IF you're tired after your one game of netball on a Saturday, spare a thought for the Warrnambool Mermaids.
The girls - Holly Greene, Darcy Saunders, Natalie Saunders, Brooke Rudezky, Carly Pulling and Stacey Rolph - play a netball match on Saturday before hitting the basketball court later in the evening.
Sometimes they also play a Sunday game.
If Maddie White and Ebony Rolph didn't make Victoria Country's under 16 state basketball team and have training commitments every weekend, they too would pull on both the bodysuit and Mermaids uniform.
When you think about the weekend schedule the majority of the team has, the fact they are undefeated and on top of the Big V division two ladder is an even bigger feat.
But Darcy Saunders - a Mermaid and Warrnambool goaler - is not surprised by the side's success.
"I guess because we play both (sports) and with all the training we have, we all keep getting fitter,'' she said.
"We've done it for a while so we just pull through.''
The 16-year-old's Saturday often includes a game-and-a-half of netball, with Darcy playing a half for the Blues' 17 and under side and a full senior match.
She admits she is more than ready for bed on a Sunday night, particularly when the Mermaids have had a double-header.
"I'm very tired,'' she said. "But it kicks in more at school on Monday.''
INTERESTE D in becoming a coach or umpire? A foundation coaching course and introduction to umpiring course will be held at Warrnambool Stadium on Sunday.
The one-day coaching course covers basic coaching principles while the three-hour umpiring course covers basic rules, positioning and areas of control.
Both are ideal for beginners but are also suitable as refreshers for current umpires and coaches.
Apply online through the Netball Victoria website or through Kathy McMeel on 55616034.
SIMILAR to last week's Warrnambool and District League family tree between Panmure and Kolora-Noorat's senior sides, Hampden League has a relative affair tomorrow.
Koroit hosts Terang Mortlake in the top-of-the-table clash which involves a set of sisters.
Only one will take the court though.
Bloods coach Jess O'Connor is pregnant while younger sister Emily Batt is travelling, with the Saints shooter due back in about six weeks.
That leaves oldest sister Stacey O'Sullivan as the sole player in tomorrow's showdown between the two premiership contenders.
"It's going to be interesting because it's been quite an even competition,'' the Koroit defender said.
"It will be a good test to see where we're at.''
O'Sullivan said the sisters were used to being in opposing sides.
"We talk netball other than when we've played against each other because afterwards, one of us will be angry,'' she said.
"This is (O'Connor's) first year of coaching so because I've been there and done that, I've been giving her some advice - just how to deal with different issues.''
She was quick to point out she wasn't handing out any tactical advice on how to match up against the Saints.
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