Concern raised over island's netball facilities

Serena Kersten said the island's new sports facility will only provide a quarter of the training hours needed

A Jersey netball coach, and former England captain, has said she is concerned about a lack of facilities for the sport in the island.

Serena Kersten coached Team Jets to promotion at the weekend and said not having enough purpose-built courts means Jersey is "in a bit of a pickle" in regards to netball.

Speaking to BBC Radio Jersey, she said the new Oakfield Sports Centre would provide less than a quarter of the court time the island's netball programme needs.

Constable Andy Jehan, the minister with responsibility for sport, said Oakfield had been designed after talks with the netball community.

Ms Kersten also said her team was without a space they can call their own, but Mr Jehan added he was still working with netballers to find a home for the sport.

Mr Jehan said he was working with the island's netballers to find a new home for the sport

Discussing the issue further, she said she was "pushing to find a solution" as "we still don't have a home or a space that we can call our own".

She said: "We lose Les Ormes [where they train currently] this time next year, so it isn't really an option for us.

"We have the new Oakfield facility but unfortunately out of the 116 hours that we need to operate our programme we have only been given 27.

"We're in a bit of a pickle when it comes to netball on the island."