The saga of Laura Langman's eligibility addressed to Silver Ferns

Laura Langman's eligibility saga has once again made its way, with an independent panel recommending Netball NZ to review its Silver Ferns selection policies following the failure of the Commonwealth Games

. The panel, chaired by Auckland's attorney and experienced sports director, Don Mackinnon, released Friday the first phase of its findings as part of the next stage of rebuilding the besieged national program

. Silver Ferns Commonwealth Games Campaign. The release of the report was accompanied by the resignation of head coach Janine Southby, after the gaming group lost confidence in her leadership.

. as Southby's replacement will begin immediately, but Ferns' multitude of questions will not be simply resolved with a new broom in the ranks of the coaches.

The panel presented its recommendations for the terms of reference for the next phase of the review. , which will examine what Netball NZ can do at the governance level to improve the competitive position of the national program. They include the high performance lax culture through sports and a review of the structure of NZ Netball competitions and eligibility criteria for the national team.

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the ears of many observers, who believe that the current Netball NZ policy, which effectively blocks players who practice their profession in the Australian league of the national team, are only detrimental to the competitiveness of the Silver Ferns.

under high criticism for their refusal to relax their stance for Langman, a dedicated pillar of the Ferns for more than a decade, after taking a contract across the Tasman.

Absence of Langman, in addition It was noted as one of the 12 key factors that led to the unprecedented surrender of the Silver Ferns at the Gold Commmonwealth Games, where they finished off the medals for the first time .

"Not only did the team lose a lot of talent on the field thanks to these withdrawals, but it also lost its leading leaders: loss of experience, the remaining senior players were unable to fill the huge void of leadership created, "a summary of the findings of the review is read.

Mackinnon says that the circumstances surrounding Langman's eligibility decision were reconsidered as part of the review. Langman has not played for the Ferns since the end of the 2016 season after choosing to join longtime mentor Noeline Taurua at the Sunshine Coast Lightning in the Australian national competition.

She was going to join the Lightning for a second season this year, but in a shock, Langman left her contract and returned to New Zealand. This decision paved the way for a return to the Silver Ferns before the Commonwealth Games, but Langman chose not to be available for the campaign.

"I think there was a lot of confusion around Langman's situation.It was available? Was not available? Mackinnon said," I think we came to understand well the situation, but eventually Laura was declared unavailable: how much each stone was not returned to put it back in the black dress, there was a disagreement, but in the end, c & d Was Laura's decision and this one must be respected. "

Mackinnon was not able to confirm whether Langman was participating in the review because the report's authors had received the Confidentiality

I will not name the individuals, but I would say that we think we have a very good understanding of the facts. "

Netball NZ Executive Director, Jennie Wyllie, stated that It was too early to tell if there would be a retreat the current eligibility rules The

"It's what the second phase has always been meant to do, it's to neglect nothing, so take a look at the policies and selection process is a fundamental briefing in this mandate , so that be the opportunity of your "

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