The latest League information.
Don't forget to buy an 'Evening News' on a Tuesday to look at the netball report (in the Community Life section under 'community sport!)
Check out the forthcoming umpiring and coaching courses in the relevant sections of this website.
Please email any match reports to: paulabloor@sky.com as soon after games as possible. Thanks for your help!
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29/08/10: The Winter League fixtures are nearly completed and should be emailed to teams in a few days time.
27/6/10: North Norfolk Netball League is looking for teams.
7/6/10: Sassanachs Netball Club Charity Netball Tournament - Saturday 3rd July 2010.
Sassanachs
Netball Charity
Tournament
Charity: East Anglian Air Ambulance
Venue: Hellesdon Community Centre (Directions on request)
Date: Saturday 3rd July 2010
Time: 10am prompt to 1pm
Fee: £20 per team entering
Please respond to: Kimberleigh.walker@hotmail.co.uk
Please note: Teams are to supply a C award umpire or Beginner level that has been assessed for the C award or can be mentored. We can only have 10 teams enter. So please reply as soon as possible.
Cheques are made payable to East Anglian Air Ambulance.
Please send cheques to
Kim Walker, 7 Penn Close, Taverham, Norwich, NR8 6NL
Mobile: 07590819571
If you cannot play and want to make a donation we would be very grateful.
Web: www.nomadfeat.co.uk
Email: info@nomadfeat.co.uk
8/6/10: The Jean Liddle Netball Tournament is being held on Sunday 18th July 2010. Details and an application form are in the 'Jean Liddle' section of this site.
8/6/10: A Beginners Award Umpiring Course has been scheduled for Sunday 1st August 2010. Please check out the 'umpiring' section of this site.
8/6/10: Details and the application form for the winter leagues have been sent out. Please note that all application forms must be returned to the Fixtures Secretary, Cassie Wildey, by midnight on 30th June 2010.
4/6/10:
NCNA Secretary Lesley Crosthwaite (pictured here with International Umpire Gary Burgess) has retired from the Norfolk Committee after giving over 25 years of service to various netball committees, umpire mentoring, testing, tutoring and coaching. Lesley was presented with a parting gift and thanks at the Norfolk AGM on June 3rd. Best wishes to her from all the Norwich League!
1/5/10:
P.S.A. are looking for players for their division 2 team! If interested please call Ali on 01603 762613 or 07790 676019.
23/2/10: Paula Bloor, Geva Mentor, Amanda Jones, Loiusa Brownfield at the England V Australia match at the O2 Arena in London.
Liverpool 19/2/10 England won 41-40
Nottingham 21/2/10 England lost 53-48
On Tuesday 23rd February I travelled to the O2 in London's Docklands to watch the England Netball team play host to Australia, for the third in 3 test match games. Having won VIP tickets through England Netball, I thought it would be a great opportunity to report first hand, about my first international test series. England had won the first game in Liverpool, the previous Friday, by one goal, 41-40, and Australia had won the second game in Nottingham two days later, by five goals, 53-48, so in this final match both teams had everything to play for.
The O2 arena was packed from floor to rafters with screaming England fans, and a large contingent of Australian supporters were in evidence too. Sky Sports also were there to provide television coverage of all the games. Australia won the toss and had first centre pass and both teams were matching each other goal for goal in the first part of the first quarter, with England gaining the upper hand to lead 12-8. Keeping the teams unchanged they extended their lead by half time to 23-17. England replaced Sonia Mkoloma with Eboni Beckford-Chambers at GD for the third quarter and this quarter was very even, both teams scoring 12 goals. At one point England had a 9 goal lead, 29-20 but Australia pulled it back with some outstanding shooting under pressure by GS Kate Beveridge, to finish the third quarter with England ahead 35-29.
The last quarter saw England falter under the extreme defensive pressure from Australia's GD Mo'onia Gerrard. With the score at 36-33, an injury to our GD saw Sonia Mkoloma return to the court and try to contain the Australian fight back. A couple of forced errors from the England attack, coupled with a few controversial umpiring decisions against England gave Australia the upper hand and they drew level. With the fans screaming at the top of their lungs Australia pulled ahead and despite GK Geva Mentor and GD Sonia Mkoloma working tirelessly to intercept the passes into the circle, the England attack were just not able to covert them into goals and at the final whistle Australia had won 45-43. Dame Kelly Holmes presented both teams with their medals and trophy, to deafening applause. All the England players were courtside after the match for over an hour, signing autographs and posing for photos for all the young fans and are a credit to both England and sport in general. It was an amazing experience I will never forget.