Bishopston Comprehensive School in Swansea has recently placed 16 of its pupils onto Welsh Netball’s ‘Intro to Umpiring’ course. Held over two days, on the first day candidates get to grips with basic rules and theory before undertaking practical exercises on the second day. The aspiring umpires from Bishopston represent a range of clubs from […]
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GDPR: Guidance for Netball Clubs
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On 25 May 2018 a new set of rules about data protection comes into force across the European Union. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is designed to ensure that data is gathered and managed correctly and responsibly. Under GDPR, netball clubs will be obliged to act diligently in how they handle data. Welsh Netball […]
Under 15, 13 & 11 National Club Competition Winners and Placings
It has been a very busy time for netball in Wales with the Under 15, 13 and 11s National Club Competitions taking place over the last fortnight in Bangor and Cardiff. Dozens of clubs and hundreds of players, volunteers, officials, and families have been involved in the competitions over the last few weeks and we […]
Tywyn Primary School Crowned National Champions
On Thursday 26 April, Welsh Netball’s National Primary Schools Competition took place at Merthyr Tyfil Leisure Centre. 14 schools had made it to the national competition via regional qualifiers and over 125 children participated in 6 games to determine the finalists. In the end, the scores went down to the wire and the two finalists […]
Nominations Open for Welsh Netball Elected Director (Development)
Welsh Netball has now opened nominations for the role of Elected Director (Development) ahead of the 2018 Welsh Netball Association Annual General Meeting. The purpose of the role is to ensure that the Welsh Netball Board have a strategic lead to continue its goal of ‘Growing the Game’. The role will support the CEO, Head […]
Newport Walking Netball
Recently, Welsh Netball caught up with a new walking netball group that has been set up in Newport. Marilyn Bryan-Jones, who established the group in October 2017, told us about the journey the players have been on since starting. “I started playing netball when I was nine, in junior school and I absolutely loved it. […]
West Wales Regional Tournament for U15s, U13s & U11s
On Sunday 15 April, teams from across West Wales gathered at University of Wales Trinity St David, Carmarthen, to participate in the West Wales Regional Tournament for the Under 15, 13 and 11 age groups. The winners and runners up from each age group would win a place at the National Competitions and a chance […]
Commonwealth Games Inspire NetsPlay Camps Across Wales
Across Wales and beyond, netballers young and old have been entertained, enthralled and inspired by the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia. During the Games, Welsh Netball’s Netball Development Officers (NDOs) were busy organising NetsPlay camps across the country throughout the Easter break. Camps took place in Bangor, Carmarthen and Cardiff and dozens of young people […]
UPDATE: Welsh Netball EGM Cancelled
Due to the availability of the Chair, the Welsh Netball Extraordinary General Meeting, originally scheduled for Monday 30 April 2018, 7pm at Cwmbran Stadium, Henllys Way, Cwmbran, Torfaen, NP44 3YS has been cancelled. The matters will be dealt with at the Annual General Meeting. Information about the time, date and place of the AGM will […]
Swansea Bay Netball League Annual Awards
On Thursday 29 March, the Swansea Bay Netball League hosted its annual awards ceremony at Manor Park hotel in Clydach. Hundreds of netball players, coaches and volunteers came together to celebrate the winter league which had recently concluded. A range of awards were presented to players whose teams had won or finished runners-up in their […]