Play Netball Blog

When asked the question where do you prefer to play netball; indoor or outdoor, the answer is always split. Personally I’ve always preferred playing outdoors then inside a hot, sweaty sports hall....

With the news of Serena Guthrie not putting her netball shoes back on due to her pregnancy and surprise retirement announcement back in March this year, the question of who will take her place in...

It is a netball players greatest fear, not because of the pain from the injury, but due to the long period that is needed off the court to recover. A netball injury is very common, with the rate of...

This month we asked a few of the teams from our Play Netball leagues why they choose to play in our leagues every week. The majority said they played in our leagues to help develop their netball...

You keep seeing netball leagues for adults pop up on social media but you haven’t played the sport since school and have forgotten nearly all the rules. Don’t worry, this is not a reason for you to...

Umpires (or Team White as they sometimes like to be called) fulfil the main duties for netball matches as well as being responsible for ensuring the general health and safety of all players. Without...

Over the month of August, Play Netball gave teams from all leagues the opportunity to take part in our Summer Awards. The purpose of the Summer Awards was not just for teams to win some prizes (even...

Netball is a sport which has never participated at the Olympics and the netball community sees this absence as a hinderance to the global growth of the game as well as depriving it of the funding...

It may still be a year away, but anticipation is already high for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games where the world’s best netball teams will compete for gold under one roof. Of course, we’re...

At Play Netball we want everyone to have fun which is why we encourage everyone from all abilities to take part in our social leagues. Nevertheless, we understand a lot of you who do join haven’t...

At Play Netball, we are trying to reduce our contribution to plastic waste, which is why when a team wins a season we have suggested instead of trophies, teams can receive a new ball or set of bibs....