Wales Netball is proud to announce the appointment of Sarah Boswell as its new Chief Executive Officer, following a multi-stage recruitment process that attracted an exceptional field of candidates. Sarah will officially begin her new role on 13th January, leading Wales Netball and Cardiff Dragons into an exciting new chapter. Sarah brings over 15 years […]
Category: Staff
Chief Executive Officer Announcement
After 3 years of visionary leadership and remarkable achievements, Vicki Sutton has recently informed the Chairs of her decision to step down as Chief Executive Officer of both Wales Netball and the Cardiff Dragons at the end of 2024. This marks the end of a transformative era for the company, one that has seen significant […]
November Volunteer of the Month
Wales Netballs’ Volunteer of the Month for November is awarded to an incredible coach who is committed to the development of netball in North West Wales. This is none other than Simone Gould! Despite only residing in the area for a year, Simone has had a huge impact on the provision and delivery of Netball. […]
U19 National Club Championship
On Sunday 25th June, Wales Netball hosted the U19 National Club Championships at House of Sport, Cardiff, hosting teams who had entered from across Wales. The prestigious occasion displayed incredible talent from all involved and we would like to honour all the teams for their performances throughout the competition. We were privileged to see so many […]
Wales Netball Welcomes New Head of Participation
Following a robust recruitment process, we are pleased to have appointed Keira Edwards to the Head of Participation role. Keira spent the first decade of her professional life at a FTSE 30 global corporation where she was incredibly successful at managing multi-million-pound projects, programmes, and teams. Keira has always been passionate about sport, and in […]
Vacancy: Head of Participation
Anneka O’Connor will be leaving her position here at Wales Netball in March. We would like to thank Anneka for her work over the past 12 months and wish her the best for the future. Anneka was previously a Netball Development Officer with us for 7 years and re-joined Wales Netball in 2022 after a […]
Sara Moore’s role evolves to full-time Head of Elite
Sara Moore first joined Wales Netball in 2018 as an Assistant Coach to the Welsh Feathers Squad. She became a full-time member of staff in September 2021 in a hybrid role that was split into two key functions: Welsh Feathers Head Coach, and Head of Elite. This saw Sara lead on the strategic aspects of […]
New Opportunities to Join the Wales Netball Staff Team
Along with the Pathway Opportunities released yesterday, below is information on 3 Staff roles being advertised. We are thrilled to share that our Performance Operational Lead Sarah Palmer is pregnant with her second child and will be going on Maternity leave in March 2022. As a result we are looking to recruit a Maternity […]
COVID-19: Update from Welsh Netball (30 April)
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact across society – sport included – and netball in Wales is no exception. The suspension of all netball activity in Wales is helping to keep netballers, umpires, coaches and volunteers safe at this time, but it is also having a bit impact on the sport we all […]