Barbados national netball team

Barbados
Nickname(s) Bajan Gems[1][2]
Association Barbados Netball Association
Confederation AFNA (Americas)
Head coach Anna Shepherd
Captain Rhe-Ann Niles
INF ranking 11
Gold uniform
Blue uniform
World Championships
2015 placing 11th
Best result 6th (1987)
Commonwealth Games
2018 placing 10th
Best result 7th (2010)

The Barbados national netball team represent Barbados in international netball. The Barbadian team qualified for the 2011 World Netball Championships in Singapore, finishing 11th. The Bajan Gems are coached by Anna Shepherd, and are captained by Rhe-Ann Niles. As of 7 March 2018, Barbados was 11th in the INF World Rankings.[3]

Players

2015 Bajan Gems Netball World Cup Team

Barbados national netball team
Players Coaching staff
  • Shonette Azore-Brice
  • Latonia Blackman (v-c)
  • Samantha Browne
  • Kizzy Marcille
  • Rhe-Ann Niles (c)
  • Nikita Piggott
  • Shanice Rock
  • Cherise Seale
  • serena Edwards
  • Sabreena Smith
  • Sheniqua Thomas
  • Shonica Wharton
  • Head coach: Anna Shepherd

Competitive history

World Netball Championships
Year Championship Location Placing
19795th World ChampionshipsPort of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago8th
19836th World ChampionshipsSingapore
19877th World ChampionshipsGlasgow, Scotland6th
19918th World ChampionshipsSydney, Australia
19959th World ChampionshipsBirmingham, England11th
199910th World ChampionshipsChristchurch, New Zealand10th
200311th World ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica7th
200712th World ChampionshipsAuckland, New Zealand13th
201113th World ChampionshipsSingapore11th
201514th World CupSydney, Australia13th
Netball at the Commonwealth Games
Year Games Event Location Placing
1998XVI Games1st NetballKuala Lumpur, Malaysia6th
2002XVII Games2nd NetballManchester, England
2006XVIII Games3rd NetballMelbourne, Australia
2010XIX Games4th NetballDelhi, India7th
2014XX Games5th NetballGlasgow, Scotland11th

References

  1. ↑ Gilbert Netball HQ [@GilbertNetball] (29 June 2015). "Barbados Name Bajan Gems Squad for @netballworldcup #NWC2015 #SeeYouInSydney" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ↑ http://nwc2015.com.au/News/barbados-name-bajan-gems-for-nwc2015
  3. ↑ INF. "Current World Rankings". Updated on 7 March 2018.


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