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June 29, 2018

Wales Senior Trials Announcement

On Sunday 24 June Welsh Netball hosted open trials for the Wales senior long squad. Welsh Netball received a lot of interest and would like to thank trialists for participating in the day. As a result, we would like to announce that 12 new players will join the senior long squad:

Cathy Bastian

Brook Collett

Betsy Creak

Lydia Hitchings

Catrin Bowen

Lucy Howells

Harriet Skinner

Rebecca Baker

Emily Holland

Celyn Emanuel

Lowri Jenkins

Chantelle Walker-Jones

Welsh Netball’s Head of Performance, Rosie Pretorius said: “The open Wales trials were a success with over 30 athletes attending from across the country. It was a great opportunity to unearth new talent and we are excited to develop these young athletes as we look towards our long-term goal of competing in the 2022 Commonwealth Games.”

She added: “The successful triallists will now join the current Welsh squad with a summer training programme ready to start their squad sessions in September. This is an opportunity for us to rebuild and implement much needed improvements to the performance pathway. I look forward to seeing this group develop and excel.”

Welsh Netball would like to congratulate the successful trialists and wish them well on the next stage of their careers within the performance pathway.

June 7, 2023

To Celebrate UK Coaching Week Wales Netball and eCoach Launch new online Training Platform

This UK Coaching week, we are delighted to release our new training platform in partnership with eCoach. The coaching platform is designed to deliver training and education to coaches, players, and the general netball workforce. This new platform creates a dynamic-learning environment which will develop and expand the pool of skilled coaches, volunteers, and workforce […]

May 27, 2023

Concussion Policy Updated for Grassroots Sports

Recently the UK Government have published UK-wide Concussion Guidelines for Grassroots Sport to help players, coaches, parents, schools, National Governing Bodies, and sports administrators to identify, manage, and prevent the issue. The guidelines were developed by a panel of neurology and sports medicine experts, both academics and clinicians from the UK and further afield. They […]

May 24, 2023

U12 and U14 National Club Championship

On Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th May, Wales Netball hosted the U12 and U14 National Club Championships at Pembrokeshire Sports Village, hosting teams who had qualified 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 […]

May 19, 2023

Pamela Cookey to Host National League Live Stream

After the fantastic news that each National League competition will be streamed, we are delighted to announce that Pamela Cookey will be hosting the live stream for all three National League competitions. Pamela Cookey has 114 international caps and is now one of the most regular voices on the Sky Sports coverage of the Netball […]

May 18, 2023

National League Partners Announced

Wales Netball is pleased to announce that Tantrwm, The Netball Show, and Gallery Loft Conversions will be National League partners, with Tantrwm being the Headline Partner, The Netball Show being the Podcast Partner, and Gallery Loft Conversions partnering with Valleys Volcanoes. Wales Netball have worked with Headline Partner Tantrwm in the past, and we are […]

May 17, 2023

National League Umpires Selected

We are excited to announce the umpires that have been selected to officiate our first National League competition happening on Sunday 21st May. The first of three National League tournaments will take place in Bangor this Sunday, with the schedule due to be released on Friday 18th May. The umpires that have been selected for […]