From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

England Netball

Governing body of netball in England

England Netball, formerly the "All England Netball Association", is the national governing body which oversees, promotes and manages netball in England. It is responsible for the strategic plan of the sport across the country and is a not for profit customer-focused sport business.

Overview

England Netball is responsible for the management of the England national netball team, nicknamed The Vitality Roses, the professional Netball Super League and the Netball Premier League. It also oversees a number of programs running from junior to development level such as Walking Netball, Back to Netball, Bee Netball and the Future Roses National Academy for aspiring athletes under the age of 20.

As of July 2025, England Netball has 122,000 affiliated members and more than 180,000 women and girls play the sport every week.

Competitions and Leagues

England Netball organises the following competitions and leagues:

Netball Super League
Netball Premier League
NXT Gen League
Netball Performance League
U16 & U14 National Clubs Competition
U19, U16 & U14 National Schools Competition

Hall of Fame

The following England netball internationals have been inducted into England Netball's Hall of Fame.

The following coaches, administrators and umpires have been inducted into England Netball's Hall of Fame.

Inducted	Inductee	Roll
2001	Mary Beardwood	former England head coach
2001	Mary Bulloch
2001	Annette Cairncross
2001	Rose Harris
2001	Joyce Haynes
2001	Jean Perkins
2001	Sheelagh Redpath
2001	Rena Stratford	former England head coach
2001	Pat Taylor
2002	Jean Bourne
2002	Margaret Cassidy
2002	Frances Tomkins
2003	Betty Galsworthy	former England head coach
2003	Joyce Wheeler	former England head coach
2004	Heather Crouch	former England head coach
2005	Pam Orton
2005	Gordon Padley
2008	Janet Wrighton
2010	Liz Broomhead	former England head coach
2012	Anna Mayes	former England head coach
2013	Sheila Perks
2014	Cheryl Danson
2014	Joan Mills
2016	url=https://www.netballeast.org.uk/about-us/latest-news/gary-burgess-hall-of-fame/	title=Gary Burgess - Hall Of Fame	publisher=www.netballeast.org.uk	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920201029/https://www.netballeast.org.uk/about-us/latest-news/gary-burgess-hall-of-fame/	archive-date=20 September 2020	date=17 September 2016	access-date=26 October 2025}}	Umpire

Sources:

References

"What We Do".
"Competitions - The Official Home of England Netball".
(1 January 2018). "National Academy Athletes". England Netball.
(27 February 2011). "Get playing high five netball!". BBC Sport Academy.
"England Netball".
(8 December 2016). "Record number of women get active". Sport England.
(17 September 2016). "Gary Burgess - Hall Of Fame". www.netballeast.org.uk.
"England Netball – Hall of Fame". www.englandnetball.co.uk.
"Hall of Fame Award". www.ournetballhistory.org.uk.

Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

loughborough-sport netball-in-england netball-governing-bodies-in-europe organisations-based-in-hertfordshire organisations-based-in-leicestershire sports-organizations-established-in-1926 sport-in-hertfordshire sports-governing-bodies-in-england 1926-establishments-in-england national-members-of-world-netball

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about England Netball — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report