Welsh Netball and Celtic Dragons are excited to announce Ace Feet in Motion and Orthotix as their official Podiatrist and exclusive supplier of sports and rehabilitation bracing. The partnership will allow Wales and Celtic Dragons athletes to benefit from expert services in foot health and sports medicine bracing ahead of months of vigorous pre-season training […]
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Port Talbot School Teacher Awarded Highest Netball Umpiring Qualification.
Alison Davies of Fforestfach has received the International Umpiring Award [IUA] from the International Netball Federation at the recent Netball World Youth Cup. The IUA is the highest qualification level that can be achieved by a netball umpire. Alison is currently the only umpire in Wales that holds the IUA status. On her recent achievements, […]
Celtic Flames Relish Success at New Zealand Super Club Debut.
The Celtic Flames have returned home to Wales after a successful trip to New Zealand for the first ever global Super Club netball competition. Representing the northern hemisphere, the Celtic Flames finished in fifth place ahead of all other international invited teams outside Australia and New Zealand. The Celtic Flames were formed just weeks […]
Wales Ease to Victory at Netball World Youth Cup.
Wales’s U21 side have won their first game at the Netball World Youth Cup in Botswana. Wales took on Grenada in their third pool game of the competition on Monday 10 July, and won 72 – 30. Every member of the Wales U21 squad took to court during the match. Head Coach Natalie Peperell is […]
LA Hub End of Season Showcases 2017.
Each region held its annual End of Season showcase of all the Local Authority Hubs across the country. Here’s how your Netball Development Officers had to say about the events. Central South Wales – Sarah Palmer. This year’s LA hub programme has seen many changes, namely the increase in the number of LA hubs operating […]
Wales U21 Ready for Netball World Youth Cup 2017.
Wales’ international under 21 netball team have arrived at their final destination at Gaborone, Botswana ready to take on the world at the Netball World Youth Cup 2017 [NWYC2017]. After months of preparation on and off the court, the Welsh athletes and their management team will be looking to give their best […]
Tactix players join Celtic Flames for Netball New Zealand’s Super Club.
The newly formed Celtic Flames will welcome Anna Thompson and Temalisi Fakahokotau, both from Silvermoon Tactix as their final players in their squad of twelve. As with VNSL, NNZ Super Club rules allow for teams to include international players in their squad. Thompson and Fakahokotau will join the Flames directly from their ANZ season and Head […]
Happy Mother’s Day from Top Tots.
Fun, fitness, and education; the three main drives for Pontypridd based Top Tots Netball may seem simple, but they form the heart of this successful netball session. One of the earliest class members is Iestyn, the son of Head Coach and proud mother, Laura Rees. Other than getting to hang out with his mum he’s […]
Netball Changes Lives: The Misfits
‘We’re called the Misfits because we go from fourteen to fifty-two and … a size six to a twenty-four’. Inclusion is the motto for Misfits netball club in Wrexham, or maybe ‘just turn up and have fun’ would work too; whatever shape, size or fitness level you are, everyone’s invited to join the Misfits family. […]
10 Things You Need to Know About the Silver Ferns.
In just two weeks’ time the world number 2 netball team, the Silver Ferns of New Zealand, will face Wales in a historic two game test series. Ranked 8th in the world, Wales will take on giants of the game at the Ice Arena Wales on 7th and 8th of February. 2017 marks twenty years […]