Fifteen year old, seventh generation local Braidwood equestrienne, Maxyne Prothero has been playing polocrosse for 12 years, making her way through the ranks of sub-junior, junior, mixed and open competitions.
She has successfully represented her club at carnivals within the Southern Highlands, South West Slopes and Hunter Valley zones, NSW state club championships and her Southern Highlands zone at the NSW state zone championships in sub-junior and junior competitions.
Her hard work and dedication is paying off. She says she has now fulfilled half of her polocrosse dreams for 2020. Firstly she has been selected as the female recipient of the NSW/NZ Junior Exchange Programme in January 2020 where she will travel to New Zealand to stay with a host family (TBA). They will supply a horse and transport for up to 4 weekend polocrosse carnivals where Maxyne will play in her host family’s club colours, a 3-day polocrosse coaching clinic with the NZ junior and intermediates and compete in the New Zealand junior and intermediate competition.
AFA member, Maxyne in action on the polocrosse field.