It may be Monday but Team Bath Netball have a “Friday” in the squad today announced for the 2018 British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship, taking place from 1-6pm on October 13 at London’s Copper Box Arena. Twice an ANZ title winner with Queensland Firebirds, Australian shooter Beryl Friday has joined an exciting Blue and Gold squad featuring a mix of new and familiar names for the event in which they were runners-up a year ago....
University of Bath student Imogen Allison is looking forward to playing alongside and learning from her idol, Serena Guthrie, after becoming the latest player to re-commit to Team Bath Netball for the 2019 Vitality Superleague campaign. It will be a third successive season in the Sitec-sponsored Blue & Gold for England U21 international Allison, who has been a dynamic and increasingly influential presence at wing-defence. Jess Thirlby, Team Bath Netball Head Coach, said: “Imogen is one...
Stacey Francis, one of the most popular and successful players in Team Bath Netball’s history, will be putting on the Blue & Gold dress once again after being named as a Worldwide All-Star pick for next month’s British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship. The world-class defender, who has just completed her second Australian Suncorp Super Netball season with Perth-based West Coast Fever, will line up for her former franchise in the fast-paced competition, which is returning...
Sophie Drakeford-Lewis, one of the most exciting young attacking talents in the game, is looking forward to continuing her development with Team Bath Netball after signing on for a second successive Vitality Superleague season. The 19-year-old enjoyed an excellent debut campaign with the Blue & Gold during 2018, establishing herself as a regular starter at goal-attack and impressing supporters and team-mates with her slick combination play, maturity and coolness under pressure. A bronze-medalist with England...
Eboni Beckford-Chambers and Mia Ritchie will be bringing their outstanding talent and experience back to the Blue & Gold for the 2019 Vitality Superleague season after becoming the latest players to recommit to Team Bath Netball. The duo can boast 17 seasons of playing experience between them in the famous Blue & Gold. Inspirational defender Beckford-Chambers, captain of Team Bath for the past three years, was part of the England Netball squad that won a...
England international Rachel Shaw will combine playing with a new coaching role after committing to Team Bath Netball for the 2019 Vitality Superleague season. The dynamic wing-attack, who first joined the Sitec-sponsored Blue & Gold in 2013, has taken over from former Superleague-winning captain Asha Francis as Assistant Netball Coach and will work with University of Bath students in British Universities & Colleges Sport [BUCS] competitions. She will also be involved with the Team Bath...
Three rising Team Bath Netball Futures stars have been selected for the 2018-19 England Roses Academy. Rachael Fee, a member of the Blue & Gold’s Exeter Hub who plays either GK or GD, has been named in the England U19 squad. Called up for the U17 squad are attacking talents Rosie Bartlett and Molly Hole, who train at the Cornwall and Dorset Hubs respectively. The trio earned their places after impressing selectors at last week’s...
The National Vintage Games, the UK's first competitive and recreational sports event for the over-50s, is returning to the University of Bath Sports Training Village this weekend. Established in 2017, this year's event - taking place on Sunday, September 2 - is set to be bigger and better with the inclusion of new team events like walking rugby and walking netball alongside returning sports walking football, athletics, swimming, tennis and badminton. All sports will have official adjudication...
Serena Guthrie, one of the world’s finest netballers and a pivotal player in England’s historic Commonwealth Games success, will be returning to Team Bath Netball for the 2019 Vitality Superleague season. In a major coup for the five-time Superleague champions, Guthrie – a dynamic and inspirational powerhouse for both club and country – will once again don the famous Blue & Gold after spending four successful years playing professionally in New Zealand and Australia. The...
A good nutritional plan is essential to getting the most out of your training and competition. In the latest of our series of Team Bath health and lifestyle videos, our nutritionists look at three facts you should know that can help you train harder, recover faster and improve your overall performance. We also look at the 'three Rs' of post-exercise nutrition - rehydrate, replenish and rebuild. Watch the videos below and check out the series...
