Loughborough Lightning star Jess Shaw is focusing on a robust 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 Workforce 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 facet’s season-opener in opposition to LexisNexis Dragons on Saturday, stay on Sky Sports activities, Shaw set out her objectives for the 12 months, which options the Commonwealth Video games in Glasgow throughout July and August.
“This squad is really exciting,” Shaw informed Sky Sports activities.
“They have been in finals now for 5 consecutive years, so hopefully we get into that last once more this 12 months.
“With it being a Commonwealth Games year, for me, coming to Lightning is going to help me perform. I’ve got the team behind me and if I am performing, I’ll be out on that court.”
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Her return acquired off to an encouraging begin because the Lightning began the 12 months by successful 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 into a Commonwealth Games year, it’s really important that I am at the top of my game and playing across both 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 exceptional by the very fact she was recognized with Sort 1 diabetes as a youngster.
The 29-year-old nonetheless has to handle her well being rigorously however finds motivation in exhibiting youthful folks with the situation that they will achieve elite sport.
“I still find it really challenging living with Type 1 diabetes,” Shaw mentioned. “It still catches me off guard depending on different games and things.
“However over time I’ve began to get a bit extra to grips with what works for me on gamedays, and coaching round that.
“But again, some days it’s just out of my control and I’m really struggling to kind of get it in that range.
“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 residing with Sort 1 diabetes, it would not cease you and if you do get to the highest it is really loads sweeter.”
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