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England Netball
Founded1926; 98 years ago (1926)
RegionEurope
PresidentLindsay Sartori
CEOFran Connolly
Women's coachJess Thirlby
Official website
www.englandnetball.co.uk
England

England Netball, formerly the "All England Netball Association", is the national body which oversees, promotes and manages netball in England.

Overview

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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

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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

2009

2010

  • Liz Broomhead MBE

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

References

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  1. ^ "England Netball secure new sponsorship deal with Vitality | Netball News | Sky Sports". Archived from the original on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  2. ^ "National Academy Athletes". England Netball. 1 January 2018. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Get playing high five netball!". BBC Sport Academy. 27 February 2011. Archived from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
  4. ^ Franks, Hannah (23 August 2023). "England Netball 2022/23 Annual Report". England Netball. Refer to pp. 4 of the report.
  5. ^ "Record number of women get active". Sport England. 8 December 2016. Archived from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  6. ^ "England Netball Hall of Fame". England Netball. 1 January 2018. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
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