Goody started playing in the NVL when he was only 14 years old and is a passer-hitter or opposite player with bags of talent, which he has shown at the 2008, 2009 and 2010 UK School Games. With three junior national title under his belt and a prodigious jump, if James adds power to his play in the next couple of years whilst at the National Academy in Loughborough the sky could be limit for his game as a junior international.