It’s fair to say that all sports have been affected by the lockdown and Covid-19 pandemic, and netball is no different. While we might not be able to meet up to train or play matches at the moment, that doesn’t mean the sport isn’t continuing to develop during this time. Speaking to Sky Sports News, Pamela Cookey, former England netball captain, said that she hopes that netball will be able to maintain its momentum and continue to grow once players are allowed to return to the courts. “You need to keep any sport in that limelight and in an environment where people can see it so that they want ..read more

It’s fair to say that all sports have been affected by the lockdown and Covid-19 pandemic, and netball is no different. While we might not be able to meet up to train or play matches at the moment, that doesn’t mean the sport isn’t continuing to develop during this time. Speaking to Sky Sports News, Pamela Cookey, former England netball captain, said that she hopes that netball will be able to maintain its momentum and continue to grow once players are allowed to return to the courts. “You need to keep any sport in that limelight and in an environment where people can see it so that they want ..read more

While our Putney netball classes may have to have been put on hold for the time being because of the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown meaning that we all have to stay close to home to slow the spread of the outbreak, this doesn’t mean that you can’t do a lot of practice yourself at home so that you can keep your skills alive for when classes do resume once again. The good news is that there are lots of drills that you can do even if you’re all by yourself and with the weather as lovely as it is right now, there’s no excuse not to head out into the garden to throw some balls around. If you hav ..read more

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There’s little as de-motivational as imagining the gym to inhabited by super-fit women who aren’t sweating a drop on the stair master, and the free weights section is overrun by ‘dudes’ doing bicep curls until it looks like their arms are going to pop like balloons. At first glance, that side of the gym isn’t the most welcoming environment to walk into as a beginner. You might feel self-conscious and insecure after not going to the gym in years, for whatever reason. You’ve thought about hiring a personal trainer, but the only image of a personal trainer in your mind is that they just sta ..read more

The Roses didn’t go home empty handed in the first-ever Netball Nations Cup, winning the bronze medal, although they had hoped to make it to the final to be competing for silver or gold. However, it wasn’t to be, with the England team losing to Jamaica in their semi-final, setting up a final clash between New Zealand and the Caribbean nation. England, meanwhile, played South Africa for bronze and were able to take the win in a close match where the final score was 65-63. Speaking to the BBC, England defender Stacey Francis said that the whole team expected to do better in the contest ..read more

19/20th March at The Grange School, Northwich Not long til finals! Here is the schedule for Plate Finals Day and our Plate Finalist T-Shirts and Hoodies.  We will be sending registrations forms to Finalist schools following their semi-final results.   The post inspiresport Sisters n Sport Netball National Cup 2019/2020 – PLATE FINALS 2020 appeared first on SISTERS n SPORT ..read more

24/25th March at Bromsgrove School Not long til finals! Here is the schedule for Finals Day and our Finalist T-Shirts and Hoodies.  We will be sending registrations forms to Finalist schools following their semi-final results. The post inspiresport Sisters n Sport Netball National Cup 2019/2020 – CUP FINALS 2020 appeared first on SISTERS n SPORT ..read more

PLATE FINALS 19/20th March at The Grange School, Northwich When the Sisters n Sport Netball National Cup launched back in April 2018, we wanted to give netballers more opportunities to compete and for them to experience playing teams from across the country that they would not normally play against. With our new title sponsor inspiresport we wanted this years competition to be even bigger and better!  Last year 125 schools and over 350 teams entered across 7 age groups.  For 2019/2020 we have had over 300 schools and 550 teams. This means that over 6500 girls have taken to the court in this ye ..read more

CUP FINALS 24/25th March at Bromsgrove School When the Sisters n Sport Netball National Cup launched back in April 2018, we wanted to give netballers more opportunities to compete and for them to experience playing teams from across the country that they would not normally play against. With our new title sponsor inspiresport we wanted this years competition to be even bigger and better!  Last year 125 schools and over 350 teams entered across 7 age groups.  For 2019/2020 we have had over 300 schools and 550 teams. This means that over 6500 girls have taken to the court in this year’s competit ..read more