England Netball
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{{National netball association
| unionname = England Netball
| nativename =
| logo = England netball logo.png
| logosize = 180px
| founded = {{Start date and age|1926}}
| region = Europe
| regionyear =
| president = Lindsay Sartori
| ceo = [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/netball/2019/10/30/england-netballs-new-chief-executive-targets-world-no-1-spot/ Fran Connolly]
| womenscoach = Jess Thirlby
| captain = Serena Guthrie
| countryflag = England
| url = https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/
}}
England Netball, formerly the "All England Netball Association", is the national body which oversees, promotes and manages netball in England.
Overview
England Netball is responsible for the management of the England national netball team, nicknamed The Vitality Roses.{{Cite web |url=https://www.skysports.com/netball/news/12415/11533540/england-netball-secure-new-sponsorship-deal-with-vitality |title=England Netball secure new sponsorship deal with Vitality | Netball News | Sky Sports |access-date=2019-01-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108102215/https://www.skysports.com/netball/news/12415/11533540/england-netball-secure-new-sponsorship-deal-with-vitality |archive-date=2019-01-08 |url-status=live }} It also oversees a number of programs running from junior to development level such as [https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/high5/ High Five Netball], [https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/my-game/walking-netball/ Walking Netball], [https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/play/bee-netball/ Bee Netball] and the Roses National Academy for aspiring athletes under the age of 20.{{cite web|url=https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/england/national-academy-athletes/|title=National Academy Athletes|date=1 January 2018|work=England Netball|access-date=8 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408113132/https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/england/national-academy-athletes/|archive-date=8 April 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/sa/netball/give_it_a_go/newsid_2933000/2933617.stm|title=Get playing high five netball!|date=27 February 2011|work=BBC Sport Academy|access-date=8 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302051243/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/sa/netball/give_it_a_go/newsid_2933000/2933617.stm|archive-date=2 March 2011|url-status=live}}
As of August 2023, England Netball has 111,000 affiliated members{{cite web |last=Franks |first=Hannah |date=23 August 2023 |title=England Netball 2022/23 Annual Report |url=https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/document/2022-2023-annual-report/ |work=England Netball |quote=Refer to pp. 4 of the report.}} and more than 180,000 women and girls play the sport every week.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportengland.org/apsresults/|title=Record number of women get active|work=Sport England|date=8 December 2016|access-date=8 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409043142/https://www.sportengland.org/apsresults/|archive-date=9 April 2018|url-status=live}}
Hall of Fame
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/make-the-game/make-the-gamemake-the-gamemake-the-gamemake-the-gamemake-the-gamevolunteers/make-the-gamevolunteersgoalden-globes/hall-of-fame-2/|title=England Netball Hall of Fame|date=1 January 2018|work=England Netball|access-date=19 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219182411/https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/make-the-game/make-the-gamemake-the-gamemake-the-gamemake-the-gamemake-the-gamevolunteers/make-the-gamevolunteersgoalden-globes/hall-of-fame-2/|archive-date=19 December 2018|url-status=live}}
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
- Janet Wrighton MBE
- Amanda Newton
2009
- Karen Atkinson MBE
2010
- Liz Broomhead MBE
2012
2013
- Sonia Mkoloma
- Sheila Perks MBE
2014
- Jade Clarke
- Cheryl Danson
- Joan Mills
2015
2016
- [https://www.netballeast.org.uk/about-us/latest-news/gary-burgess-hall-of-fame/ Gary Burgess]
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.englandnetball.co.uk/ Official website]
- [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/netball/ BBC Netball]
- [http://www.skysports.com/netball/ Sky Sports Netball]
- [http://www.ournetballhistory.org.uk/ Our Netball History – Archival website dedicated to English netball]
{{England national netball team}}
{{Netball in the United Kingdom}}
{{Netball in Europe}}
{{National Members of the International Federation of Netball Associations}}
{{Sports governing bodies in England}}
{{Sports governing bodies in the United Kingdom}}
{{Authority control}}
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