Netball in Singapore

Netball in Singapore
CountrySingapore
National team(s)Singapore
Registered players80,000

There are 80,000 netball players in Singapore.[1] playing several variations of netball, including beach netball.[1] Sport Singapore (formerly known as Singapore Sports Council) is responsible for maintaining 8 netball courts.[2] Netball Singapore is the official governing body for the sport in Singapore.[1] It was created in 1962, with 63 registered clubs.[1]

International tournaments

In 1983, the country held the 1983 Netball World Championships.[1][3] In 2001, Singapore hosted the INFA World Congress.[1] In 2005, the country hosted the Asian Netball Championships.[1] In 2006, Netball Singapore created and hosted the first major Asian netball tournament, The Nations Cup.[1] The 13th World Netball Championships was held in Singapore in 2011.[1]

National team

Singapore has several national squads: Opens, 21 & Under, 19 & Under (Post School), 19 & Under (Schools), 17 & Under, and 14 & Under.[4] The national team competed in its first major tournament in 1967 at the Netball World Championships.[5] Singapore had a national team compete in the fifth Asian Netball Championships held in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 2001.[6] Singapore competed in the 7th Asian Youth Netball Championship held in 2010 in India.[7] As of August 2016, the women's national team was ranked number seventeenth in the world.[8]

Some of the top performances for the Singapore national netball teams include:

  • 2010 Asian Youth Netball Championship: Third[5]

Professional league

In 2000, the professional Netball Super League (NSL) was established and governed by Netball Singapore.[5]

The Netball Super League, comprising six teams, is a seven-week-long netball tournament developed to cater for professional netball players in Singapore. In 2004, the audience was big enough that the league was broadcast on television.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Netball Singapore 2011
  2. ^ DaCosta & Miragaya 2002, p. 198
  3. ^ International Federation of Netball Associations 2008
  4. ^ Netball Singapore 2010
  5. ^ a b c d Netball Singapore 2011b
  6. ^ Government of Sri Lanka 2001
  7. ^ Sagar 2010
  8. ^ International Netball Federation. "Current World Rankings". Last updated 20 August 2016.

Bibliography

  • All England Netball Association (1976). Golden jubilee : 1926–1976. All England Netball Association. OCLC 39500756.
  • DaCosta, Lamartine P.; Miragaya, Ana (2002). Worldwide experiences and trends in sport for all. Meyer & Meyer Sport. ISBN 1-84126-085-1. OCLC 248362122.
  • Fazilah (27 April 2009). "Marlin's Stung". thestar.com.my. Archived from the original on 5 March 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  • Government of Sri Lanka (21 July 2001). "5th Asian Netball Championship next week in Colombo". Archived from the original on 26 January 2004. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  • 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.
  • Netball Singapore (2010). "National Squads". Archived from the original on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  • Netball Singapore (19 December 2009). "Nations Cup 2009". Archived from the original on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  • Netball Singapore (30 September 2008). "Nations Cup 2008". Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  • Netball Singapore (15 July 2010b). "Asian Youth Netball Championship". Archived from the original on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  • Netball Singapore (13 December 2010a). "NTUC FairPrice Foundation Nations Cup 2010". Archived from the original on 6 March 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  • Netball Singapore (2011). "About Us". Archived from the original on 1 March 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  • Netball Singapore (2011b). "Milestones". Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  • Sagar, Naresh (4 July 2010). "Asian Youth Netball Championship". Sagar Media. Retrieved 2 March 2011.

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