On Friday 13 July, Suzy Drane, Wales & Celtic Dragons netball captain was awarded an Honorary Fellowship from NPTC Group of Colleges at their annual Graduation Ceremony in Swansea University’s Great Hall. Welsh Netball star Suzy Drane shared the stage with more than 200 graduates at the College’s 12th graduation ceremony. Her Fellowship recognised her […]
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Update from Welsh Netball AGM
On Saturday 30 June, Welsh Netball held its Annual General Meeting at the Metropole Hotel in Llandrindod Wells. Following the AGM, here are the main changes that will be taking effect for the 2018/19 season. Election of Officers: Mel Hellerman was elected to the Board of Welsh Netball as a non-executive Director with responsibility for […]
West Wales Summer League 2018
On Monday 16 July, the final round of the West Wales Summer League took place. The league featured two divisions: Performance and Development and saw a number of West Wales teams go head-to-head for summer honours. In the Performance division, Tenby Sapphires took first place after a tense final league match against Chaos which they […]
Wales Under 21 and Under 17 Squads Announced for 2018/19
Following a competitive series of trials in recent weeks, Welsh Netball is pleased to be able to announce its Under 21 and Under 17 long squads for the 2018/19 season. Under 21 Long Squad Elysse Haywood | Megan Baker-Rees | Anna Brindley | Erin Williams | Chloe Dyke | Chloe James | Miquie Walker-Jones | […]
Welsh Netball at Cardiff Race for Life
On Sunday 15 July, Welsh Netball was pleased to be at Cardiff Race for Life, promoting netball in the Central South region and supporting all the race’s participants. Race for Life is a women only race event, taking in various distances, which raises vital funds for Cancer Research UK. Welsh Netball brought its fun inflatable […]
Wye Valley Netball League Continues to Grow
Netball in Wales continues to grow in popularity, with the Anglo-Welsh Wye Valley Netball League no exception. Next season, there will be three new teams entering the Welsh Netball affiliated league. In September, two additional teams from Usk and Chepstow will join the league as well as a new entrant from Pontypool. They will join […]
Welsh Netball Enters into Partnership with Coleg Sir Gâr Netball Academy
Welsh Netball has entered into partnership with Coleg Sir Gâr in order to improve opportunities for its students to access netball. Welsh Netball will work with the college’s netball coaches, Rhian Davies and Cath Roberts to help players develop and gain experience along the Welsh Netball pathway. This will include collaboration with Welsh Netball coaches and the […]
Celtic Dragons and University of South Wales Team up for Performance Analysis
Celtic Dragons has been pleased to be in partnership with the University of South Wales over the last year and is currently looking forward to another year together as preparations will soon turn to the 2019 Vitality Netball Superleague. An important aspect of the partnership between Celtic Dragons and the University of South Wales is […]
Welsh Netball Seeks Board Directors
Welsh Netball is looking to recruit several non-executive Board Directors. This is an exciting and revolutionary change for the organisation as it looks to further develop its governance structures. Welsh Netball is looking for individuals that can broaden the skills-base and diversity of the Board and support the next stage of growth and development in […]
Results of PTC and DTC Tournaments
Recently, Welsh Netball hosted tournaments for its Performance Training Centre (PTC) and Development Training Centre (DTC) teams from across Wales. The tournaments saw some of Wales’ best Under 17 and 21 players go head-to-head in an end of season showpiece event. The PTCs and DTCs provide Wales’ young, talented netball players a values based learning […]