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2011 Platinum Sponsor
Crusaders ATL Sports Club
Learn to Use Netball Rules to Your Advantage
Representative Teams Announced!
Netball America Partners with NYC Housing Authority
The Heat may have lost but Miami won with Netball America
Special Olympics Update
Texas Netball Gala Day
Key Upcoming Events
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In 3 short years we have become the leaders of Netball in America, members should be proud of the accomplishments that are putting Netball in America on the map!  

 

As Netball America celebrates our 3 year anniversary we are very excited to announce some significant accomplishments:

  • A Platinum Sponsor for Netball America
  • Netball America engaged with community centers in all 5 borroughs of New York to implement Netball programs 
  • One of hottest Netball players on the international Netball circuit right now will present at our upcoming coaching and umpiring clinic
  • Miami-Dade County partnered with Netball America to roll out Netball into their school system
  • Representative teams named
  • Successful launch of Netball at the Special Olympics Texas Summer Games

Read below to find out more!

 

Get your tickets now for the WNBA New York Liberty showcase on Saturday July 30th and the LA Sparks showcase on Saturday September 10th.  You can watch past years events here. Can't attend but would like to support? Buy a ticket today!  We are sponsoring children from the NYC community housing to attend the event, so please help us make their dream become a reality. 

    

Stay stuned for real time facebook updates as I head to Singapore for the International Netball Championships starting July 2nd!

 

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Sonya Ottaway, President, Netball America

e/mail - president@netballamerica.com 

WELCOME TO 2011 PLATINUM SPONSOR - GARED SPORTS!   

Gared Sports LogoNetball America is proud to partner with Gared Sports as a Platinum Sponsor for the 2011 WNBA Netball Showcase events and as our official supplier of netball posts.  For more than 20 years, Gared Sports innovative basketball equipment has been used exclusively in all NBA arenas.  So we welcome Gared Sports to our fantastic team!! 

Netball America has been working with Gared Sports over the past few months to design a Netball system that will work for Netball here in America.  So we are now proud to be able to offer portable netball systems, netball systems inground without sleeves, netball systems with sleeves, post covers, and netball rims.   Please contact us for further information or for ordering these items. 
  
CRUSADERS ATLANTA SPORTS CLUB HAS JOINED THE TEAM!!

Crusaders ATL logoCrusaders ATL's motto is "Unity is Strength" and they promote positive attitudes, team player spirit while showing determination and being an active member in the community. Their members participate in community service events such as the ACS Breast Cancer Walk, clothing drive for Haiti relief, can and food drive for local womens' shelters and adopting a soldier program. 

 

Crusaders ATL is excited about working with Netball America to help develop and advance the sport of Netball in the State of Georgia.  If you are in Atlanta, you can visit the club on Thursdays and Sundays at Wade Walker Park, 5584 Rockbridge Rd, Stone Mountain, GA 30058. Click here to find Crusaders ATL on facebook. Email here if you would like to participate in their upcoming Annual Pre-Summer Bash on Saturday June 25th at 4469 Glenwood Rd, Decatur, GA.

LEARN TO USE NETBALL RULES TO YOUR ADVANTAGEStacey Francis UK

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Join us on Saturday July 30th at 10am in New York City for a clinic designed for coaches, umpires and players titled 'Learn to Use Netball Rules to Your Advantage'. 

 

The clinic will be presented by one of the hottest players on the international netball circuit right now - Stacey Francis. Stacey is a player for the England National Netball Team and was recently crowned the 2011 Fiat Netball Superleague Player of the Year.  Joining Stacy will be our own VP of Umpiring who has received the International Umpires Award.  Invitations to attend this clinic will be emailed soon.  Email us for further information.  Also, good luck to Stacey as she represents England at the International Netball Championships in Singapore next month.
   

REPRESENTATIVE TEAMS ANNOUNCED!MSG Garden Vision

Congratulations to the following representative teams:


East Coast Jaguars
The Manhattan rep. team consists of : Lisa Brady, Jasmine de Martin, Christine Hayward, Lina Hu, Suzannah Kerr, Jacqueline Law, Andrea Leicester, Asabe Makele, Gemma Pollard, Carolynne Tate, Beck Wittenberg.  Coach: Tess Steyn, Manager: Lisa Potter.

East Coast Firehawks
Corisia Blugh (Bklyn), Sharon Cox (NY), Joleen Farrell (Bklyn), Merisa George (Bklyn), Candace Lindsay (Bklyn), Samantha Pretorius (NJ), Kashama Rock (MD), Hayley Roberts (NY), Lucy Rogers (CT), Mette Smith (CT), Joseth Rush (MD).  Coach: Lizett Pretorius, Manager: Sandra Gurdon.

West Coast Lightning 
Olivia Aitchison (San Fran), Jessica Choi (Los Angeles), Kiesha Douglas (Los Angeles), Jen Grossi (San Fran), Taijinia Logsdon (Nashville), Kelli McShane (Fortworth), CeCe Mugary (Dallas), Farzana Nayani (Los Angeles), Sonya Ottaway (Orange County), Kirsten Stevens (Los Angeles), Viola Tang (San Fran), Juhne Tuilaucala (Silicon Valley).  Coach: Moreen Logsdon, Assist. Coach: Sarah Wampler. 

 

West Coast Sharks
Wunmi Akintobi (Houston), Nicola Ford (Seattle), Bronwyn French (Dallas), Roxanne McAdam (Houston), Shani McCann (Houston), Cherie McKay (Houston), Marrit Merdink (Houston), Maree Rochester (Los Angeles), Asinate Serevi (Seattle), Unaisi Serevi (Seattle), Camilla Turchetti (Houston), Frederique Van den Haak (Houston).  Coach: Hilary Collins, Assist. Coach: Emma Boon, Manager: Gail Helmore.
NYC HOUSING AUTHORITY PARTNERSHIP

 

NYCHANetball America is excited to be working with one of the largest sporting bodies in New York City, to be rolling out Netball into community centers across all 5 burroughs.  This was launched at a recent event in Manhattan and the Womens' and Sports Entertainment Network was there to capture it all.  You can watch the video here.  Good luck to the qualified coaching team who are kicking this off at the various Netball summer camps being held in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island!   

 

THE HEAT MAY HAVE LOST BUT MIAMI WON WITH NETBALL AMERICA!
Miami presentationNetball America President along with VP of Special Olympics, Kelli McShane, joined our VP of Education, Ros Day, for a presentation and clinic at the Miami-Dade County Public Schools teachers 2 day seminar. 
The teachers are excited about the first 10 schools that are rolling out the Netball program in the new school year.  Netball America looks forward to continuing this partnership to continue to roll out the Netball programs.

 

SPECIAL OLYMPICS UPDATESOTX photo2

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Netball made it's debut at the Special Olympics Texas Summer Games May 27th and 28th.  The athletes had a great time learning Netball and the volunteers made it a memborable experience for everyone. 

 

A big thanks to Emma Boon and the British School of Houston for making the long trip to Fortworth.   Thanks to the other volunteers who joined our President: Sarah Wampler (Austin); Kelli McShane (Forthworth); CeCe Megura (Dallas); Karen Setter and her Mom (Austin).  

TEXAS NETBALL GALA DAY
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What a fantastic turnout to the first Texas Gala Tournament hosted by the Houston Shooting Stars on Sunday June 5.  4 teams participated with players coming from Dallas, Austin and Houston. 

 

You can visit here to see more photos from the event.  Everyone is looking forward to the next one! 

KEY UPCOMING EVENTS
  • Please support our members in their upcoming tournaments and showcases. Further information is available on our calendar
    • Atlanta, GA - Crusaders ATL Pre-Summer Bash - June 25th  
    • Hartford, CT - New Horizon Netball Sports Club - July 2nd
    • San Jose, CA - Summer Camps - July
    • NYC - Coaching and umpiring clinic - July 30th 
    • Prudential Center, NJ - WNBA Netball Showcase  - July 30th
    • New York - Netball Summer Camps - July & August
    • Los Angeles, CA - Coaching Clinic - September 10th
    • Staples Center LA - WNBA Netball Showcase - September 10th
    • Los Angeles, CA - LA LA Land - September 11th 
    • Nashville, TN - National Championships - November 5th
If you'd like to participate in any of these tournaments but not part of a team yet, please let us know and we'll put you with a team!
Happy Playing!