Netball - Avoiding The Sports Section - And Lacrosse World Cup

[joggerjayne]

The Sports section seems a bit redundant now, so I'm just "chatting" about Netball.

Hey, I see that (note "chatty" tone of voice) ... Netball has been awarded £16.9m in Sports England funding, for the next four years?

Really? That's great! (continues "chatty" tone)

Ya, apparently it's now the UK's second highest funded sport, after Cycling. It gets more than twice as much as Tennis or Athletics.

So Sport England must have decided that Netball is a game that should be flying the flag for England in international sports?

Well, yes. I suppose Netball and Rugby are the only team games (oh, and the ladies Hockey team) in which England can compete among the best in the world.

So I suppose Netball will just continue to grow and grow? More TV coverage? Bigger audiences? Bigger sponsorship deals?

Netball is set to take over the world. Okay, not literally.

Oh, and just to give the whole Sporting thing another little boost ... don't forget that the Lacrosse World Cup is being hosted in Surrey in July. Obviously there will be match reports!

[melv16]

Netball like hockey are great games to play. But, as a spectacle they're a bit dull. There's far too much 'whistle', causing them to be stop-start. American football is the same, how ever people can watch a live game is beyond me.

[bednobs]

can men play?

[shoota]

Shouldn't we be sportily "chatting" about skiing at this time of year?

[joggerjayne]

Shoot a is right, of course.

Although the conditions are not good at the moment.

I mean the weather's great, but the Alps could do with another dump of snow.

Ideally before we go on our girls' ski trip in 14 days.

[shoota]

What happened to your mate Chemy?

[DTCwordfan]

well I guess that's okay, Jayne, it ain't a sport.....

[corylus]

Netball is not a sport, it's torture.

[joggerjayne]

(local girl) Chemmy is married, and she's had a rat, and retired from competitive skiing.

[jourdain2]

It's a terrific sport! Going over to York Campus sports facility on Sunday to watch granddaughter playing her first match for her mum's club's junior team. Grandsprog is 11, but is playing for the under 13's. She's already 5'6" (well, she was when I saw her a couple of weeks ago - probably taller by now) so you don't get any prizes for guessing that she's the Goalkeeper.

I'm quite amazed that daughter regularly gets 'player of the match'. She's the oldest in the team by 10 years, but very, very fit (ex-heptathlete) and at 6' is also the goalie! :)

[joggerjayne]

Oh fab, J2 ... a Netball family!

:o)

[jourdain2]

Chattily - U13's lost handsomely, but the U11's won 9 - 1 Yeeaaahhhh!
Was talking to the mother of the U11 shooter (got 2 v. good goals from the edge of the D) and she'd seen a match the day before where they had a 6'8" Shooter!

It was Mr. J2's 1st Netball match and he's on the way to being hooked. He can see, even through kiddies, how fast and tactical it is. So we'll be looking to attend daughter's Senior matches -tricky 'cos in the evening and it's a long way. :)