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CONTENTS: NETBALL BRIEFING PACK

     EXECUTIVE SUMMARY             3

     WHAT IS NETBALL?              7

     FACTS AND FIGURES             9

     FINANCIALS                   11

     PARTICIPATION                13

     ATTENDANCE                   16

     MEDIA COVERAGE               18

     COMMERCIAL PARTNERS          20

     RESEARCH AND INSIGHT         22

     CLUBS                        26

     ATHLETES, UMPIRES, COACHES   29

     GOVERNING BODIES             34

     COMPETITIONS                 37

     NEWS STORIES                 40
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EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY                                                                          4

Why netball’s broad audience
is the perfect shot for brand ROI
The English netball team have successfully brought the sport into the public eye after
their success at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Its players are rising stars in new
role-model positions, perfectly placed to bring brands commercial exposure through
mainstream and social media platforms. Combined with effective initiatives set up by
its governing body, the only way is up.

Neither an Olympic or Paralympic sport, netball has no official Team GB. The England
women’s team is ranked No. 2 in the world behind Australia and is one of few non-
Olympic sports to receive Sport England Funding. It has over 20 million annual
participants and one million weekly players, with unique access to a broad age
demographic of economically active participants. As hosts to the 2019 Netball World
Cup, all the sport needs is an investment plan post-2019 to keep its elite programme in
place and support sustainable growth from the grass-roots up.

Over 286,000 people aged 16 or over play netball at least twice a month, according
to Sport England’s Active Lives survey. This is an increase of 25’000 (16.4%) on the
same period than the previous year and a rise of 68,500 (61.3%) since 2006, making
it the fourth fastest-growing sport in the UK. The governing body has also seen a
3.42% annual rise in its members affiliated to take part in leagues. Uniquely, netball’s
most engaged demographic is 36-45 year olds, accounting for one quarter of all
participants. This group are likely to have disposable income to invest in spectating
live events along with equipment and apparel; a valuable group for brands and rights
holders.

At a global level, the International Netball Federation (INF) has also implemented
a four-year plan to drive the sport further into the spotlight by 2020 and grow its
existing global audience of over 7.1million.

National governing body, England Netball has a ‘Your Game, Your Way’ ethos,
designed to grow participation by an average of 10,000 every year, deliver a 1st class
experience and establish England as the world’s number one team. It also leads a
progressive infrastructure to allow all involved in the sport to collaborate behind one
dream. This was partly fulfilled in April when Team England took gold against Australia
at the Commonwealth Games and 1.1 million people watched the BBC’s highlights
coverage of their victory.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY                                                                          5

An England talent pathway has been established to nurture rising talent through
National Academies, a series of central and weekend netball camps designed for ages
from 13 to 19. England U17 and U19 squads are selected from The Roses Academy with
direct progression links to the elite pathway.

England Netball’s newly updated ENjoy ENsure ENtrust policy is responsible for
protecting the integrity of the sport and making sure anyone of any level and
background can enjoy the game. Their ‘Back to Netball’ initiative supported by Vitality,
GO Girl, Movelat and Mrs Crimbles with the slogan, “Renew You”, has seen over 60,000
women get involved with the game since their introduction in 2009. The “High
Five” campaign also raises participation at entry level for kids aged 9-11 in schools,
communities and workshops.

Cancer Research UK is England Netball’s official charity partner for the upcoming 2019
Netball World Cup, which is expected to break previous records of tickets sold for live
spectators, set three years ago. The 2016 final between Australia and New Zealand
took place in front of a record 16,849 crowd, with Sydney’s Allphones Arena having
opened its doors to 97,777 spectators over the course of 10 days. At a national level,
the 2016 Super Saturday became the biggest spectator event in the history of English
netball with an attendance of 7,621.

Member of the England Roses and 2018 Commonwealth Champion, Geva Mentor
has an extensive social media following, over 16.8K on Twitter and 31.1K on Instagram.
Roses Wing Defence, Serena Guthrie also boasts a twitter following of 11.8K and 18.2K
on Instagram. Goal Attack player, Helen Housby, sealed England their Commonwealth
victory, scoring a net in the final second of the game and has 12.7K Twitter followers
and 34.1K on Instagram. All three are selected members of Team England’s new
dedicated full-time programme of 21 athletes in the run up to the 2019 World Cup.

At a national level, the top 10 British teams meet regularly during the annual netball
Superleague, a 20 event championships currently topped by Wasps Netball followed
by Loughborough Lightning. Manchester Thunder and Team Bath hold 3rd and 4th
positions. The league shares some sponsors with England Netball, including Vitality,
Gilbert Netball, GO Girl Insurance, iPro Sport and WholeEarth. They’re also supported
by Sky Tickets, Smile Group Travel and Sky Sports.

Current sponsors of England netball include Vitality Health and Life Insurance who
own the rights to the Superleague until 2019. Gilbert Netball stand as the team’s
main equipment sponsor, while Gulliver’s Travel offer travel support for the team’s
competitions around the world. Other sponsors include Wholefoods and iPro who
provide food and drinks. Other partners include Mitsubishi, Sport England, The
Lottery, Sky Sports, Whole Earth Foods, Gilbert Netball, LRG Fitness, Harrod Sport,
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY                                                                          6

Dynamik, SPORTTAPE, Cancer Research UK, Sport Experiences, PGL, Masterclass,
Sports 360 and Europe Corporate Cup of Netball.

Raising and supporting the sport’s inclusivity to disabled and impaired participants
is a key part in the INF’s four-year plan. In 2016, England Netball announced its ‘Core
Inclusive Clubs Programme’ which gives clubs grants up to £1,000 to improve their
inclusivity. England Netball also teamed up with a Disability Sports Coach in February
2018 to deliver Netball tasters as part of the ‘Winter Club Games’, an event giving
equal opportunities for disabled people to play sport. Walking Netball has become a
popular adaptation of the game, with other versions including wheelchair netball and
impaired vision and hearing netball.

Maintaining its Roses Elite program whilst also growing it’s under-21’s England Futures
squad are the top priorities for England Netball to continue its momentum. Following
their Commonwealth success, England netball was awarded £16.9m by Sport England
in 2017, with £3m dedicated towards the national side. The budget is only enough to
last England’s professional team until 2019. The sport will then solely rely on ticket
sales, sponsorship revenue and creative ways of delivering netball to audiences.

There are significant opportunities to connect with a world-class team in a sport with
rising participation and popularity rate to achieve a mutually beneficial ROI - in terms
of helping fund the growth of a sport whilst placing your brand front and centre with a
rapidly growing, wealthy audience demographic.
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 WHAT IS
NETBALL?
WHAT IS NETBALL?                                                                     8

Description

Netball is a ball sport played by two teams of seven players. Games are played
on a rectangular court with raised goal rings at each end. The object is to score
goals from within a defined area, by throwing a ball into a ring attached to a
3.05 metres (10 feet) high post. Players are assigned specific positions, which
define their roles within the team and restrict their movement to certain areas
of the court. During general play, a player with the ball can hold onto it for
only three seconds before shooting for a goal or passing to another player.
The winning team is the one that scores the most goals. Netball games are 60
minutes long but variations have been developed to increase the game’s pace
and appeal to a wider audience.

Players

• 7-a-side
• 5-a-side (Fast5 format)

Formats

• Traditional
• Fast Net/Fast5
• Beach
• Walking Netball
• Disability Netball
• Nets

The INF describes netball as ‘an exciting, fast and skillful game of fair contest.’ The
sport is played globally and teams from all around the world have been successful
on the international stage. Netball first developed as a game predominantly played
by women and girls but popularity is increasing among males.
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FACTS &
FIGURES
FACTS AND FIGURES                                                                  10

Global

• 20 million participants - 90% being female

• 80 - countries played in

• 2nd - England world rankng, Northern Ireland 8th, Scotland 9th, and Wales 11th
  (based on matches up to 30th June, 2018)

UK

• June 2016 - England’s netballers became full-time professionals

• The East - England’s biggests netballing region

World Cup

• Bronze - England came third at the 2015 World Cup, which was Australia’s
  third World Cup win in a row

• 16,849 - attended the 2015 final in Sydney, a record attendance for
  a netball match.

• Three - most prolific goal scorers included players from Malawi, Jamaica,
  and South Africa.

• 100,000+ - tickets sold

England have found success in this truly global sport. Recent progress means
hopes are high for the 2019 World Cup, hosted in England itself at Liverpool’s
Echo Arena. However, the England Roses are yet to win a World Cup, a
tournament historically dominated by Australia.
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FINANCIALS
FINANCIALS                                                                        12

Global

• $1.4m - merchandise sold at the 2015 Netball World Cup Sydney

• $30,000 - minimum that players will earn in next season’s Suncorp Super
  Netball league

• $26.8 million - revenue increase revealed by Netball Australia’s latest
  financial report (a 70% rise)
• £10 - the amount the Ugandan Netball team considered charging for a car
  wash to fund their 2015 World Cup campaign

UK

• 24 - England players on full-time contract for 2017-2018

• £16.9m - grant received from Sport England for England Netball in 2017

• £13.9m - of the fund is for reducing player dropout rates and supporting the
  ‘Back to Netball’ and ‘Netball Now’ programmes.

• £3m - is for the national team for two-and-a-half years, after this they will
  source their own revenue

• 34% - reduction faced by England Netball despite receiving the largest Sport
  England investment for 2017-2021

• £148,226 - England Netball reported profit after tax in 2017

• £50k reduction in performance funding in 2017 for Netball Scotland

• £26.8k - surplus Netball Scotland for the year ending 31st March 2017,
  against £28.1k in 2016

Netball players have the opportunity to be full-time professionals in nations
such as England, Australia and New Zealand. Recent commitments to pay rises
in Australia are a promising sign, however, netball does face financial issues
around the globe. Even the seemingly well-funded England Netball is faced with
financial limitations.
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PARTICIPATION
PARTICIPATION                                                                          14

UK

• 20 million - global participants

• 286,000+ - play netball at least twice month (May 2016 - May 2017).

• 25,400 - increase on the same period the previous year, and a rise of
  68,500 since 2006.

• 103,000+ - members of England Netball for the 2016-17 season

• 3.42% - increase in members on the previous year

• 60,000 - people have returned to netball since 2009 after Back to Netball
  schemes

• 20,000 - participants in Scottish schools
• 6000+ - members of Netball Scotland

INF full members

• Africa - Botswana, Malawi, Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia,
  Swaziland, Uganda, Namibia, Ghana

• Americas - Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Bermuda, Canada,
  Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, St Lucia, St Maartens,
  St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, USA

• Asia - Australia, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Pakistan,
  Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, The Maldives

• Europe - England, Gibraltar, Israel, Malta, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland,
  Scotland, Switzerland, Wales, Isle of Man

• Oceania - Cook Islands, Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Samoa,
  Vanuatu

A predominantly female sport with growing male participation, Netball is played
by millions around the globe over a wide spread of age groups. UK participation
is growing which may be linked to the successes of UK national teams. Moreover,
schemes such as ‘Back to Netball’ and adaptations of the game like ‘Fast5’,
‘Walking Netball’, and ‘Nets’ may also be encouraging people to take part.
PARTICIPATION                                 15

                                FEMALE
                                90%
                          55+
                          10%
                                      U18
                                      16%

 46-54
 16%

                                             18-25
                                             12%

            36-45                           26-35
            25%                             19%

                    MALE
                    10%

SOURCE: INF 2016.
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ATTENDANCE
ATTENDANCE                                                                     17

World Cup 2015

• 97,000+ - attended across 10 days

• 16,849 - attended sell out and record breaking crowd for the final

Vitality Netball Superleague (UK)

• 78,000 - 2017 total attendance (record level)

• 45,874 - 2016 total attendance

• 26,500 - 2008-09 total attendance

Suncorp Super Netball (Australia)

• 4,200 - Average attendance in inaugural 2017 competition

• 11,871 - Biggest crowd in 2017

It should be noted that netball is played in arenas with a low capacity so don’t
be fooled by the numbers. Liverpool’s Echo Arena is hosting the 2019 World
Cup and has a capacity of just 11,000. Nonetheless, there is evidence of growing
attendance at netball games, with records being broken in the most recent
World Cup and Vitality Netball Superleague tournaments.
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  MEDIA
COVERAGE
MEDIA COVERAGE                                                                      19

World Cup 2015

• 7.5million+ - audience

• Sky Sports - showed every England game and at least three matches
  every day of the tournament

• 850 - hours of TV broadcast in over 100 countries

• 4 million - Facebook reach

Vitality Netball Superleague

• 2018 - more games broadcast on Sky Sports than ever before

• 4 - year deal signed with Sky Sports in 2016 to cover England international
  and domestic games

Suncorp Super Netball

• 106,000 - national viewers

ANZ Premiership Netball

• Every game 2018 season available live and free via the ANZ
  Premiership website

Major netball events do have the ability to reach a large audience. It is a sport
that gets plenty of coverage in the UK from Sky Sports who appear to be
committed to broadcasting netball. Despite this rising coverage, the major
netball leagues have a small social media following in comparison to more
‘mainstream’ sports.
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COMMERCIAL
 PARTNERS
COMMERCIAL PARTNERS                                                                   21

Governing Bodies
England Netball

• Vitality Health and Life Insurance, Mitsubishi Motors, Go Girl Car Insurance,
  Sky Sports, Whole Earth Foods, Gilbert Netball, iPro Sport, LRG Fitness, Harrod
  Sport, Dynamik, SPORTTAPE, Cancer Research UK, Sport Experiences, PGL,
  Masterclass, Sport England, Sports 360, Europe Corporate Cup of Netball

Competitions
Sponsors with Competition Naming Rights

• Vitality (Netball Superleague)

• Suncorp (Super Netball)

• ANZ (Premiership Netball)

• Red Bull (Red Bull Switch Up)

Teams
Vitality Netball Superleague Teams

• Wasps Netball - Land Rover             • Severn Stars - Arctic Spas

• Loughborough Lightning - Kukri         • UWS Sirens - University of West Scotland

• Manchester Thunder - UAP Group         • Celtic Dragons - Orthotix

• Team Bath - Sitec                      • Surrey Storm - University of Surrey

• Benecos Mavericks - benecos            • London Pulse - N/A

A wide range of brands are involved in netball sponsorship. The insurance,
automotive, education, and cosmetics industries are just some of the industries
represented in the Vitality Netball Superleague alone. Netball can provide these
brands with a link to an exciting and growing sport that reaches an audience in
local and global markets.
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RESEARCH &
  INSIGHT
RESEARCH AND INSIGHT                                                                   23

Netball Strategic Priorities
‘Netball 2020 is built on three strategic pillars: Governing with integrity,
Thrilling world class events, and Empowering through netball.’

England Netball

Vison: Your Game, Your way

Strategic Goals:

• Grow participation in the game by an average of 10,000 participants per annum.

• Deliver a first class member and participant experience

• Establish England as the number one team in the World by the World
  Netball Championships

• Lead an effective and progressive infrastructure enabling all involved in the
  netball experience to collaborate as one team aligned behind one dream

Guiding Principles:

• We are a customer-focused sport business. We will always place the
  participant at the heart of everything we do and provide the best quality
  service we can but we will balance that with the need to grow and manage a
  sustainable business.

• Value and respect the contribution and needs of our volunteer
  workforce who are integral to our success.

• Centrally coordinate and locally deliver our portfolio of programmes
  and products targeting resources at the point of need (one size does not
  fit all), by ensuring pathways are integrated and securing a return to on our
  investment (financially or socially) creating capacity to reinvest in the business
  and deliver long-term sustainability.

• Innovative and progressive in our thinking, always connecting
  short-term actions to medium-term strategies and long-term goals, while
  striving to improve the quality and standard of what we do and how we do it.

• Work as ‘one team aligned to one dream’ for the benefit of netball in
  England and as such we will succeed or fail together.

• Work in partnership and collaboration where there is a mutual benefit
  in terms of operational effectiveness and efficiency, value for money and
  added value for participants in netball.
RESEARCH AND INSIGHT                                                               24

• Develop, enable and encourage programmes and activities that have
  a positive and beneficial impact on the lives of netball participants.

• Establish integrated planning and process pathways that enable
  rather than constrain service excellence, making England Netball easy to do
  business with and add value to the participant.

• Recognise and celebrate individual and collective contributions and success.

Annual Report 2016/17 click here

KPIs:

• Participation numbers (including new participants into each programme)

• Membership affiliations
• Positions in elite competition

• Commercial targets

• Assurance outcomes from external assessments

Principal risks and uncertainties:

• Long term financial sustainability. The 34% cut in funding will require us to
  increase our commercial revenues in order to support the elite environment,
  as well as ensuring the ongoing support of our membership.’

• The relocation to Loughborough could result in some loss of knowledge and
  the transitional plan needs to be monitored closely.’

• Changes in sporting trends which mean that England Netball must continue
  to be insight driven and remain focussed on feedback from our membership
  and other participants.’

• The retention and engagement of a volunteer workforce. England Netball is
  dependent on a hugely committed and passionate volunteer workforce,
  being unable to sustain and grow this volunteer base is a risk to the delivery
  of the game at all levels.’
RESEARCH AND INSIGHT                                                              25

Connecting with new audiences:

• Making an effort to connect with younger audiences through non-traditional
  sporting media

• Continue to review and update social media profile

Commercial partners:

• The attraction of a commercial partner of the calibre of Wasps is believed to
  show that the Vitality Netball Superleague is already an attractive prospect
  commercially.

Growing participation:

• There is also an acknowledgement that we must work with external partners
  to expand our participation strategy.

Costs:

• As a reaction to the reduction in funding, England Netball has also taken
  steps to create a more cost efficient working environment.

England Netball are ambitious, well organised, and eager to collaborate. With
their current shortage of funding, this could be a fantastic opportunity for brands
to step in and make a positive difference to the sport of netball and to their own
bottom line.
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CLUBS
CLUBS                                                                                                       27

       Vitality Netball Superleague
       2017/18 Social Following

                                        Wasps
                                 1                                                                  18k
                                        Netball

                                      Loughborough
                                 2                                                           15.6k
                                        Lightning

                                      Manchester
                                 3                                                                        24.4k
                                       Thunder

                                         Team
         LEAGUE STANDING 17-18

                                 4                                                           15.5k
                                         Bath

                                       Benecos
                                 5                                                          14.5k
                                       Mavericks

                                        Severn
                                 6                                      8.4k
                                         Stars

                                        Surrey
                                 7                                                                           26k
                                        Storm

                                         UWS
                                 8                                      8.3k
                                         Sirens

                                         Team
                                 9                                      8.4k
                                      Northumbria

                                        Celtic
                                 10                                          10.7k
                                       Dragons

SOURCE: VITALITY SUPERLEAGUE, TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK. FIGURES CORRECT AS OF 16.7.18
CLUBS                                                                              28

   Mizuno Premier League
   2017/18
   League 1                         League 2                         League 3

     Oldham                         Grangetown                       Essex Open

 Viper 10 Blades                     Turnford                        Cumberland

  New Cambell                       Hucclecote                         Leyton

    Tameside                          Linden                          Billericay

    Academy                           Telstars                      Norfolk United

 Worcester Reds                     The Downs                      Hertford Hornets

  Leeds Athletic                   Ryland Netball                    Kent County

Team Bath Toucans                      Clan                           Team Jets

 Premier Romans                   Sussex Thunder                         TFC

    Oaksway                           Chester

   Coventry based Wasps Netball won the 2018 Superleague for the second
   successive season in only their second year in the competition. The 2019 season
   will see a new team ‘London Pulse’ replace Team Northumbria. It’s an English
   league but Celtic Dragons are based in Wales and UWS Sirens in Scotland.
   Oldham have had similar success to Wasps , winning the Mizuno Premier League
   1 for two years running.
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ATHLETES,
 UMPIRES
& COACHES
ATHLETES, UMPIRES AND COACHES                                                   30

England’s Top Players
England Roses Squad 2018/19

        Ama Agbeze                  Summer Artman           Eleanor Cardwell

      5.3k      6k      1.4k        0.6k   0.4k    -        1.6k   2.1k    -

             Ella Clark                Jade Clarke            Beth Cobden

       1k       0.9k       -        9.7k   6.7k   1.1k      2.2k   7.3k    -

       Kadeen Corbin                  Sasha Corbin            Iona Darroch

      8.9k      8.7k      1.1k       11k   9.5k   4.1k      0.5k   0.9k    -

       George Fisher                  Jodie Gibson           Layla Guscoth

      2.2k      2.2k       -        2.6k   3.8k      -      1.2k   0.3k    -

       Serena Guthrie            Natalie Haythornthwaite     Joanne Harten

      11.8k    18.4k 0.6k           4.7k   8.3k      -      16.k   26.2k 3.8k

       Helen Housby                 Gabriella Marshal         Geva Mentor

      12.7k    34.3k      1k        1.6k    1k       -     16.9k   31.4k   -

       Chelsea Pitman              Natalie Panagarry       Francesca Williams

      11.3k     19.1k   1.2k        1.1k    1k       -      0.7k   1.2k    -
ATHLETES, UMPIRES AND COACHES                                     31

England’s Top Players
Futures Programme 2018/19

       Rebekah Airey          Halimat Adio         Amy Carter

      Brittany Coleman   Sophie Drakeford-Lewis   Hannah Joseph

       Leah Kennedy          Vicki Oyesola         Paige Reed

        Olivia Tchine                             Razia Quashie
ATHLETES, UMPIRES AND COACHES                                                  32

Vitality Netball Superleague
• Top Scorer - Peace Proscovia (Loughborough Lightning & Uganda)

• Leading Intercepts - Shamera Sterling (Loughborough Lightning & Jamaica)

• Leading Offensive Rebounds - Peace Proscovia (Loughborough Lightning &
  Uganda)

• Leading Defensive Rebounds - Phumza Maweni (Severn Stars & South Africa)

• Young Player of the Season - Amy Carter (Manchester Thunder & England)
  and George Fisher (Wasps Netball & England)

• Players Player of the Season - Shamera Sterling (Loughborough Lightning &
  Jamaica)

• Vitality Player of the Season - Shamera Sterling (Loughborough Lightning &
  Jamaica)

• All Star VII • GK – Shamera Sterling (Loughborough Lightning)
               • GD – Layla Guscoth (Team Bath)
               • WD – Beth Cobden (Loughborough Lightning)
               • C – Jade Clarke (Wasps)
               • WA – Liana Leota (Manchester Thunder)
               • GA – Kathryn Turner (Manchester Thunder)
               • GS – Peace Proscovia (Loughborough Lightning)
ATHLETES, UMPIRES AND COACHES                                                    33

Coaches
         Tracey Neville                                   Gail Parata
            England                                        Scotland

          Elaine Rice                                   Julie Hoornweg
        Northern Ireland                                     Wales

         Kat Ratnapala                                    Trish Wilcox
       Benecos Mavericks                                 Celtic Dragons

           Anna Carter                                   Karen Greig
     Loughborough Lightning                           Manchester Thunder

           Sam Bird                                      Tania Hoffman
          Severn Stars                                    Surrey Storm

       Anna Stembridge                                  Te Aroha Keenan
          Team Bath                                    Team Northumbria

          Tanya Dearns                                 Tamsin Greenway
           UWS Sirens                                   Wasps Netball

Umpires
          Louise Travis             Jackie Mizon         Gary Burgess
   VNSL Umpire of the Season 2018

There are many netballers who have the potential to help a brand reach a wider
audience and enhance their brand image. England have superstars as well as
rising talents in their ranks, and there are an array of international stars in the
Vitality Netball Superleague. Helen Housby, Geva Mentor, and Joanne Harten are
some of England’s star players shown by their social followings.
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GOVERNING
  BODIES
GOVERNING BODIES                                                               35

Structure

                                   GLOBAL

                                        IWBF

                                   REGIONAL

    NETBALL EUROPE                                              NETBALL ASIA
                           AMERICAS FEDERATION OF
                            NETBALL ASSOCIATIONS
    AFRICA NETBALL                                         OCEANIA NETBALL
                                                             FEDERATION

                           BRITAIN AND IRELAND

                 ENGLAND NETBALL               NETBALL SCOTLAND

             NETBALL NORTHERN IRELAND           WELSH NETBALL
GOVERNING BODIES                                                                   36

England Netball

CEO: Joanna Adams
Key Contact: Joanne Sinclair (Commercial Director)
Facebook: @englandnetball
Twitter: @EnglandNetball
Instagram: @englandnetball

Netball Northern Ireland

Executive Manager: Karen Rollo
Facebook: @netballni
Twitter: @netballni
Instagram: @netballni

Netball Scotland:

CEO: Claire Nelson
Key Contact: Gillian Taylor (Membership and Communications Manager)
Key Email: membership@netballscotland.com
Key Phone: 07748771573 or 0141 428 3460
Facebook: @NetballScotland
Twitter: @NetballScotland
Instagram: @netballscotland

Welsh Netball:

CEO: Sarah Jones
Key Contact: Will Rees (Communications and Marketing Officer)
Key Email: william.rees@welshnetball.com
Key Phone: 07764969372
Facebook: @welshnetballassociation
Twitter: @WelshNetball
Instagram: @welshnetball

These governing bodies are the chief organisers of netball in their respective areas.
From organising competitions to utilising funding, these governing bodies have a
big responsibility and could be a key gateway into the sponsorship of the sport.
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COMPETITIONS
COMPETITIONS                                                                38

    Global Competitions

  Competition                Gov.Body               National/Club    Date

                                 INF                    National    Oct 2018
     Fast5 Netball
     World Series

                        Netball New Zealand              Club       Aug 2018
  International Super
      Club Netball

                              SANZEA*                   National    Sept 2018
    Quad Series

                                 INF                    National    July 2019
  Netball World Cup

                          Commonwealth
                                                        National      2022
                         Games Federation
Commonwealth Games

    * SANZEA - South Africa, New Zealand, England and Australia
COMPETITIONS                                                                         39

      UK Competitions

    Competition                  Gov.Body         National/Club               Date

                               Matchroom Sport         Club                  Oct 2018

Fast5 Netball All Stars

                                  Red Bull             Club                  Nov 2018

  Red Bull Switch Up

                               England Netball         Club               Sept-Mar 2019
Mizuno Premier League 1,2,3

                               England Netball         Club                Jan-July 2019

Vitality Netball Superleague

      There are many netballers who have the potential to help a brand reach a wider
      audience and enhance their brand image. England have superstars as well as
      rising talents in their ranks, and there are an array of international stars in the
      Vitality Netball Superleague.
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 NEWS
STORIES
NEWS STORIES                                                              41

England Netball name 21 players to full-time programme before home
World Cup
July 2018
read more

England Netball: Commonwealth champions second in world for first time
since rankings began
July 2018
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