Netball in England

Netball in England
Australia v England: International netball test – Adelaide, October 2008.
Country England
Governing body England Netball
National team(s) England
Registered players 92,000
Relief carving at Great Barr School, Birmingham, England, showing girls playing netball.

In England, netball has been popular enough to be included as part of the physical education curriculum.[1] Its inclusion had been at times controversial; during the 1910s and 1920s, schools worried about the potential negative impact of physical exercise like netball participation on the health of girls.[2]

Below is a list including some of the top performances for the English national netball team:

As of August 2016, the women's national team was ranked number three in the world.[4]

References

  1. ↑ White 2002, p. 37
  2. ↑ Western Argus 1922
  3. 1 2 3 International Federation of Netball Associations 2008
  4. ↑ International Netball Federation. "Current World Rankings". Last updated 20 August 2016.

Bibliography

  • International Federation of Netball Associations (21 January 2011a). "Current World Rankings". Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  • International Federation of Netball Associations (15 June 2008). "History of Netball". Archived from the original on 6 March 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  • Western Argus (24 October 1922). "GAMES FOR GIRLS". Western Argus (Kalgoorlie, WA : 1916-1938). Kalgoorlie, WA: National Library of Australia. p. 1. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  • White, Anita (December 2002). "Women and sport in the UK". In Pfister, Gertrud; Hartmann-Tews, Ilse. Sport and Women: Social Issues in International Perspective. International Society for Comparative Physical Education & Sport. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-24628-8.

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