Australian Diamonds netballer Jamie-Lee Price surprises Wagga junior rep netballers at training

That was the sound advice from a Super Netball star, and Australian representative, who surprised a lucky group of young Wagga representative netballers last week.

Jamie-Lee Price plays centre for Greater Western Sydney Giants and is in the Australian Diamonds squad.

On a visit to the family farm of her partner, GWS footballer Harry Perryman, Price took time out last Friday night to train Wagga's under 15 representative squad.

"For me, it's just giving back," Price said.

"When I was younger I always looked up to professional netballers, they were my idols, so I know how important it is.

"It's just trying to teach the girls what it takes to get to the top, and if they have any questions, I'm here to answer them and to help out for the couple of hours that I'm here."

Price put the girls through their paces in a guest coaching stint, which had been kept secret until she arrived, showing some of the training drills and exercises the elite teams use.

But the midcourt player said the most important lesson for aspiring young players is of hard work and confidence.

"From my experiences, it's more about not following the crowd. Sometimes you have to get out of your comfort zone and do things that kind of scare you, for you to reach your full potential and fulfil the goals you want to achieve," Price said.

Reaching the top is written in the genes for Price, whose father Steve represented Queensland and Australia in rugby league and was a premiership player with Canterbury-Bankstown (where he played 222 games) before seeing out his playing days in New Zealand with the Warriors.

But the 24-year-old netballer has also lived the mantra of going your own way, forging a brilliant career herself.

Price was a foundation player at GWS in 2017 and has signed on for her fifth season with the Giants next year.

Back in 2013, aged 17, she was the youngest player in the trans-Tasman competition when playing for New Zealand club Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic.

Price made her Diamonds debut in 2018, represented Australia at the 2019 World Cup, and is in the squad for the 2020-21 Constellation Cup series early next year.

"I'm back in the Australian squad which is always exciting... and hopefully I can get back into the team for the February Constellation Cup," Price said, while outlining her long-term ambition with the Diamonds.

"I've only really played wing defence for Australia. I've had two seasons in centre for Giants. So hopefully I can get a bit more opportunity to play centre for Australia."

Price was in the top five of Super Netball's 'Nissan Net Points' category last season, for player ratings, confirming she's one of the competition's rising stars.

The Giants made the grand final in their first year but have missed out on finals for the past two seasons.

Price said pre-season is going to be important for their new-look young squad which is aiming to rise up and challenge.

"I think it's more about belief. We've got a young squad now so it's really just getting that belief within the girls, working hard together as a unit and getting those connections," she said.

"I think the other teams have been together for a couple of years now and they really know each other a lot more. It's more getting to know each other."

Price said part of the challenge is that the Super Netball competition continues to raise the bar.

"I think it's improving all the time. I think it gets faster and faster every year. And the change of rules with the two-point shot, that gets a little bit more intense especially in the last five minutes of the game."

She leaves Wagga having offered a lesson in intensity and inspiration.

And having learnt a thing or two herself during harvest.

"I've experienced a little bit of country before but not really the farm work and stuff. So it's pretty exciting, I'm learning heaps," she said.