Surrey Netball Club, Emily will Honours: U19 NPL title be reunited with Rhea Dixon on court this season. Both will be hoping to emulate the success that saw them reach the British Universities and Colleges Premier League together. PLAYER SPONSORSHIP 2018 EMILY PORTER- £1.2k+ VAT- 2018 SEASON EMILY PORTER

Date of birth: 7/9/1999 Making the step up to Storm’s Superleague set up from the u19’s this season, Home nation: England Emily Porter is yet another example of the club’s ambition to produce home Position(s): GS, GA grown talent. Honours: U19 NPL title, England U17, U19

Emily is excited to be part of the squad this season and sees this as an opportunity to learn from and contribute to the 2018 squad. 2018

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