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November 20, 2019

C Award Umpiring Qualification Goes Digital

Welsh Netball is pleased to share the news that it has started to offer a digital C Award umpiring theory test, thereby increasing access to the qualification for aspiring netball umpires across the country. Netball Europe’s C Award is the first formal qualification on Netball Europe’s umpiring pathway and is the first qualification umpires must…

November 12, 2019

Julie Hoornweg’s Tenure as Wales Head Coach Ends After a Successful 18 Months

Welsh Netball can confirm that Julie Hoornweg’s tenure as Wales Head Coach has come to an end, after a transformative 18 months for Wales’ elite national side. Following Wales’ failure to qualify for the 2019 Netball World Cup, Hoornweg took charge of the senior team on an interim basis for the 2018 Commonwealth Games where…

November 4, 2019

Welsh Walking Netball Coach Is A UK Coaching Award Finalist

Welsh Netball is very pleased to share the news that Siân Ponting of Llantwit Fardre Walking Netball Club has been nominated for the final shortlist of the prestigious 2019 UK Coaching Awards as Community Coach of Year. Siân, who set-up and leads sessions for the 1 year-old club in Rhondda Cynon Taff is one of…

November 1, 2019

Welsh Netball Seeking Volunteers for 2020 Talent Centre Programme

Welsh Netball is looking for volunteers keen to be involved with coaching, umpiring and team management in its 2020 Talent Centre programme for Under 17 and Under 21 players. Full information about what Welsh Netball’s Talent Centres involve and how volunteers can get involved can be found in the expression of interest form downloadable below….

October 28, 2019

Wales Senior and Under 21 Open Trials

Applications are now open to trial for the Wales senior and Wales Under 21 netball squads. Both squads have enjoyed some great successes over the last 12 months and these trials represent an exciting opportunity to represent Wales and be part of a new and exciting 4-year campaign as we work towards qualification for the…

October 7, 2019

Powerful Performance from Wales U21 Secures European Silver

On Sunday 6 October, Wales Under 21 went into their final match of Netball Europe knowing that a win would likely see them take home a silver medal after a solid win over Scotland and a battling loss to hosts England. It was the same starting seven that performed so well against the Young Thistles…

September 12, 2019

Llantwit Fardre Walking Netball Club Celebrates Its First Year

One year ago, Welsh Netball in partnership with Sport Rhondda Cynon Taff and the Women’s Institute launched some walking netball pilot sessions at Llantwit Fardre Leisure Centre which grew into one of the country’s first walking netball clubs. Now Llantwit Fardre Walking Netball Club is a year old, the walking format of the game has…

April 30, 2019

Success for Sketty Stars in their Maiden Season

It has been quite the year for a brand-new netball club from Swansea Bay who have enjoyed success both on and off the court in their very first season. With well over two dozen players, the club trains out of Gower College on Sundays (4.30pm until 6pm) and competes in Division 2 of the Swansea…

May 23, 2018

GDPR: Guidance for Netball Clubs

On 25 May 2018 a new set of rules about data protection comes into force across the European Union. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is designed to ensure that data is gathered and managed correctly and responsibly. Under GDPR, netball clubs will be obliged to act diligently in how they handle data. Welsh Netball...