Netball in England
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| Netball in England | |
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 Australia v England: International netball test – Adelaide, October 2008. | |
| Country | England |
| Governing body | England Netball |
| National team | England |
The English national team at the England v Australia Netball test: Adelaide, October 2008.
In England, netball has been popular enough to be included as part of the physical education curriculum.[1] Its inclusion had been at times controversial; during the 1910s and 1920s, schools worried about the potential negative impact of physical exercise like netball participation on the health of girls.[2]
Below is a list including some of the top performances for the English national netball team:
- 1998 Commonwealth Games: 3rd place[3]
- 2002 Commonwealth Games: 4th place[3]
- 2005 World Youth Netball Championship: 2nd place[3]
As of January 2011, the women's national team was ranked number three in the world.[4]
Australia v England
References
Bibliography
- International Federation of Netball Associations (21 January 2011). "Current World Rankings". Retrieved 4 March 2011.
- International Federation of Netball Associations (15 June 2008). "History of Netball". Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- Western Argus (24 October 1922). "GAMES FOR GIRLS.". Western Argus (Kalgoorlie, WA : 1916-1938) (Kalgoorlie, WA: National Library of Australia). p. 1. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- White, Anita (December 2002). "Women and sport in the UK". In Pfister, Gertrud; Hartmann-Tews, Ilse. Sport and Women: Social Issues in International Perspective. International Society for Comparative Physical Education & Sport. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-24628-8.
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