Netball

Training
Training sessions are on Mondays 7:15pm to 9:15pm at Cockshut Hill Leisure Centre in Sheldon. See map.
We have one hour of structured training by our coach, followed by an organised friendly, or a match between ourselves to reinforce the training session. 
Training costs £5pw, or £18 monthly paid by cheque or directly into our bank account.  For further details on this please email us, with FAO: Janine.
There are further details in our Constitution.
Summer training session may vary to accommodate Summer league matches.

Matches
In the BNL, matches are played fortnightly on Saturdays at a Central Venue determined by the League, usually Stockland Green Leisure Centre or Shenley Court Leisure Centre; at specified times, either 930am, 11am, 12:30pm or 2pm.  Matches are 60mins, with 15min quarters.

Club Kit
All members are given a pink ‘Falcons’ polo shirt when they join which they have to wear for matches, along with a predominately black skirt or their choosing.  See photo gallery for example kit pictures.

Club Structure
We are a mixed ability, mixed age club with two teams in the Birmingham Netball League. 

Taken from the BNL website:
“The Birmingham Netball League has been established since 1946. We first started as an industrial league, players coming from local factories and communities e.g. Bournville, St Mary’s in Harborne. We have now grown into one of the largest leagues in the country. The BNL caters for all standards of play for those players that wish to play for fun and leisure and those that wish to play to a very high standard. The BNL has been very fortunate in that we have produced players that have gone on to be selected to represent their country. We have approximately 1,000 women playing in BNL, and the ages range from 15 (Year 10) to 60 plus.

Our league is governed by the rules of All England Netball Association (AENA). All BNL games are played to the BNL Constitution & League Rules. Our games are played mainly on Saturdays. Games are played for 4 quarters of 15 minutes and games are officiated by two qualified umpires of at least AENA Beginners Award with exception of divisions 1 to 3 whereby umpires must be AENA ‘C’ award or above.

The BNL consists of 13 divisions of 8 teams. Our playing season starts from September through to April.

Our objectives:

• To promote and encourage the game of netball
• To foster and encourage sportsmanship between clubs.
• To raise the standard of play, umpiring and coaching.

The BNL actively encourages all participants of netball within the BNL to be active in all areas of our sport either as an umpire, coach or administrator. We ensure that courses are organised to help develop individuals that wish to gain qualifications in these specific areas.

Ian Fuller

Chairperson of The Birmingham Netball League”

 

Link to England Netball & Netball West Midlands.