Jordan in action for South Australia at the Australian Championships. Picture: Facebook\/ClusterPix Photography<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\u201cI thought I was good enough (for the Australian side), but I was telling myself I wouldn\u2019t make it,\u201d he says. \u201cI was the first SA boy to be called up. My heart was in my throat. I was just so excited.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Australian U17 men competed in an U23 competition in New Zealand, winning all but their final game, in which they went down by a solitary goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m obviously really proud to represent my country,\u201d says Jordan, who also plays in Netball SA\u2019s Premier Men\u2019s competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cI look back at the video of me playing and I think, \u2018wow, I did that\u2019. Even those moments on the bench, when you\u2019re watching it all play out, you\u2019re thinking, \u2018look at us go, we\u2019re playing on the Australian team\u2019.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Jordan, who predominantly plays wing attack and goal shooter, with some time in centre, trains every day to maintain his fitness. Off the court, his routine includes running, interval training, weights and some swimming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He hopes to one day make the Open Australian side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt is a big commitment \u2026 but hopefully, in the next five or six years, I\u2019m at that level,\u201d he says. \u201cI\u2019ve got a long way to go, but I\u2019m not afraid of hard work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And his advice for other young boys who want to play netball? \u201cIf you enjoy it, you should go after it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n
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Jordan (back right) with fellow members of the Australian U17 team.<\/sub> Picture: Renee McCleish<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s good that there are more options now,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not fair to say, \u2018look, you\u2019re a boy, play football, you\u2019re a girl, play netball\u2019. I think a lot of people see it (netball) as a soft sport. But it\u2019s so quick, so physical. Maybe if people saw that product of netball they wouldn\u2019t be consumed in that old, soft mindset.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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