Abby O'brien and Maitena Senar

Abby and Maitena have joined the Rockets family this summer and have settled in quickly. The most important part of being a Rocket is what a player brings to the environment, you must be competitive, but honest and open. These two ladies have really enhanced the family feel in the group. 2014-15 is going to be a great year for these two ladies. 

Here are some brief introductions for the girls.

Name: Abby O'Brien
Age: 20
Years Playing: 7/8
Clubs Played: Sefton Stars, Cheshire Jets.
Having played for the past few years in the North I knew that I definitely wanted to play basketball while in Reading. I had heard through the grapevine that Rockets are a good team and upon researching them I learnt that their stats backed this up. 

After speaking to Josh, the coach of Div 2 Women, I attended my first training session and it was then that I realized what a lovely community the Rockets team is. Everyone was really welcoming and encouraging and worked together to improve not only themselves, but the team as a whole. It was this family like community that made me realize I had joined the right club, not only for skill development but also to make some great friends.


Abby is number 9 in the picture.

Name: Maitena Senar
Age: 25
Years playing: 16
Clubs played: San Fermin ikastola, UPNA, Sant Adria Femeni, C.B Cerdanyola, NASSA, London Westside
Achievements: 
Play with U-12, U-14 and U-16 Navarra's Regional Team the Spanish National Tournament.
Move up from Primera Catalana to Copa Catalana with C.B Cerdanyola in 2007
Win the Div2 league with NASSA in 2012
Win the Div2 league with London Westside in 2013

2nd position in Bradford tournament with London Westside in 2014

Experience of being involved with Rockets and why you wanted to become a rocket: 

Rockets is a close family club which makes me feel part of it. This strong bond is important for me in order to know where I come from and where I want to go as a player