Celtic Dragons are focused on strengthening their self-belief in a quest for Vitality Superleague netball success.
Head coach Trish Wilcox says her players are intent on staying true to what it means to be a Dragon as they prepare for Saturday’s match against Hertfordshire Mavericks.
“We’ve talked about the importance of having belief in our capabilities as a collective,” says Wilcox. “This continues to grow as more and more of our debutant players get exposure in Superleague and recognise that they are more than capable of competing at this level.”
Dragons have yet to play a home fixture and round five in Superleague sees the Welsh team making the trip to Hertfordshire University’s Sports Village for their match against Mavericks (3.30pm).
The previous two games have seen the Dragons in contention in both matches and the squad will look to take that momentum into this clash.
“We continue to focus on our performance and will take the positives out of the last two games into the match against the Mavericks,” says Wilcox.
“The performance targets we have set ourselves have improved in the last two games which resulted in us being in contention to win both games.
“However, we let ourselves down at crucial times in the latter stages of both games with some unforced errors.”
Dragons will return to their home venue at Sport Wales National Centre, Cardiff for their series of home fixtures starting on Monday, April 3 against Loughborough Lightning.
This match will celebrate the Green Army supporters and fans who wear green at the match will receive a free programme.
Tickets for all home games can be found at celticdragonsnetball.com
Celtic Dragons 2017
Vitality Netball Superleague – remaining fixtures
All home matches played at Sport Wales Centre, Cardiff
March
Saturday 18: Herts Mavericks v Dragons (3.30pm)
Saturday 25: Surrey Storm v Dragons (7pm)
April
Monday 3: Dragons v Loughborough Lightning (7.45pm)
Friday 7 : Wasps v Dragons (8pm)
Monday 10: Dragons v Sirens, Scotland (7.45pm, live on Sky)
Monday 17: Dragons v Severn Stars (7pm)
Saturday 22: Team Bath v Dragons (5pm)
Saturday 29: Dragons v Manchester Thunder (4pm)
May
Monday 1: Dragons v Herts Mavericks (4pm)
Friday 5: Team Northumbria v Dragons (7.45pm)
Monday 15: Dragons v Surrey Storm (7pm)
Saturday 20: Loughborough Lightning v Dragons (6pm)
Sunday 27: Dragons v Wasps (4pm)
June
Saturday 3: Dragons v Team Northumbria (4pm)
Saturday 10: Play-offs semi-finals
Sunday 11: Play-offs final