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A walking netball programme was first developed in England in 2017, as a collaboration between England Netball and the charity Age UK. [3] It is played in countries including England, [1] [4] Australia [5] and New Zealand. [6] [7]
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.
Walking netball is a slower-paced version of netball designed to encourage participation by older or less fit players. The rules forbid running or jumping, and allow an extra step with the ball and 4 seconds, rather than 3, to hold the ball. [77] [78]
The 2024 Vitality Netball Nations Cup was an international netball series hosted and organised by England Netball. It featured England , Australia , New Zealand and Uganda in a series, played in January 2024.
In walking football the game was originally played without goalkeepers (though goalkeepers now play in some variations) and, crucially, the ball must never be kicked above head height. [12] Different footballs are used in the indoor and the outdoor variations of the sport. When played indoors, a size 4 futsal ball is used.
The 2024 Australia England netball series featured Australia and England playing three netball test matches in September 2024. [1] [2] The Australia team were coached by Stacey Marinkovich and captained by Liz Watson. The England team was coached by Jess Thirlby and captained by Fran Williams. Australia won the series 2–1.
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London Mavericks is an English netball team originally based at the University of Hertfordshire in Hatfield. Their senior team plays in the Netball Superleague. In 2005–06 they were founder members of the league. They were Superleague champions in 2007–08 and 2011. Due to various sponsorship deals and partnership arrangements, the team has ...