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An international governing body was formed to oversee the sport globally, now called the International Netball Federation (INF). [46] At the INF Congress 2013 in Glasgow, the INF announced that the Rules of Netball would be freely available online for individual use to assist the growth and development of the sport. [1]
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.
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 Fast5 Netball World Series and the European Netball Championship. They have also competed at the World ...
The first codified rules of netball were published in 1901 by the Ling Association, later the Physical Education Association of the United Kingdom. [33] [34] From England, netball spread to other countries in the British Empire.
In England, netball has been popular enough to be included as part of the physical education curriculum. [1] Its inclusion had been at times controversial; during the 1910s and 1920s, schools worried about the potential negative impact of physical exercise like netball participation on the health of girls. [2] Below is a list including some of ...
The 2025 Vitality Netball Nations Cup is an international netball series hosted and organised by England Netball. It will feature England, South Africa, Malawi and Uganda in a series, played in February 2025. The series will be played over two successive weekends.
Netball is primarily played in Commonwealth countries, which were heavily involved in standardising the rules for netball. [1] The Federation of European Netball Associations (FENA), sometimes referred to as Netball Europe, is the governing body for netball in the Europe netball region. The organisation was created in 1989/1990. [2]
The league is organised by England Netball but features teams based in England, Wales and Scotland. The league was commenced playing at the 2005–06 season, replacing the Super Cup as the elite netball competition in England. From 2016-21 the league was sponsored by VitalityHealth and, as a result, it was known as the Vitality Netball ...