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A Mum and a netballer
Five years ago I was a busy young Mum juggling my career in the City, raising my two young children whilst simultaneously opening my restaurant, Yupa's Thai, in Grove Park Chiswick. To say life was busy is an understatement. In-between work, home and the restaurant, there wasn't much time left for me. That all changed one Thursday night when I was approached by a fellow Mum at a school Mum's night out. “Come join a netball team” she beckoned. And that was it. Before I'd really had time to properly digest what I had just committed to, I found myself donning my trainers, cutting my nails and heading down to the local netball courts. I'm not going to lie, that first game back was tough. In my head, I knew the rules, knew what I was supposed to be doing, but my body just didn't respond the way that it had when I was 16 years old and playing at school. My reactions were slower, I wasn't as fit; what had I signed up for! My knees were shot to pieces after that first game, recovery wouldn't be for another week, just in time for me to take to the court and do it all again. But do it again I did, and again and again. Before I knew it that split second decision that I had made on that wet and windy Thursday night had morphed into something that I looked forward to, something I quickly improved at and became good at, something that became my passion, that now I couldn't imagine living without. The bond that I've developed with the ladies I play with goes beyond the chemistry we have on the court, there's friendship, support and lots of laughs. Netball forces me to take time for myself, something that I wasn't previously doing. Now I'm more than a mum, a wife, an employee, a colleague. I'm a netballer. Amanda, 32, lives with her husband and two children, Ruben (11) and Leila (5) in Acton. Amanda plays for two teams at Action Netball on a Tuesday evening; the Lazy Cows in the ladies B grade and Who Let the Boys Out in the mixed grade.




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Price Info:    £70 for 10 weeks of netball


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Opening Times:    Tuesday and Thursday evenings 7PM-915PM


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Town:    Acton


County:     London