A lot can change in 12 months, just ask Chaye Crimmins.
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The back-to-back Wangaratta premiership player was gearing up for another big season on the court as a player and junior coach with her beloved Magpies and was set to start a new job with Netball Victoria before the COVID-19 pandemic swept through.
But all of that is now on hold.
Crimmins admits she's been lucky to find a productive way to get out of the house, picking up a casual job at Coles.
With supermarkets now one of the only places deemed essential under strict distancing laws, she admits it's been nice to see some familiar faces while on her shifts.
"If I didn't have this casual job at the moment I think I'd be going crazy sitting at home the whole time," Crimmins said.
"I've seen family and some of the netball girls come in, it's actually been pretty good.
"This is probably the first year ever that I haven't been playing netball at this time.
"It's also a bit refreshing because I know I'm not willing to take a year off netball, so it's been nice to have some time off."
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Crimmins said seeing her teammates and close friends every week was part of what she misses most.
"I think not seeing them is probably the hardest part," she said.
"I'd see this group of girls three to four times a week and catch up with them outside of netball training."
Crimmins had also recently rediscovered her passion for basketball.
"I'd just got back into basketball in the last 12 months," she said.
"When netball wasn't on I was able to keep my court fitness up that way.
"I also got into coaching some of the younger rep teams.
"It had been quite nice getting back into it and having that change."
Wangaratta have kept their core playing group together from their first premiership team back in 2018 and looked to be strong contenders again this season.
Ovens and Murray netball is still at this stage on hold until at least May 31.
When and if the season does commence, Crimmins is confident the Magpies should pick up where they left off.
"I think our ability to win games and be up there will still be there when it does happen," she said.
"I think we're all at an age where our skills aren't going to go down hill that quickly.
"It would be nice to play some games, but you have to look at all of the factors as well."
After a testing year away from the court, Crimmins' resilience has led her to have a positive outlook.
"You just have to take everything in your stride and jump over the next hurdle that comes," she said.
