Loughborough Lightning star Jess Shaw is focusing on a powerful season for membership and nation as she seeks to make sure her England spot at this summer season’s Commonwealth Video games.
Having left the Lightning in 2020, Shaw has had profitable spells with Staff Tub, Severn Stars and Birmingham Panthers however now returns to final 12 months’s Netball Tremendous League runners-up as a much more polished participant.
Forward of her aspect’s season-opener in opposition to LexisNexis Dragons on Saturday, reside on Sky Sports activities, Shaw set out her targets for the 12 months, which options the Commonwealth Video games in Glasgow throughout July and August.
“This squad is absolutely thrilling,” Shaw informed Sky Sports activities.
“They have been in finals now for 5 consecutive years, so hopefully we get into that ultimate once more this 12 months.
“With it being a Commonwealth Video games 12 months, for me, coming to Lightning goes to assist me carry out. I’ve acquired the group behind me and if I’m performing, I will be out on that court docket.”
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Her return acquired off to an encouraging begin because the Lightning began the 12 months by profitable the Tremendous Cup over the weekend.
Shaw additionally defined that among the pondering behind her transfer to Loughborough was that she’s going to get enjoying time throughout each the wing assault and centre positions.
She added: “Coming right into a Commonwealth Video games 12 months, it is actually necessary that I’m on the high of my sport and enjoying throughout each positions, so hopefully I can get that this season.”
‘Diabetes nonetheless catches me off guard’
Shaw’s rise to the highest of the game is made all of the extra outstanding by the very fact she was recognized with Sort 1 diabetes as an adolescent.
The 29-year-old nonetheless has to handle her well being fastidiously however finds motivation in displaying youthful folks with the situation that they’ll achieve elite sport.
“I nonetheless discover it actually difficult dwelling with Sort 1 diabetes,” Shaw mentioned. “It nonetheless catches me off guard relying on completely different video games and issues.
“However over time I’ve began to get a bit extra to grips with what works for me on gamedays, and coaching round that.
“However once more, some days it is simply out of my management and I am actually struggling to form of get it in that vary.
“For me, it is simply doing it for those which can be youthful and look as much as me as a job mannequin, to know that even dwelling with Sort 1 diabetes, it would not cease you and whenever you do get to the highest it is really quite a bit sweeter.”
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