After a 2020 COVID-19 hiatus, the new-look team has spent the last week gelling and training together for the first time.

"We're progressing exactly how we thought we'd be," Torns head coach Sarah Veale said.

"We had a great weekend with team bonding ... the girls have been getting to know each other which will transfer to how they play together."

Veale said the team wasn't focussed on any matches in particular yet aside from their round one bout against intrastate rivals the Hobart Chargers on April 17.

"There's a lot of Tassie pride and bragging rights on the line in that game and that's what we focus on right now," she said.

Veale was also looking ahead to the side's match against the Melbourne Tigers (June 20), who recruited well for the season in her eyes.

While the Tornadoes are entering the season with a vastly different team, the first-year head coach said there had been changes across the entire NBL1.

"A lot of the clubs have re-appointed their coaches from 2019," Veale said.

"The players have moved around a lot, there aren't as many American imports so the WNBL players are highly sought after."

One such WNBL player was Keely Froling, who was excited to finally be donning the red and white of the Torns after waiting more than a year.

"We've come leaps and bounds already and we've only been here a few weeks and we still have eight weeks to go, so I think we'll be rolling when the season comes around," the Canberra Capitals star said.

While Froling said every game this season was a must-win, she was excited to duke it out against the Ballarat Rush with sister Alicia Froling suiting up for the side.

"I have every game marked off and want to win but that gives me a little bit of extra motivation - playing against Alicia," Froling said.

"I've played against her twice in the WNBL so we've got to keep that record going."

For a few of the Torns, April will be the first time they've competed in serious competition in more than a year.

Veale said the team underwent diligent conditioning to ensure injuries were limited upon return.

"They've done nearly three months of just conditioning just to get to this point we knew that would be really important," she said.

The Tornadoes will play their first home game against the Rush on April 24 at the Elphin Sports Centre.