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inside FAST5 Action in Auckland We preview Netball World Series 2014 Netball's Rapid Rise in Asia New countries joining the netball family Netball Shines Netball World Cup 2015 in Glasgow Sixteen teams are on their way to Sydney

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Created2Perform 2 | netball.org netball.org | 3 CEO Governance Welcome to our Netball World What a time this is for world netball. Netball certainly lived up to its billing as one of the most exciting tournaments at the . The immaculate organisation and wonderful atmosphere of the 2014 Glasgow games provided a From superb showcase for netball, and our athletes, umpires, coaches and thousands of fans rose to the occasion in the full glare of unprecedented media interest in our sport. But the story doesn’t stop there, are playing, and enjoying the benefits of fun, friendship and the Top next it’s Auckland’s turn to step fitness. Our task, as netball’s international governing body, is into the spotlight, as New Zealand to ensure that the world’s top women’s team sport continues hosts World Series, to lead from the front. Success at the top of our sport depends the INF’s fast and exciting version on healthy grassroots netball; recognising the incredible INF CEO Clare Briegal WADA code. These new rules will be of the strengths and weaknesses of of netball. FAST5 is hugely contribution our volunteers make, and the crucial importance shares the latest decisions issued in November to Members to our current system. entertaining, an ideal way to win of coaches and umpires to our thriving game. Indeed, in allow time for Administrators, Athletes netball new friends, discover new order to ensure that the game of netball remains a vibrant being taken by the INF and Coaches to understand the The INF Board is delighted with the talent, and take netball to a larger and thrilling sport fit for a rapidly changing world, the INF is Board to ensure that changes. INF will also be undertaking response rate for the survey and will a programme of education during the be reviewing the recommendations international TV audience. undertaking a professional review of international umpiring, as netball’s governing body well as reviewing the rules, recognising the impact these have year to ensure we remain a clean of the report at the November Board Next year sees the first Netball World Cup, a new spin on our on the health of our sport. continues to set world sport. Look out for this at the Netball meeting. world championships which brings netball’s premier event in class standards for a world World Cup and go to our website line with other world-class sports. I am delighted to see four I urge member countries to encourage their players to become and www.wada-ama.org for further New Codes and African nations getting through to the final 16, with Uganda involved in coaching and umpiring as there is a growing need class sport. information. Guidelines for Members and Zambia making only their second appearance since for these skills internationally. Let us ensure that we explore INF has published a new Code of 1963. It was also exciting to see Argentina take part in the and develop the full range of netball’s amazing pool of talent, Netballers, Play True International Umpiring Conduct for International Umpires Americas’ qualifiers, a country which is making enormous on and off the court. On 1 January 2015 the new WADA Under the Microscope and new Pregnancy Guidelines to strides in developing netball and must be congratulated for its anti-doping code comes into effect, The INF Board has commissioned supplement the updates to the passionate commitment to growing our sport. Sydney is the which has been designed specifically a complete review of International Regulations that were issued in July venue for our World Cup, and promises to host an to protect the clean athlete. Doping Umpiring to assess the pathways and 2013. The Document Library on the unforgettable inaugural event. cheats, whether they be the processes in place and how we need INF Website, www.netball.org, is The Hon. Molly Rhone, OJ, CD athletes themselves or the coaches to evolve to meet the needs of our a central resource for all the official Netball is growing at a rapid pace. Women all over the world President, International Netball Federation and support personnel who have developing sport. Wharton Consulting documents of the INF. encouraged them to take performance from the UK were appointed to carry enhancing drugs, will be subjected out the study. Congress 2015 to stronger penalties including bans INF Congress will be held in August Contents of four years for the athletes or up to All International Umpires (IUA) and 2015 before the Netball World Cup in 4 Welcome lifetime bans for support personnel. International Talent Identified Umpires Sydney, Australia. Look out for further by INF President, the (ITID) were asked to complete communications on this from the INF Hon. Molly Rhone OJ, CD INF welcomes the introduction of the an online survey and umpiring Secretariat early in 2015. The new rules new code and our anti-doping rules experts from around the world were will be implemented for international 5 From the Top have been updated to reflect the new interviewed to develop a clear picture matches from January 2016. INF CEO Clare Briegal shares decisions made by the Board

6 Netball Shines in Glasgow A round-up of the Commonwealth Games 2014

8 Sixteen Nations Unite The journey so far on the way to Netball World Cup 2015 10 10 Netball’s Growth in Asia News from the region on how netball is making its mark 16

12 Rules Review The latest from RAP Chair Cheryl Danson on rule changes

14 FAST5 Action in Auckland Looking ahead to the Netball World Series 2014

16 Netball News Latest news from around the world 12

4 | netball.org netball.org | 5 Commonwealth Games 2014

2014 saw Glasgow provide the back-drop for a superb Commonwealth Games, and netball played a leading role in the spectacle. Packed crowds witnessed an intense competition, in which it rapidly emerged that there was little to choose between the top five nations. The world’s media quickly picked up and New Zealand battle it out on the exhilaration of the netball competition, with top spot in Group A. Prior to this, the last-second winner after forcing coverage peaking for the Jamaicans’ toughest contest involved another turnover. seeing off a Malawi side inspired by medal matches. the athletic 81-50 The gold medal match once again in a thrilling match. Without frontline pitted the world’s top two against INF President, the Hon. Molly Rhone, shooters Tutaia or Latu, New Zealand each other and it was Australia who OJ, CD, was in demand for a non- struggled to impose their authority on were quickest out of the blocks, with 'We couldn't have had stop round of media interviews and a Jamaican side showing composure the attacking combination of Bassett, VIP visits to the netball court, with and discipline early on. The Kiwi Medhurst and Robinson providing a a better showcase special guests ranging from the Earl pressure ultimately told, however, masterclass of pace and precision. for netball. We were and Countess of Wessex to Usain and the holders edged through to the For the Kiwis, their opponents were Bolt. Molly Rhone explains: “The semi-finals 50-42. too hot to handle, and despite some able to demonstrate atmosphere was amazing, and typically dogged defence, for them the competition drew in the most Australia opened with a relatively there was no way back. Australia the quality and incredible range of spectators, who straightforward 63-36 win over Wales, regained the title with a 58-40 win. inclusiveness of the quickly got hooked. We couldn’t before encountering an England team have had a better showcase for filled with self-belief and ready to take England found it impossible to world's top women's netball. We were able to demonstrate the fight to the Aussies. In a thrilling galvanise themselves in the bronze team sport - not just to the quality and inclusiveness of the game, which kept the crowd on the medal match, and a disciplined world’s top women’s team sport – edge of its seats, England led until the Jamaica side were determined to the wonderful people not just to the wonderful people of dying minutes, before errors allowed make possession count. The Sunshine of Glasgow, but to Glasgow, but to a huge international Australia to steal the advantage and Girls held their form and their focus to media audience.” a 49-48 win. This result ultimately take full advantage of England’s errors, a huge international decided the top two positions in and took the bronze medal 52-48. In a highly-anticipated final, World Group B, with only South Africa media audience.' Number 1 side Australia took the troubling England to compete for the Malawi could claim to be the best Commonwealth Games title, with a second qualification place in a match side in Africa, after defeating South dazzling display of pace and precision which England ultimately won 40-35. Africa 53-45, while Northern Ireland to see off holders New Zealand 58- topped off an impressive campaign in 40. But en route to the final, both The Diamonds overcame Jamaica their first Commonwealth tournament sides faced tenacious opposition, with a business-like 57-42 win in to take seventh place with a 58-36 suggesting that the top of the world the semi-finals, but for holders New win over close rivals Wales. Hosts Netball order could soon be unsettled by Zealand, the path to the gold medal Scotland scooped ninth place, some new faces. match was a treacherous one, with defeating Trinidad & Tobago 46-28, a determined England side standing while Barbados were too strong for In the group matches, New Zealand between them and the final. Held to St Lucia, taking 11th position with a Gold for Australia were given an early scare before 10-all at the end of the first quarter, 53-27 win. shines overcoming a determined Malawi the Kiwis introduced Maria Tutaia at 50-47, and were further rocked by the start of the second period and With the Netball World Cup 2015 less injuries to key shooters Cathrine Latu, her sharp-shooting helped the side than a year away, Australia will be Maria Tutaia and Ellen Halpenny, claw back a five-goal lead midway keen to back up their Commonwealth which kept each of them from the through the quarter to lead 20-19 at win with another world title. But as in Glasgow court for some of the competition’s half-time. Dogged defence from New the Glasgow competition has shown, initial stages. Workman-like wins over Zealand prevented England building on the gaps between the leading nations competition debutantes Northern four- and three-goal leads in the final are closing all the time, and the heat Ireland (78-29) and hosts Scotland period, and careless errors allowed will definitely be on the host nation (71-14) were secured before the the holders back into the game, when the world arrives in Sydney next Jamaica celebrate Bronze Kiwis faced Jamaica to contest the before stunning England with a year.

6 | netball.org netball.org | 7 Netball World Cup 2015 Oceania In the Oceania region, Fiji and Samoa overcame the Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea to book their spots in Sydney. To the joy of their energetic supporter base, Fiji finished the event undefeated. World Number 2, New Sixteen Zealand, is the other team from the Oceania region, and likely to be a strong contender for World Cup gold. nations Asia The host nation and World Number 1, Australia, is the World Cup’s best known team from the Asia region. At the Qualifying Event for the region, Sri Lanka upset higher ranked nations to unite join Singapore as the two qualifying nations. Hosts in 2011, Singapore had to qualify the hard way for 2015. However, the added pressure seemed not to worry the nation, with Singapore finishing the Asian Qualifiers undefeated.

With such an exciting mix of countries, Marne Fechner is keen to see netball fans make the most of the experience: “We invite the people of Australia, and each nation around the globe, to The Netball World Cup of the 14 editions of the tournament get behind their team on their road to Africa (missing the 1967 and 2011 Cups Sydney.” 2015 is being billed as Uganda and Zambia (who both defeated respectively). the biggest celebration of higher ranked African nations), will Secure Your Seat Netball World Cup international netball the each be competing in only their second The Americas World Cup since the tournament began 7 to 16 August 2015 Jamaica’s Sunshine Girls, ranked fourth world has ever seen. in 1963. They are joined by Malawi Allphones Arena and Netball Central in the world, will bring flair to the 2015 and South Africa, who qualified for the Sydney, Australia World Cup. They are joined by Trinidad Sixteen nations from around the globe World Cup by virtue of their top six & Tobago and Barbados, who made it have secured places to compete in world rankings. For information on Fan Packages visit Sydney, Australia, and the event’s Chief through after winning performances www.nwc2015.com.au at the Regional Qualifying Event in Executive, Marne Fechner, is delighted International Netball Federation Calgary, Canada. With both nations to see everything coming together: “It’s President, the Hon. Molly Rhone, OJ, missing the 1991 event, Sydney 2015 been an exciting process, which has CD, said: “This has been a particularly will be the countries’ first World Cup seen regional qualifying events stretching exciting lead up to the Netball World in the Harbour City. Ranked ninth and across the globe, from Singapore to Cup, with an unprecedented four tenth in the world, Trinidad & Tobago Canada to Botswana, and we’re now African nations making it through to the and Barbados overcame Canada, the thrilled to know the 16 teams that will Finals. The competition will be fierce USA, Grenada, The Cayman Islands and contest for netball’s biggest prize. and the rivalry intense at our flagship Argentina to lock in their positions at INF event next August.” “Every nation will take a different road to Sydney 2015. Sydney 2015, and we know the diverse Europe mix of netball styles and cultures will help make the event an electrifying England is one of four nations 10 days of competition on and off the (alongside Australia, New Zealand court.” and Jamaica) to have played in every World Cup. The English have never The top six nations automatically finished lower than fourth place; with qualified when the INF World Rankings their highest ever finish second behind were confirmed in July. These Australia in 1975 in Auckland, New were Australia, New Zealand, England, Zealand. Jamaica, Malawi and South Africa. As a result of the Regional Qualifiers, they Wales and Scotland qualified by will be joined by Wales, Scotland, Fiji, finishing in the top two at the Regional Samoa, Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados, Qualifying event earlier this year in Singapore, Sri Lanka, Uganda and Cardiff, Wales. Both have a consistent South Africa’s Maryka Holtshausen Zambia. record at the event, competing in 13 Scotland’s Lynsey Gallagher

8 | netball.org netball.org | 9 England’s Eboni Beckford-Chambers INF Regions

The other country that has made really big strides in netball is Chinese Taipei. They only set up netball in 2008, but in the recently concluded Asian Netball Championships they came in a very strong fifth place, beating India in the play-off. They have shown much Netball's progress and are testament that newer member countries can be competitive if they continue to develop their team and Rapid grow the sport. Rise in

Asia Phililipines This year’s Asian Netball Championships finals and third- Games in 2017, and they have included explains 19 year-old Le Thuy Vy, a Asia is now one of the fourth playoff were televised live netball on their list. Brunei then hosts shooter from the Vietnamese national in 11 countries in the Asian region, biggest netball regions the Games in 2019, and they are team. including Singapore, China, Hong Kong, in INF, with 20 member lobbying strongly for netball to be India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, included. Netball will then stand a very countries affiliated to the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and good chance of being a long-term SEA Vietnam. This gave the sport a higher Asian Netball Federation Games sport. (ANF). In 2014 alone, three visibility on television across the region and showcased the competitiveness of new member countries With the assistance of the Singapore netball. were admitted as ANF National Olympic Council, is able to reach out to many Myanmar and Vietnam Netball is perhaps the only team sport members – Myanmar, of the SEA countries. where the women’s team is the top In addition to sending coaches to the Vietnam and, more team in a sport! This unique positioning Philippines, Timor-Leste and Laos, Coaches were sent to Vietnam in in a very competitive sports market has recently, Afghanistan. their teams have been invited to December 2013 and Myanmar in allowed all the focus and resources Singapore in December for training, March 2014, and several more times to be placed on the women’s team. And it has not stopped there. A netball practice matches and to watch the since then, to coach and assist their This has had a great appeal among the course was run in the Philippines Nations Cup, an international netball national teams. Both countries then newer countries, especially those with in August, attended by 25 coaches competition that Singapore organises took part in the Mission Foods Asian a basketball background. They feel that and players. In October, our Netball annually. Singapore coaches will be going Netball Championships in Singapore in they have a great ownership of netball! September 2014. The teams showed to Timor-Leste and to Laos to help Afghanistan is the newest member excellent progress in just a few short Article by Cyrus Medora and Jane establish netball there. of the Asian Netball Federation, with months and they truly enjoyed the Sng, Netball Singapore. the support of the Pakistan Netball experience. Kyi Lae Soe is the captain What has caused this sudden flurry of Federation. There are provincial netball of the team from Myanmar, and is activity, and is it sustainable? bodies affiliated to the Afghanistan confident about their development: Netball Federation – Kabul, Herat, Asian Netball “I hope to learn as much as we can Netball has been included in the multi- Kandahar, Khost, Nangarhar, Helmond Federation Members before next year’s SEA Games.” This sport Southeast Asian (SEA) Games and Kunar. They have both women’s is already happening for Myanmar’s 2015 for only the second time in the and men’s teams, and several ladies on shooter, Khin San Dar Kyaw, who 56-year history of the Games. The 2015 their committee. This is an excellent explains that one of the benefits of Ordinary Members (16) SEA Games will be hosted in Singapore development in a war-torn country, and international competition is learning Australia, Brunei, Chinese in June 2015, and will feature 11 it is hoped that netball will be firmly from more experienced players: Taipei, Hong Kong, India, member countries and 36 sports. established as a sport, especially for “I really look up to Chen Huifen, Japan, Malaysia, Maldives, the women. Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sports in the SEA Games typically get Singapore’s GA.” Singapore, South Korea, Sri more funding support, and greater Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam. spectator and media interest in their Vietnam and Myanmar’s first batches countries. With this big opportunity of players and coaches have come to establish netball firmly as an SEA from basketball, and they have been Associate Members (4) Games sport for the future, Netball really excited by netball and the Abu Dhabi, Afghanistan, Singapore has spared no effort to get attention the sport gets. “What I like Bahrain, Dubai. more countries to take up the sport. about netball is the teamwork and Malaysia will host the bi-annual SEA how we bond together as a squad,” Chinese Taipei

10 | netball.org netball.org | 11 Action from the Asian Championships INF Rule Changes 2015 New Rules Take Shape

In the last issue of Netball timeline for delivering the draft co-operate with each other and work updated rules text to members by together. World, we spoke with March 2015. Chair of the INF Rules Trial 9 – Centre pass signal Advisory Panel, Cheryl Which rules have been trialled so Suggestion: ‘The scorer shall indicate far and where? the direction of a centre pass Danson, to find out about immediately after a stoppage’. the group’s task to review Trial 1 – a two-point scoring system Include wording in new rules text and the rules of the game. Trialled in New Zealand. ensure that it is clear that umpires remain responsible. Their work is starting Trial 2 – Injury / illness stoppage to to really take shape, be 30 seconds Reduction of whistle in the game so we caught up with Trialled in New Zealand and Jamaica. England and New Zealand have undertaken their own trials, and this Cheryl to hear the latest Trial 3 – Throw In replaced has also been implemented in FAST5. developments. Whilst with Free Pass RAP and Officiating have done their No trial undertaken – RAP have own statistical analysis, and further the details can’t yet be rejected this. work is planned on this. revealed, it’s obvious that some positive changes are Trial 4 – Setting the penalty What can we expect from the new Trialled in England, Jamaica and New rule book? on their way... Zealand. We’ve been looking at other sports’ rule books and we’re planning to What’s developed over the last Trial 5 – Taking Centre Pass restructure our rules to include three months with the Rules ‘The centre in possession of the ball various new sections; an Introduction Review? shall stand with at least one foot and Glossary, as well as sections on After analysing members’ rules wholly within the centre circle.’ Equipment, Before the Match, During submissions and other rules material, Trialled in New Zealand and the Match, Sanctions, Start or Restart the Rules Advisory Panel (RAP) have confirmation of support for this Play, and Game Management are all now agreed the rules changes, and proposal from Australia. being considered. One of the key the work of writing the updated changes you’ll see is more diagrams. rules text has been allocated to RAP Trial 6 – Advantage members, with input from Dawn No trial undertaken. RAP have What are the next steps? Jones (Officiating) and Jill McIntosh rejected this, but recommended to We have a meeting scheduled for (Coaching). the INF Board that the advantage rule November in New Zealand around is reworded to provide more clarity. the Netball World Series. At that We’ve also considered the rules meeting we will consolidate the draft book layout, and will be delivering Trial 7 – Control of Start of Play text that everyone has been working the rules in a new format. We’ve had ‘The umpire shall restart the game on and plan the preparation of more discussions with some other sports after all goals scored in the co- statistical and video evidence. about their rules text and looked at umpire’s half.’ their rule books’ layout to identify Advisory panels support this and will Watch out for more updates in our good practice. Looking to the future, undertake their own trials and prepare next issue of Netball World. we’d like to use video clips to support evidence based on them. the rules text. Trial 8 – Division of Control We had some useful feedback on No member volunteered to trial this. the trials that members volunteered As it is a significant change then it to undertake, and prepared would need to be trialled. recommendations for the INF Board RAP recommended to the INF Board about which of these should be that the current division of control is included in the new rules. maintained, but that it is emphasised in the rules that umpires need to Finally, we’ve prepared a detailed

12 | netball.org netball.org | 13 FAST5 Netball World Series FAST5 Action in Auckland

and produced back-to-back titles, their favourite winning in 2013 in a hotly-contested teams. Grant final against the Australian FAST5 said playing in the Flyers. FAST5 Netball World Series over the past two The name FAST5 reflects the innovative years has been fun, especially netball rule changes, with on-court after a gruelling six-match test team numbers reduced from seven series season in October. players to five, and three goal point scoring zones. The wing positions in “It’s a great way to finish the season the traditional seven-a-side game are with what is essentially a celebration missing from FAST5 sides and the of netball. Don’t get me wrong, we shooting circle is separated into three are out there on court to win, but the scoring zones. This gives shooters the FAST5 event is something the team chance to score one, two or three goal really enjoys,” she said. “The crowd points depending on where they are in gets involved and we all plan something the modified shooting zone. special for our team entrance. It’s a lot different to anything else we do Superior shooting skills are required in through the season.” the game and is a talking point, with a number of long-range shots falling within the ‘three point range’ or ‘super- shots’. This can somewhat nullify the very tall goal shooters who are often at their skilful best right under the net. Those shots taken at short range are worth just one goal point. Teams are also allowed to use rolling substitutions.

The shortened version of the traditional game of netball was the brainchild of the International Netball Federation and continues to grow in popularity around the world.

FAST5 Fern Katrina Grant says FAST5 certainly lives up to its name, describing it as one of the toughest physical challenges she has ever taken on. The fitness and skill required steps up a level from that needed in seven-a-side Photos courtesy of Michael Bradley netball. “I am so glad there are rolling subs in FAST5 netball, because I don’t Netball’s exciting FAST5 Staged over the course of two days at think anyone could last a full day with The Malawi Queens and Jamaican Vector Arena, the FAST5 concept has multiple matches if we didn’t get a Sunshine girls are also renowned for Netball World Series been taken to a whole new level with breather,” said Grant. “Without the their extroverted play on the netball returns to Auckland, New six international teams; England Fives, wing positions, all five players on the court, while the England Fives, Zealand in November 2014. FAST5 South Africa, Malawi Queens, court need to work that extra bit harder Australian FAST5 Flyers and FAST5 Sunshine Girls from Jamaica, Australian to make sure the ball gets down to the South Africa bring their own form of The event is set to wow FAST5 Flyers and the FAST5 Ferns from right end to score.” dynamism, making the tournament spectators, and offers New Zealand, playing 18 games over unique in the netball calendar. more top-class netball the period of the tournament. The party atmosphere of the two- day tournament adds to the whole FAST5 Netball World Series in scintillating bite-sized The FAST5 Ferns from New Zealand experience for spectators, who are 8 to 9 November 2014 pieces. were the inaugural champions in 2012 encouraged to dress up and support Vector Arena, Auckland, New Zealand

14 | netball.org netball.org | 15 FAST5 Fern Katrina Grant netballworld www.netball.org

Jamaica Builds Exciting Future Latest INF World Rankings The future of Jamaican they have learned as part of a project seeking sponsors to enable the project The world rankings were introduced in the Red Hills area of to be extended to other areas of the Rankings as of 14 September 2014 netball looks bright after Kingston, thanks to a partnership island. updated in September the start of a new training between Netball Jamaica and the following a number programme, launched in Kiwanis Club. of major international 1 Australia 13 Uganda 25 Zimbabwe 2 New Zealand 14 Samoa 26 USA October by INF President, The young participants have already matches. the Hon Molly Rhone, OJ, learned improved hand-eye co- 3 England 15 Tanzania 27 Hong Kong Whilst the Commonwealth Games CD (pictured right). ordination, decision-making, teamwork 4 Jamaica 16 Botswana 28 Ireland and interpretation of basic instructions, took centre stage, it was the Regional 5 Malawi 17 Papua New Guinea 29 Grenada Using reduced size posts and smaller all skills which translate to their Qualifying events for the 2015 World balls, Basic School students and everyday schooling, as well as to the Cup that had the biggest impact on the 6 South Africa 18 Zambia 30 Namibia rankings. teachers demonstrated the new skills netball court. Netball Jamaica is now 7 Fiji 19 Singapore 31 Swaziland In Africa, Uganda rises to 13th, and 8 Wales 20 St Lucia 32 Gibraltar Zambia to 18th, whilst Swaziland joins 9 Trinidad & Tobago 21 Canada Switzerland the list at 31st, having now played Scotland and Gibraltar Team Up sufficient matches to achieve a ranking. 10 Barbados 22 Cook Islands Bermuda 11 Northern Ireland 23 Malaysia 35 Malta Gibraltar Netball has seen In October, Netball Scotland tutors sport, from ground level right up to In the Americas, the USA makes a Leighanne Carracher and Janie Elliot national squads.” notable gain, to 26th, whilst Grenada 12 Scotland 24 Sri Lanka Israel a significant increase in taught and assessed 13 new UKCC joins the rankings at 29th. its number of qualified Level 1 assistant coaches in Gibraltar. In addition, a Netball Leader Award and enthusiastic netball Laura Pattison, the Gibraltar Netball was delivered to 14 Gibraltarian senior Coaching Coordinator, explains that the school pupils, who, having begun on coaches, thanks to a new coaches are raring to go: “The the coaching ladder, can now work successful partnership with benefits to Gibraltar Netball will be with local primary schools and are very Calendar of Events 2014 / 2015 Netball Scotland. evident with our development in the keen to have more opportunities in the future. In recent years, has Date Event Host established development partnerships Netball Scotland is committed to between less developed and more continue supporting their ‘buddies’ to developed member countries, and promote the progression of netball in 2014 the relationship between Scotland Gibraltar and in Europe, and Gibraltar and Gibraltar is proving particularly Netball is eager to continue this very 8 to 9 November FAST5 Netball World Series Auckland, New Zealand beneficial. All smiles in Gibraltar! rewarding relationship. 7 to 13 December Netball Nations Cup Singapore

14, 17, 20 December England v Malawi England Australia Scoop High-Profile Awards 2015

The accolades keep coming delighted to be recognised: “I’m just so 10 to 13 January Jamaica v England Jamaica honoured to win a leadership award, and for Australian netball, with in my first 12 months captaining the side. 6 to 8 March Netball Europe U17 Championships England the sport claiming three The girls are stoked with the team award honours at the Women’s and being recognised for all the hard work 15 to 17 May Netball Europe Open Championships Northern Ireland we’ve been doing not only on the court but Health ‘I Support Women In off it as well.” 5 to 16 June South East Asia Games Singapore Sport’ awards in Sydney. 19 to 21 June Netball Europe AGM and Council Wales Diamonds’ Coach, , was just The Australian Diamonds were named the as happy for Cox: “Cath has contributed TBC Asian Netball Youth Championships TBC A-Team of the Year, captain significantly to our sport, has had an took out the Leadership Legend award amazing career and is an absolute legend 7 to 16 August Netball World Cup Sydney, Australia while recently retired great of not just our sport, but Australian sport.” received the Service to Sport award. 2 to 4 October Netball Europe U21 Championships Scotland Attending the ceremony were Australian December Netball Nations Cup Singapore Geitz, who missed the celebrations whilst Diamonds , Catherine Cox preparing for the , was and . Photo courtesy of Women’s Health Australia

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