Netball South Australia is the governing body for

netball Netball is a ball sport played on a rectangular court by two teams of seven players. The primary objective is to shoot a ball through the defender's goal ring while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own. It is one of a ...

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ...

. It is affiliated to

Netball Australia Netball Australia is the main governing body for netball in Australia. It is affiliated to World Netball. It is responsible for organising and administering the Australia national netball team, Suncorp Super Netball, Australian National Netba ...

. It is responsible for organizing and managing the

Netball South Australia Premier League The Netball South Australia Premier League, also referred to as the Netball SA Premier League is a state netball league, organised by Netball South Australia. On a national level, the league is effectively a third level league, below Suncorp Supe ...

as well as numerous other leagues and competitions for junior and youth teams. It is also responsible for organizing and managing two elite level representatives teams,

Adelaide Thunderbirds Adelaide Thunderbirds are an netball in Australia, Australian professional netball team based in Adelaide, South Australia. Since 2017 Suncorp Super Netball season, 2017 they have played in Suncorp Super Netball. Between 2008 ANZ Championship s ...

, who compete in the

Suncorp Super Netball The Super Netball League (known predominantly by its sponsored name Suncorp Group, Suncorp Super Netball (SSN)) is a professional netball league in Netball in Australia, Australia. It superseded the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship, which also inc ...

, and Southern Force who compete in the

Australian Netball League The Australian Netball Championships, formerly the Australian Netball League, is an Australian netball competition. Since 2008, it has served as a second-level competition, initially below the ANZ Championship and later below Suncorp Super Net ...

. Its headquarters are based at

Netball SA Stadium Netball SA Stadium is an netball in Australia, Australia netball stadium based in Mile End South, South Australia, Mile End South, Adelaide. Due to Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship and naming rights arrangements, it has also been known as ETSA ...

History

Netball South Australia was formed in

1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly demonstrating that DNA is the genetic material. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris B ...

and was originally known as the South Australia Women's Basketball Association (SAWBA). It later became the South Australian Netball Association (SANA).

Teams

Representative teams

Premier League clubs

The 2020

featured eight clubs, entering teams in two divisions – the Premier Division and Reserves Division.

Competitions

* Country Championships * Adelaide Metropolitan Netball Division * City Night Division

Netball SA Board

Graeme Gilbert has served as President of the Netball SA Board since 2009. He has been a director since 2001. ;Notable board members

References

External links

Netball South Australia on Facebook

Netball South Australia on Instagram

Netball South Australia / Adelaide Thunderbirds on Linkedin
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Netball Netball is a ball sport played on a rectangular court by two teams of seven players. The primary objective is to shoot a ball through the defender's goal ring while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own. It is one of a ...

1928 establishments in Australia