Mother of two Wales international netball stars Helen Dyke from Bridgend is about to fly to Gaborone, Botswana to support her youngest daughter Chloe Dyke as she represents Wales at under 21 level at the Netball World Youth Cup 2017. Meanwhile, her eldest daughter Bethan, who also plays for the superleague team the Celtic Dragons, […]
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Development Training Centre Tournament 2017.
Llongyfarchiadau to all who took part in our Development Training Centre tournament, which was part of the annual Gemau Cymru event hosted by the Urdd. Here are the results! A close goal score for the winning title in Group A: Results from Group B:
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 […]
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 […]
Celtic Flames Squad Revealed Ahead of New Zealand International Super Club Competition.
A brand new netball Super Club team from Wales, named the Celtic Flames, will represent the northern hemisphere at New Zealand’s International Super Club competition in Nelson in July 2-7, 2017. The Celtic Flames squad members have been announced, along with the Management Team who will lead the newly formed team in their global debut […]
Competition Review- Initial Findings and Update.
In early 2017 the NGB commissioned an independent Competitions Pathway Review. The review reached out to the Welsh Netball membership in order to gain views and feedback on the current competition structure and take recommendations for any improvements. Four regional focus groups were conducted with key netball stakeholders . These groups were designed to gain […]
Newly Elected Welsh Netball Board members.
Following Welsh Netball’s AGM held on Saturday 10 June, the following individuals have been elected to a position on Welsh Netball’s Board: Vice Chair: Cath Hares from the South-East Wales region. Elected Director: Jan Richards from the Mid&West Wales region. President: Merle Hamilton from the North Wales region. Congratulations and pob lwc to all Board […]
Team From Wales Invited to First Ever New Zealand International Super Club Competition.
A brand new netball Super Club team from Wales will represent the northern hemisphere at New Zealand’s International Super Club competition in Nelson next month. The Super Club team from Wales, whose name title has not yet been announced, will join teams from Europe, Africa, the Americas, Asia and Oceania. These teams will join the […]
Volunteers Week 2017: Zoe Hill
33 year-old Primary School teacher Zoe Hill recently won Community Coach of the Year Award at the Swansea Sports Awards. We caught up with Zoe to find out why she volunteers, and what are her responsibilities. Hi Zoe, could you describe your role as one of Welsh Netball’s Performance Training Centre Coach, and your Coaching […]
Two Welsh Netball Umpires to Represent at Israel’s Maccabiah Games 2017.
Two of Welsh Netball’s top umpires will represent Wales at Israel’s 20thMaccabiah Games in July this year. Rhian Edwards and Ann Burt-Williams were nominated by Welsh Netball and selected by a European officiating panel to umpire at the event. Both A Award umpires Rhian Edwards and Ann Burt-Williams have built a rich amount of experience […]