Catherine Wood admits it was an easy decision to recommit to the Panthers next year.
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The Lavington A-grade netball coach said she's still as keen as ever to lead the side after the COVID-19 pandemic put an end to her first season at the Ovens and Murray club.
"You can't leave not having done anything that you really wanted to do," Wood said.
"Having a proper season and actually getting out and playing would be fantastic, just to see what we're actually capable of.
"It was looking so promising and then it was all taken away."
The Ovens and Murray football and netball season was called off back in July following a surge of COVID-19 cases in Victoria.
Wood said she'd like to see the 2020 squad remain together.
"We'd love all of the girls who made the squads and teams this year to stay around and put their best foot forward for next year," she said.
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"To make sure that we stay together, remain positive and really show what we're capable of."
The Hume league premiership coach has also not ruled out stepping on court next year.
Lavington's netballers have put group training sessions on the back burner for now.
"It was pretty heartbreaking knowing that there definitely wasn't going to be a season and so many people had committed to other things and set different goals," Wood said.
"We've just let them go and we all still keep in touch."
Wood, who is also a Riverina Academy cricket coach, will now be focusing her attention towards the summer sport.
The country championships have recently been postponed until after October, with players likely to start training towards the end of this month.
Wood admitted she hopes the cricket season will have a different fate to that of netball this year.
"We still get to play, which is fantastic, but it'll be different," she said.
"We're lucky in cricket that it's a sport where you're socially distanced anyway.
"The girls are really keen."