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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.
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 ...
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.
The following is a list of notable England netball international players who have represented the national team in international tournaments such as the Netball World Cup, the Commonwealth Games, World Games, the Netball Quad Series, the Taini Jamison Trophy the Fast5 Netball World Series and the European Netball Championship and in other senior test matches.
A version called High Five Netball is promoted by the All England Netball Association. [75] It is aimed at 9- to 11-year-old girls and includes only five positions. [75] The players swap positions during the game. [76] When a player is not on the court, she is expected to help the game in some other way, such as being the timekeeper or ...
The Netball Super League is a top level netball league featuring teams from the United Kingdom. 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
Jessica Thirlby (née Garland; born 15 November 1979) is a former England netball international and the current head coach of the England national netball team. As a player, she was a member of the Team Bath squad that won the inaugural 2005–06 Netball Superleague title. She also represented England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.