{"id":19338,"date":"2017-03-17T16:04:28","date_gmt":"2017-03-17T16:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=19338"},"modified":"2017-03-17T16:04:28","modified_gmt":"2017-03-17T16:04:28","slug":"celtic-dragons-go-back-road-growing-positivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/03\/17\/celtic-dragons-go-back-road-growing-positivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Dragons go back on the road with growing positivity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">THE\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.celticdragonsnetball.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Celtic Dragons<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are back on the road again to go head-to-head with\u00a0the Hertfordshire Mavericks.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The squad hope to build on momentum from the previous two games to make round five tomorrow their first win of the season.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19340\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19340\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19340\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Celticdragons-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"Vitality Super League Celtic Dragons v Team Bath 18.02.17 \u00a9Steve Pope - Sportingwales\" width=\"960\" height=\"718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Celticdragons-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Celticdragons-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Celticdragons-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Celticdragons-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Celticdragons-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Celticdragons.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19340\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19340\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Celticdragons-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"Vitality Super League Celtic Dragons v Team Bath 18.02.17 \u00a9Steve Pope - Sportingwales\" width=\"960\" height=\"718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Celticdragons-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Celticdragons-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Celticdragons-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Celticdragons-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Celticdragons-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Celticdragons.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> The\u00a0Celtic Dragons pictured at their match against Team Bath\u00a018.02.17\u00a0\u00a9Steve Pope &#8211; Sportingwales<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nLast week they narrowly lost out to rivals Manchester Thunder finishing 62 &#8211; 53 and their good performance means the team is looking ahead positively.<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe continue to focus on our performance and will take the positives out of the last two games into the match against the Mavericks,\u201d said head coach Trish Wilcox.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe performance targets we have set ourselves have improved in the last two games which resulted in us being in contention to win both games. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cHowever, we let ourselves down at crucial times in the latter stages of both games with some unforced errors.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wilcox believes that <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">strengthening their self-belief and staying true to what it means to be a Dragon will be the key to turning things around for them in the Varsity Netball Super League.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe\u2019ve talked about the importance of having belief in our capabilities as a collective. \u00a0This continues to grow as more and more of our debutant players get exposure in the VNSL and recognise that they are more than capable of competing at this level.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Celtic Dragons will return to play at their home venue, the Sport Wales National Centre, Cardiff for their series of home fixtures starting on April 3 against Loughborough Lightning. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To celebrate their return home, Green Army fans who wear green to the match will get a free programme.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE\u00a0Celtic Dragons are back on the road again to go head-to-head with\u00a0the Hertfordshire Mavericks. 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