England Netball
England Netball | |
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Founded | 1926; 98 years ago (1926) |
Region | Europe |
President | Lindsay Sartori |
CEO | Fran Connolly |
Women's coach | Jess Thirlby |
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England Netball, formerly the "All England Netball Association", is the national body which oversees, promotes and manages netball in England.
Overview
England Netball is responsible for the management of the England national netball team, nicknamed The Vitality Roses.[1] It also oversees a number of programs running from junior to development level such as High Five Netball, Walking Netball, Bee Netball and the Roses National Academy for aspiring athletes under the age of 20.[2][3]
As of August 2023, England Netball has 111,000 affiliated members[4] and more than 180,000 women and girls play the sport every week.[5]
Hall of Fame
England Netball launched the concept of the Hall of Fame in 2001, in the year of the 75th Anniversary of the All England Netball Association. The inductees are listed below by year inducted.[6]
2001
- Mary Beardwood
- Mary Bulloch
- Annette Cairncross
- Mary French (née Bushell)
- Rose Harris, MBE
- Joyce Haynes
- Jean Perkins OBE
- Sheelagh Redpath
- Kendra Slawinski
- Rena Stratford
- Pat Taylor MBE
- Mary Thomas MBE
2002
- Jean Bourne
- Margaret Cassidy OBE
- Frances Tomkins
2003
- Betty Galsworthy
- Joyce Wheeler
2004
- Heather Crouch MBE
2005
- Pam Orton
- Gordon Padley MBE
- Anne Stephenson
2007
- Colette Thomson
2008
- Janet Wrighton MBE
- Amanda Newton
2009
- Karen Atkinson MBE
2010
- Liz Broomhead MBE
2012
- Anna Mayes
2013
- Sonia Mkoloma
- Sheila Perks MBE
2014
- Jade Clarke
- Cheryl Danson
- Joan Mills
2015
- Pamela Cookey
- Geva Mentor CBE
2016
- Gary Burgess
References
- ^ "England Netball secure new sponsorship deal with Vitality | Netball News | Sky Sports". Archived from the original on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "National Academy Athletes". England Netball. 1 January 2018. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ "Get playing high five netball!". BBC Sport Academy. 27 February 2011. Archived from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- ^ Franks, Hannah (23 August 2023). "England Netball 2022/23 Annual Report". England Netball.
Refer to pp. 4 of the report.
- ^ "Record number of women get active". Sport England. 8 December 2016. Archived from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ "England Netball Hall of Fame". England Netball. 1 January 2018. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
External links
- Official website
- BBC Netball
- Sky Sports Netball
- Our Netball History – Archival website dedicated to English netball
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- Mary French
- Jean Robinson
- Josephine Higgins
- Marion Lofthouse
- Anna Miles
- Judi Heath
- Pat Watson
- Jillean Hipsey
- Kendra Slawinski
- Fiona Murtagh
- Joanne Zinzan
- Olivia Murphy
- Amanda Newton
- Karen Atkinson
- Sonia Mkoloma
- Pamela Cookey
- Jade Clarke
- Geva Mentor
- Ama Agbeze
- Serena Guthrie
- Yasmin Parsons
- Natalie Metcalf
- Laura Malcolm
- Imogen Allison
- Layla Guscoth
- Halimat Adio
- Sophie Drakeford-Lewis
- Razia Quashie
- Fran Williams
- Rena Stratford
- Ellen Marsh
- Mary French
- Joyce Wheeler
- Irene Beagles
- Gerry Cornwell
- Heather Crouch
- Betty Galsworthy
- Liz Broomhead
- Mary Beardwood
- Julie Hoornweg
- Lyn Gunson
- Margaret Caldow
- Sue Hawkins
- Maggie Jackson
- Collette Thomson
- Anna Mayes
- Tracey Neville
- Jess Thirlby
- Liana Leota