Sacha McDonald was one of five to be named in the 21-and-under national squad, while Maggie Caris earned selection in the 19-and-under national squad.

While the Netball Youth World Cup has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the squads will continue to train to ensure the ongoing tactical and psychological development of the group.

Sacha McDonald - a former Edenhope-Apsley junior - has been in a Queensland-hub with the Melbourne Vixens for the past couple of months for the Super Netball season.

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McDonald was named in the Vixens' squad for the season-opener, but is yet to take to the court.

Caris recently returned home to the Wimmera after her boarding school in Ballarat joined the rest of the state in remote learning this semester.

Last week, the Horsham Saints junior was invited to the AFLW draft combine.

Selection for the national squads was conducted differently this year because the National Netball Championships, where selection is normally made, was cancelled due to pandemic.

The 2020 19-and-under camps will be led by Netball Centre of Excellence head coach Michelle Wilkins and the 21-and-under camp will be led by Australian 21-and-under head coach Kylee Byrne.

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Wilkins spoke of the immense talent within the Netball Australia pathway this year.

"Selection of these squads wasn't an easy process due to the depth of talent we have coming through our system. We have even seen some of our athletes within this group starring on the Suncorp Super Netball court this season," she said.

"While it has been a challenging year, it is our priority to ensure we are constantly nurturing and developing the talent coming through the Netball Australia pathway and we look forward to bringing everyone together later in the year for our training camps."

Dates for the training camps will be confirmed in coming weeks.

The International Netball Federation is yet to confirm a re-scheduled date of the Netball World Youth Cup but it is expected to be in late 2021 or early 2022.

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