Canary Wharf Netball Players Available Friday Lunchtimes

Hello Netballers!

This page is for you:

  • If you’re interested in finding a netball team in the brand new Friday Lunchtime Netball league at the luxurious Reebok Sports Club, Canary Wharf. Leave your contact details and say something about what you’re looking for.  This is a ladies only netball league.
  • If you would like to recruit players to make up a netball team.  Again, leave your contact details.
  • If you are short of players one lunchtime and would like to find a ringer (or be a ringer) to fill-in at the last minute.

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If you have a team ready to go and would like to join this league then please apply online by clicking here.  Alternatively please email Jen on jen.hart@topcorner.co.uk or call on 0207 036 9911.

See the comments below for details of players and teams.

DON’T FORGET TO LEAVE YOUR CONTACT DETAILS AND REMEMBER TO KEEP SPARE KIT AT YOUR OFFICE IN CASE A TEAM ARE IN NEED OF A LAST MINUTE RINGER!

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Your chance to meet the England Netball team @ B-Fit!

Thanks to our friends at England Netball we have a great opportunity for some of our netballers to share the court with England’s all conquering women’s team this weekend at the B-Fit Expo. The event will be taking place at the Excel Centre in Canary Wharf on 28-29th Jan 2012.

The England girls will be out on both days to keep the crowds entertained and show off the skills that made them World Champions. If you’d to come down and join the fun we have a great 2 for 1 discount for all Top Corner teams and friends. Just head over to www.b-fitexpo.co.uk to book tickets, and use the code NTB 241. Anyone booking two tickets will receive a second free. Grab a friend, come down and see what all the fuss is about.

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Netball making progress, now time for some recognition

  • The first 15 minutes of this show are worth listening to and offer some good insights into some of the very real gains netball has made over the last few years, especially in terms pushing participation. Perhaps the salient point here is that for all it’s recent grass-roots success netball still receives very little media recognition, in spite of the achievements of our national team.
  • Julien Worraker talks to Sascha Corbin (Current England Player) and Lyn Carpenter (Netball England) about Back to Netball and the sports drive to engage with old and new players alike.

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The Netball Clinc Has A New Home…

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I’m pleased to announce that the Netball Cinic will finally be back in  action this June. We will be taking bookings from June 1st with sessions themselves set to resume from June 16th.

Throughout the past couple of months we’ve been working hard to find a new home for the clinic and I can now confirm that we will be moving toVauxhall on Thursday evenings from 18:30 to 20:00. We are hope that moving to mid-week will mean that more of you will be able to take part than ever before.

We are happy to take on teams or individuals, guys or girls and as long as you want to enjoy yourselves and learn some new tricks I’m certain you will get something from the clinic…

For booking information please read on…

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South London Players!

top_corner_netball_01Hello Netballers!

This page is for you:

  • If you’re interested in finding a netball team in the South London area (London Bridge, Waterloo, Brixton, Southwark, Vauxhall, Oval).  Leave your contact details and say something about what you’re looking for.  We have  both ladies and mixed netball competitions.
  • If you have a netball team in these areas and want to recruit players.  Again, leave your contact details.

See the comments below for details of players and teams.  Or visit our Liverpool Street and Euston & Turnham Green lists.

If you have a team ready to go, and would like to join one of our leagues, visit our home page to see the venues!

DON’T FORGET TO LEAVE YOUR CONTACT DETAILS!

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Liverpool Street Players!

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This page is for you:

  • If you’re interested in finding a netball team in the Liverpool Street leagues.  Leave your contact details and say something about what you’re looking for.  We have  both ladies and mixed netball competitions.
  • If you have a netball team in these areas and want to recruit players.  Again, leave your contact details.

If you have a team ready to go, and would like to join one of our leagues, visit our home page to see the venues!

See the comments below for details of players and teams.  Or visit our South London and Euston & Turnham Green lists.

DON’T FORGET TO LEAVE YOUR CONTACT DETAILS!

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Turnham Green & Euston Players!

top_corner_netball_01Hello Netballers!

This page is for you:

  • If you’re interested in finding a netball team in the Turnham Green or Euston leagues.  Leave your contact details and say something about what you’re looking for.  We have  both ladies and mixed netball competitions.
  • If you have a netball team in these areas and want to recruit players.  Again, leave your contact details.

If you have a team ready to go, and would like to join one of our leagues, visit our home page to see the venues!

DON’T FORGET TO LEAVE YOUR CONTACT DETAILS!

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Well hello boys… Netball courting a new crowd to show it’s not all bibs and gymslips

Ben Duffy/SWPIX.COMAn invitation to watch a netball match elicits one of two responses from the men in my life.

It’s either, ‘Cor, yeah, 14 fit women running around in Lycra. Yes please’ or, more commonly, a cutting comment about how rubbish netball was at school, when chubby girls in pleated skirts and baggy bibs chucked a ball around on the playground during PE lessons.

The fact is, most men would not be seen dead at a netball match. So England Netball, the sport’s governing body, launched their ‘Bring a Bloke’ campaign during last season’s Co-operative Netball Super League to tackle a problem in a sport that more than one million women and girls play every week.

Because if you can’t go home and chat about your game with your dad, brother, male friends or partner, then they can’t share something that really matters to you. Read the rest of this entry »

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Residents’ netball team goes for gold

The all-singing, all-dancing residents of CLS Care Home, Holcroft Grange in Culcheth, have recently added netball to their long list of talents. Having already produced a touring music group, the residents now have a netball team, the ‘Golden Oldies’.

With an average age of 90 years, the team members polish their throwing, catching and shooting skills twice a week, in training sessions run by the home’s Activity Coordinator-come-team coach, Christine Carroll. Read the rest of this entry »

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Be the best at … Netball

Mix it up ”Speed, power and agility are essential, backed up by a good aerobic base, says Sue Hawkins, national coach for the England team. “Your training should be varied, such as wobble boards for honing balance, squats for boosting jump power and weights for building strength in key areas – for example, strong calves and ankles are essential for good agility.”

Shake off your opponent “If you find yourself running for more than 2-3m, you need to change direction. If you keep doing the same thing, they’ll anticipate you and you won’t lose them.”

Communicate well ”Have a captain, but also have leaders. “Each section of the team (attacks, centre court and defence) should meet to decide their specific objectives for each game – for example, the centre court could decide that they’re aiming for smoother transitions between defence and attack – then share them with the team. A nominated leader in each section should then make sure that those objectives are worked to.”

Be persistent “The key to good defending is hassle, hassle, hassle,” Hawkins says. “Even when the ball is at the other end, you should be hassling and keeping your opponent out of their comfort zone, tiring them out mentally and physically.”

Make an arc ”To perfect your shooting, imagine a trajectory in the shape of an upside-down J, with the horizontal line where you’re standing and the curve ending over the ring. “Starting with the ball above your head, aim about 20cm above the ring. The ball should arc high above it and drop through, rather than bouncing on the rim. Also, make sure your wrists and elbows point towards the ring.”

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Lisa Buckingham
The Guardian, Saturday 20 December 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/dec/20/netball-elite

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