Team Bath (netball) explained

Team Name:Team Bath
Nickname:Blue and Gold
Location:Bath, Somerset
Regions:South West England/
West of England
Venue:Team Bath Arena
Sports Training Village
University of Bath
Captain:Lily May Catling
Coach:Asha Francis
League:Netball Superleague
Body1:blue
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Skirt1:blue
Body2:yellow
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Skirt2:yellow
Vice-Captain:Besty Creak

Team Bath is an English netball team based at the University of Bath. Their senior team plays in the Netball Superleague. In 2005–06 they were both founder members and the inaugural champions of the league. They were Superleague champions again in 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10 and 2013, and British Fast5 All-Stars Champions in 2021. The netball team is one of several sports teams based at the University of Bath that use the Team Bath brand name. Others include an association football team and a field hockey team.

History

Early years

The modern Team Bath netball team was formed during the late 1990s following the merger of several clubs and teams. These include Bath Netball Club, Bath Tigers and the Toucans Netball Club.[1] [2] The Team Bath Toucans name is still used by Team Bath's National Premier League team.[3]

Super Cup

Between 2001 and 2005, Team Bath Force, together with five other franchises – Northern Flames, London Tornadoes, London Hurricanes, University of Birmingham Blaze and Northern Thunder – competed in the Super Cup.[4] [5] [6] In 2004, with a squad that included Sara Bayman, Rachel Dunn, Jess Garland, Tamsin Greenway and Geva Mentor, Team Bath won the Super Cup.[7] [8] [9] [10] In the final they defeated Northern Thunder 49–43.[11] In 2005, with a squad that included Sara Bayman and Pamela Cookey, Team Bath also won the BUCS netball championship for the first time.[12] [13]

Netball Superleague

In 2005 Team Bath were named as the South West England/West of England franchise in the new Netball Superleague. Together with Brunel Hurricanes, Celtic Dragons, Leeds Carnegie, Galleria Mavericks, Northern Thunder, Loughborough Lightning and Team Northumbria, Team Bath were founder members of the league.[14] In 2005–06 with a squad that included Pamela Cookey, Rachel Dunn, Stacey Francis, Jess Garland, Tamsin Greenway and Geva Mentor, Team Bath won the inaugural Netball Superleague title.[15] [16] [17] Team Bath won further Netball Superleague titles in 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10 and 2013.[18] [19] [20] [21]

Senior finals

Netball Superleague Grand Finals

Between 2006 and 2009–10, Team Bath played in four out of five Netball Superleague Grand Finals. They reached their first Grand Final for eight years in 2021.[24]

SeasonWinners ScoreRunners Up Venue
2005–06[25] Team Bath43–35Galleria MavericksGuildford Spectrum
2006–07[26] Team Bath53–45Galleria MavericksGuildford Spectrum
2008–09[27] [28] Team Bath54–46Galleria MavericksCoventry Skydome
2009–10[29] Team Bath51–44Hertfordshire MavericksTrent FM Arena
2013[30] [31] [32] Team Bath62–56Celtic DragonsUniversity of Worcester Arena
2021Loughborough Lightning49-32Team BathCopper Box Arena

Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship

Team Bath played in the inaugural British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship final in 2017 [33] [34] and won the competition for the first time in 2021.[35]

SeasonWinners ScoreRunners Up Venue
2017 [36] [37] [38] Loughborough Lightning35–33Team BathThe O2 Arena
2021Team Bath23-17Saracens MavericksCopper Box Arena

Home venue

Team Bath play their home matches in the Team Bath Arena at the Sports Training Village on the University of Bath campus.[39] [40] [41]

Notable players

Internationals

Coaches

Head coaches

Coach Years
Lyn Gunson[42] [43] 1999–2005
Jan Crabtree [44] [45] 2005–2008
Jess Thirlby[46] [47] 2008–2015
Anna Stembridge[48] [49] [50] 2015–2022
Asha Francis2022–

Directors of netball

Coach Years
Lyn Gunson[51] 2005–2008
Jess Thirlby[52] [53] 2015–2019
Jo Vann [54] 2019–2021

Honours

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History. www.tbnetballclub.co.uk. 20 February 2020.
  2. Web site: Natalie Roddy looking to grow Team Bath Netball Futures Pathway programme after being appointed as Academy Head Coach. www.teambath.com. 18 February 2020. 4 February 2020.
  3. Web site: The Club. www.teambath.com. 20 February 2020.
  4. Web site: Netball: Silly name brigade get Super start. www.telegraph.co.uk. 18 February 2020. 4 May 2001.
  5. Web site: Flames Are Shot Down In Play-offs. www.chroniclelive.co.uk. 18 February 2020. 23 May 2001.
  6. Web site: Classy ladies. www.chroniclelive.co.uk. 18 February 2020. 14 May 2003.
  7. Web site: Rachel Dunn. www.teambath.com. 18 February 2020. 27 October 2013 .
  8. Web site: Sara Bayman. www.teambath.com. 18 February 2020. 12 November 2013.
  9. Web site: Tamsin Greenway. www.teambath.com. 18 February 2020. 13 October 2013.
  10. Web site: 2005–06 Team Bath squad. www.teambath.com. 18 February 2020.
  11. Web site: Sport in Brief. www.thetimes.co.uk. 18 February 2020. 17 May 2004.
  12. Web site: Sara Bayman. www.teambath.com. 18 February 2020. 12 November 2013.
  13. Web site: 2005–06 Team Bath squad. www.teambath.com. 18 February 2020.
  14. Web site: The UK Netball Superleague: A Case Study of Franchising in Elite Women's Sport. 1 January 2012. Brunel University, School of Sport and Education, Kingston Lane, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UK; and University of the Pacific, Department of Health, Exercise and Sport Science, Stockton, CA. Dr. Louise Mansfield & Dr. Lara Killick.
  15. Web site: TeamBath take Superleague title. news.bbc.co.uk. 5 April 2020. 4 June 2006.
  16. Web site: 2005–06 Team Bath squad. www.teambath.com. 18 February 2020.
  17. Web site: 2006–07 Team Bath squad. www.teambath.com. 1 April 2020.
  18. Web site: Team Bath defend their Super League Title. womensportreport.com. 5 February 2020. 9 June 2007.
  19. Web site: Gallery: Full Report: Mavericks lose out in grand final to Team Bath. www.whtimes.co.uk. 3 February 2020. 7 April 2009.
  20. Web site: Team Bath beat off Mavericks to win Superleague Grand Final. www.express.co.uk. 3 February 2020. 17 May 2010.
  21. Web site: Team Bath are champions. www.itv.com. 14 February 2020. 25 May 2013.
  22. Web site: Sport in Brief. www.thetimes.co.uk. 18 February 2020. 17 May 2004.
  23. Web site: History of England Netball (1891–2008). https://web.archive.org/web/20110719151135/https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/about-england-netball/history_of_england_netball. dead. 19 July 2011. www.englandnetball.co.uk. 19 July 2011.
  24. Web site: 2021-06-27. Blue & Gold have to settle for silver as Loughborough Lightning take the spoils in 2021 Vitality Netball Superleague Grand Final. 2021-11-10. Team Bath Netball. en.
  25. Web site: TeamBath take Superleague title. news.bbc.co.uk. 5 April 2020. 4 June 2006.
  26. Web site: Team Bath defend their Super League Title. womensportreport.com. 5 February 2020. 9 June 2007.
  27. Web site: Galleria Mavericks lose to Bath in Superleague Grand Final. www.whtimes.co.uk. 3 February 2020. 5 April 2009.
  28. Web site: Gallery: Full Report: Mavericks lose out in grand final to Team Bath. www.whtimes.co.uk. 3 February 2020. 7 April 2009.
  29. Web site: Team Bath beat off Mavericks to win Superleague Grand Final. www.express.co.uk. 3 February 2020. 17 May 2010.
  30. Web site: Team Bath are champions. www.itv.com. 14 February 2020. 25 May 2013.
  31. Web site: Pride for beaten Celtic Dragons. www.southwalesargus.co.uk. 14 February 2020. 26 May 2013.
  32. Web site: Super show by Celtic Dragons recognised by Team Bath conquerors. www.walesonline.co.uk. 14 February 2020. 29 May 2013.
  33. Web site: Lightning crowned British Fast5 All-Stars Champions. www.englandnetball.co.uk. 26 September 2017.
  34. Web site: British Fast5 All-Stars. www.teambath.com. 17 February 2020.
  35. Web site: 2021-10-31. Golden start to 2021-22 season as Team Bath Netball win British Fast5 All-Stars Championship for first time. 2021-11-10. Team Bath Netball. en.
  36. Web site: Results. www.fast5allstars.com. 13 February 2020. 24 September 2017.
  37. Web site: Final flourish as Team Bath Netball impress at first British Fast5 All-Stars Championships. www.teambath.com. 13 February 2020. 23 September 2017.
  38. Web site: Lightning crowned British Fast5 All-Stars Champions. www.englandnetball.co.uk. 26 September 2017.
  39. Web site: Matchday Information. www.teambath.com. 20 February 2020.
  40. Web site: Facilities. www.teambath.com. 20 February 2020.
  41. Web site: Team Bath. www.netballsl.com. 11 February 2020.
  42. Web site: BiG Showdown: 'Netball's Wenger' Gunson honoured at Bath. www.bbc.co.uk. 18 February 2020. 6 December 2019.
  43. News: Battle of the Sexes in Super Cup Build-Up. www.sportfocus.com. 28 April 2005. 6 May 2020.
  44. Web site: Team Bath take netball victory. www.sportfocus.com. 8 May 2020. 7 January 2008.
  45. Web site: Team Bath names new coaching line-up. www.express.co.uk. 21 February 2020. 16 May 2008.
  46. Web site: End of an era as Jess Thirlby announces Team Bath Netball departure after 20 successful years as player and coach. www.teambath.com. 20 February 2020. 14 January 2019.
  47. Web site: Jess Thirlby to leave Team Bath. www.skysports.com. 20 February 2020. 15 January 2019.
  48. Web site: Team Bath name ex-England boss Anna Stembridge as new coach. www.bbc.co.uk. 20 February 2020. 11 January 2016.
  49. Web site: Anna Stembridge. www.teambath.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20230425182903/https://www.teambath.com/2016/01/11/anna-stembridge/. 25 April 2023. 20 February 2020. 11 January 2016.
  50. Web site: Anna Stembridge to step down as Team Bath Netball Superleague Head Coach at end of 2022 season after two decades with Blue & Gold. www.teambath.com. 14 April 2022. 25 April 2024.
  51. Web site: BiG Showdown: 'Netball's Wenger' Gunson honoured at Bath. www.bbc.co.uk. 18 February 2020. 6 December 2019.
  52. Web site: End of an era as Jess Thirlby announces Team Bath Netball departure after 20 successful years as player and coach. www.teambath.com. 20 February 2020. 14 January 2019.
  53. Web site: Jess Thirlby to leave Team Bath. www.skysports.com. 20 February 2020. 15 January 2019.
  54. Web site: Jo Vann: Team Bath coach on the similarities between a netball coach and army captain. www.bbc.co.uk. 18 February 2020. 11 December 2019.

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