England Netball, formerly the "All England Netball Association", is the national governing body which oversees, promotes and manages
netball in England
In England, netball has been popular enough to be included as part of the physical education curriculum. Its inclusion had been at times controversial; during the 1910s and 1920s, schools worried about the potential negative impact of physical e ...
. It is responsible for the strategic plan of the sport across the country and is a not for profit customer-focused sport business.
Overview
England Netball is responsible for the management of the
England national netball team
The England national netball team, also known as the Vitality Roses, represent England Netball in international netball tournaments such as the Netball World Cup, the Commonwealth Games, the Netball Quad Series, the Taini Jamison Trophy, the ...
, nicknamed ''The Vitality Roses'', the professional
Netball Super League and the
Netball Premier League.
It also oversees a number of programs running from junior to development level such a
Walking NetballBack to NetballBee Netball
and the Future Roses National Academy for aspiring athletes under the age of 20.
As of August 2023, England Netball has 111,000 affiliated members and more than 180,000 women and girls play the sport every week.
Competitions and Leagues
England Netball organises the following competitions and leagues:
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.
References
External links
Official website
BBC Netball
Sky Sports Netball
Our Netball History – ''Archival website dedicated to English netball''
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Netball in England
England
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Organisations based in Hertfordshire
Organisations based in Leicestershire
Sports organizations established in 1926
Sport in Hertfordshire
Netball
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1926 establishments in England
Eng
Eng or ENG may refer to:
Language and linguistics
* Eng (letter), Ŋ ŋ
* En with descender, Ң ң
* eng, ISO 639-3 and ISO 639-2 code for English language
* Velar nasal, a phoneme
People
* Eng (name), a given name and surname in various cu ...
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