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England Roses netballer Halimat Adio is part of Beyond the Court, a netball scheme set up in partner with the London Metropolitan Police to help young girls in Croydon get involved with sport as a way of changing lives.

Halimat told 5 Live鈥檚 Clare McDonnell, 鈥� They already had that sporty side behind them, it鈥檚 for [the girls] to know they can have a career in netball鈥�.

The England netball defender explained the young players should be able to 鈥榬esonate鈥� with her upbringing: 鈥淚 didn鈥檛 come from a wealthy background and I went to a state school鈥�.

鈥淪ometimes I didn鈥檛 have enough money to go to training,鈥� she added.

鈥淚t鈥檚 lovely that we can let them know it鈥檚 not just education [that helps], there鈥檚 sport too鈥� this can keep them occupied from doing other things outside school,鈥� she added.

This clip is from 5 Live鈥檚 Drive programme on 17 January 2024.

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