Netball Switzerland
| Netball Switzerland NCH | |
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| Sport | Netball |
| Jurisdiction | National |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Headquarters | Geneva |
| President | Cath Rich |
| Secretary | Jo Kitson |
| Official website | |
| www.netballswitzerland.ch | |
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Netball Switzerland was founded in 2008 by a group of volunteers to sponsor and promote the game of Netball within Switzerland. Netball Switzerland is a full member of IFNA (International Federation of Netball Associations and Netball Europe.
Development
The Under 17 team was formed in 2008, and represented Switzerland for the last few years in the European Netball championships. The staff driving elite level netball program launched the Cadre d'Espoir (literally translated as the Squad of Hope) with the aim of engaging talented girls from 13 to 18 years old.
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2010 Under 17 Netball team and Coaches
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2011 Under 17 Netball team and Coaches
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2012 Under 17 Netball team and Coaches
| Year | Location | Captain |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Belfast | Kate Garden |
| 2011 | Dublin | Kate Garden |
| 2012 | Glasgow | Isabelle Turney and Emma Coulsen |
| 2013 | Malta | Georgia- May Gabb and Lauren Snyder |
| 2014 | Worcester | TBC |
Schools
Netball Switzerland is dedicated to developing netball both in public schools in Switzerland through the Prete-pour-net initiative as well as supporting the netball programs of international schools located within Switzerland.
Seniors
The Swiss national netball team was formed in 2012 and represented Switzerland for the first time in Gibraltar in May 2012. In 2013 the team went to Aberdeen.
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2012 Swiss National Team
| Year | Team | Captain |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Seniors | Andrea McKellar |
| 2013 | Seniors | Mollie Brodie and Charlotte Spelzini |
Annual Tournament
The annual Netball Switzerland tournament takes place in May at International School of Lausanne (ISL), it has grown from four local teams in 2008 to having thirty-three teams in Under 12, Under 15, Under 18, Under 19, and Seniors tournament sections. Guest teams from Paris and Stockholm have also attended in recent years.
| Year | Event | Winners |
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| 2008 | Seniors | Gin |
| 2009 | Seniors | Gin |
| 2010 | Seniors | Lancy |
| 2011 | Seniors | Lancy |
| 2012 | Seniors | Zurich |
| 2013 | Seniors | Zurich |
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2011 Jo Beveridge Shield Winner
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2012 Jo Beveridge Shield Winners
The Jo Beveridge Shield is presented at the annual tournament to the junior player of the tournament, as voted by the junior players.
| Year | Junior Player | Swiss Club |
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| 2011 | E.James | GGNA |
| 2012 | Laura Van Dooren and Grace Beesley | ? |
| 2013 | Ruby Gribben and Morgan Billington | ? |