England Netball Explained

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.^[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.^{[2] [3]}

As of August 2023, England Netball has 111,000 affiliated members^[4] and more than 180,000 women and girls play the sport every week.^[5]

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.^[6]

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

• Anna Mayes

2013

• Sonia Mkoloma
• Sheila Perks MBE

2014

• Jade Clarke
• Cheryl Danson
• Joan Mills

2015

• Pamela Cookey
• Geva Mentor CBE

2016

• Gary Burgess

External links

• Official website
• BBC Netball
• Sky Sports Netball
• Our Netball History – Archival website dedicated to English netball

Notes and References

1. Web site: England Netball secure new sponsorship deal with Vitality | Netball News | Sky Sports . 2019-01-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190108102215/https://www.skysports.com/netball/news/12415/11533540/england-netball-secure-new-sponsorship-deal-with-vitality . 2019-01-08 . live .
2. Web site: National Academy Athletes. 1 January 2018. England Netball. 8 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180408113132/https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/england/national-academy-athletes/. 8 April 2018. live.
3. Web site: Get playing high five netball!. 27 February 2011. BBC Sport Academy. 8 March 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110302051243/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/sa/netball/give_it_a_go/newsid_2933000/2933617.stm. 2 March 2011. live.
4. Web site: Franks . Hannah . 23 August 2023 . England Netball 2022/23 Annual Report . England Netball . Refer to pp. 4 of the report..
5. Web site: Record number of women get active. Sport England. 8 December 2016. 8 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180409043142/https://www.sportengland.org/apsresults/. 9 April 2018. live.
6. Web site: England Netball Hall of Fame. 1 January 2018. England Netball. 19 December 2018. 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/. 19 December 2018. live.