Competitions, Leagues & Events
Netball…Regular Competitive Teams
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Three National League Clubs are either based at Bath or fed by players from the High Performance Unit. These are: Hucclecote, TeamBath Toucans and Western Park. There are several strong University sides in the region as well as the University of Bath itself who are current British University Sports Association champions and are the home of a thriving student club. The regional and the top two divisions of the Avon League play their matches at the Sports Training Village.
The regions of the South and South West combined have the largest competitive player base in the country with 8,800 registered players.
There are also talented youngsters emerging at “futures level” who use the University as a training base at weekends, in the weekends, in the evenings and during school holidays.
National Netball Centre
The University of Bath is home to one of England’s National Netball Centres and the Team Bath and University Netball Programme. This centre is also home to the regional English Institute of Sport unit. The University of Bath Netball Club is a strong, vibrant club, consistently top-ranking within the English University community.
The South and South West Performance Unit and the Regional office are administrated from the 3 court specialist facility in the Sports Training Village.
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The Performance programme includes full time and part time athletes, training either on site or in one of the seven Extension Centres in the two regions. The athletes in the programme are identified talented individuals who are selected or invited to enter the National Talent programme. A talented youth Umpire Unit will be operational in 2006.
The coaching staff includes six current or previous national and national age group coaches. The programme involves technical development, physical conditioning and support services provision. The athletes are expected to grow as people and complete their academic endeavours. Contribution is made to the community through screening days, workshops and coach development activity. The unit also provides support to schools, regional and national netball initiatives.
The South West Regional office includes a regional manager and administrator who provide leadership to the 10 counties of the South West, offering a combination of support services and coordination of education and training options. The field based regional development officer also works from this office.
If you would like to know more or become involved contact netball@bath.ac.uk , southwest@englandnetball.co.uk or visit: www.netballsouthwest.co.uk
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