Did you play netball at school, college or university? Were you an ace shooter or a dynamic defender? Would you like to play again, meet new people and get fit? Well England Netball’s Back to Netball sessions are for YOU!

Starting on Friday 27 April at the Plymouth Life Centre these hour long ‘pay as you play’ Back to Netball sessions are a fantastic way for you to get back into the great sport of netball. England Netball and Plymouth Netball are working together to offer a 10 week programme of activity to help encourage players back into the game – you can attend all sessions or just those that fit in around your schedule!

Whether you are looking to play for fun, to keep fit or just to meet new people netball is the game for YOU!

All levels of abilities are welcome -  our experienced coaching team will ensure that you start to enjoy the great game of netball from the very start.

Come and join us on Friday 27 April at 7.00pm at the Plymouth Life Centre. Sessions cost just £3.50 per player.

If you would like to find out more or to book a place at one or all of the sessions please contact Theresa Robinson, Plymouth Netball Development Officer via telephone, 07540126592, or e-mail.

Premier A

Monday 23^rd April – 7pm – Plymouth Pilgrim 1 v Nuffield Mini Angels

This is effectively the title decider and winner should take all. As long as the winners win their final match on the 30^th the winners will be crowned league champions. Pilgrims lead Nuffield by 1 point as both teams have lost 1 match this season. Pilgrims will be looking for revenge for the defeat before Christmas to Nuffield, 40-38.

Monday 30^th April – 7pm – Plymouth Pilgrims 1 v Plymouth Marjon Kites

Monday 30^th April – 8pm – Nuffield Mini Angles v West Insure

At the bottom of Premier A Condy beat Phoenix on Monday 16^th to condemn Phoenix to 9^th place in the table.

Premier B

PCC have already won the division but with 2 matches to go can they keep their 100% record in tact. Plymouth Univeristy 2 seem to be in pole position for 2^nd place and they have 1 match to play; a win or a draw will secure the runners-up position. Sharperv, All Angles and Ivybridge, all on 58 points can all sneak the runners-up spot if the University lose their match against All Angles. With the teams playing each other over the next few weeks there is all to play for at the end of the season.

Monday 23^rd April – 8pm – Ivybridge v All Angles

Monday 23^rd April – 9pm – PCC v Plymouth Marjon Eagles

Monday 30^th April – 7pm – PCC v Tamarside Sirens

Monday 30^th April – 8pm – Ivybridge v Sharpserv

Monday 30^th April – 9pm – University 2 v All Angles

With wins for Anixter and Curtis Marine at the bottom on the 16th April, there are 3 teams fighting to stay in the division. There are 2 matches which will decide the final league positions.

Monday 30^th April – 9pm – Anixter v Curtis Marine

TBC – Plymouth Pilgrims 2 v Tamarside Sirens

Division 1

The 3 teams at the top have all beaten each other and the league positions will come down to the final match of the season. Plymouth University currently sit top with 83 points and have finished their season. If CSSA Plymouth Angles beat Bar Mez and win their other match they will win the title. If Bar Mez beat CSSA Plymouth Angles they will win the league as their goal difference is superior to the other 2 teams. The University need CSSA to win the match against Bar Mez but would need them slip up in their match on 23^rd for them to remain at the top of the table.

Monday 30^th April – 9pm – CSSA Plymouth Angles v Bar Mez

At the bottom all 3 teams are on 21 points. The Toms have 2 matches to go and Paper Hat and Dynamite D&C both have 1 match. Paper Hat need to win their match against Rentafford and hope the match between the 2 other teams finishes as a draw. They would then need both of the teams to lose heavily in their other match, as Paper Hat’s goal difference is inferior to the other 2 teams. Whoever wins the match between The Toms and Dynamite D&C would expect to be safe.

Monday 23^rd April – 8pm – Rentafford v Paper Hat

Monday 23^rd April – 9pm – The Toms v Tamarside Admirals

Monday 30^th April – 7pm – Dynamite D&C v The Toms

Division 2

Kodak Shop have already won the division but there are a number of teams who could finish as runners-up.  Plymstock have control over their destiny. If they beat Kodak and Ivybridge DRD they will finish in 2^nd spot. If Dicsountedheating.co.uk beat Devon Eyes and Plymstock slip up they will claim 2^nd spot. Devon Eyes will need to beat Discountedheating.co.uk and hope that Plymstock’s goal difference is reduced if Plymstock win 1 of the 2 matches. At the bottom Plymouth Marjon Kestrels have finished their season and will finish in 9^th place.  Ivybridge will need to win their final match and hope Parkhurst get beaten heavily for them to avoid finishing 2^nd bottom.

Tuesday 17^th April – 8pm – Discountedheating.co.uk v Devon Eyes

Tuesday 17^th April – 9pm – Kodak Shop v Plymstock

Division 3

RP Matters have 2 matches to go and if they win them both they will win this division. If they slip up Plymstock 2 are waiting in the wings. Plymstock’s final match against Jubilee Mez might decide the final trophy winner in this division. If Jubilee win, OPUS will need to win both of their matches to finish 3^rd. If Jubilee Mez lose then OPUS would probably only need to win 1 of their matches. At the bottom 8^th and 9^th place will be decided by the final match of the season between Elloways All Sports and Plymouth Sirens.

Tuesday 17^th April – 8pm – Plymstock 2 v Jubilee Mez

Tuesday 17^th April – 9pm – Primates v RP Matters

Tuesday 24^th April – 7pm – OPUS Red v RP Matters

Tuesday 24^th April – 9pm Elloways All Sports v Plymouth Sirens

Division 4

This division was decided a few weeks ago with Plymouth University 4 winning all 15 of their matches. The runners-up spot came down to the final match of the season. Giggles Girls beat OPUS Blue 26-18. OPUS threw the runners-up spot away as they only had to win 1 of their final 2 matches but weren’t able to achieve this.

Pre-Match Warm Up

The first netball match to be played in the new Plymouth Life Centre got underway earlier today and saw two competitive sides face up to one another in front of a large crowd.

The two teams, Net Angels and Tigers, were made up of players from the Plymouth League, including those who have played a part in getting netball a new home in the Life Centre – Captains Elsia McKinley and Sharron Robbie urged their teams to provide a great exhibition of netball to those watching – and both teams certainly went flat out to show just why netball is such a great game.

The game, which was officiated by Karen Jones and Marc Whaley, was fiercely fought with plenty of action at both ends. Shooters for both teams found the new sunken posts a litte difficult with the rings being particularly flexible – lots of re-bounds here for the defence to pick up though!

Final score – 26 – 21 to the Tigers. To see more images from the match please visit our FaceBook page – Plymouth & District Netball.

On Court Action

Net Angels on the Attack

If you have not already picked up your Life Centre pass you will need to do so.

To prevent delays and long queues please arrive early in order to collect your pass – this will also give you chance to look around the Life Centre and to see for yourself the fantastic facilities on  offer. Passes are to be collected from the main reception at the Life Centre and can be collected prior to you playing your first match.

Please allow plenty of time to collect your pass before your scheduled match time.

The Plymouth Life Centre the new home of Plymouth Netball!

The opening ceremony featured an amazing diving display, with music and pyrotechnics. The ceremony also included school children from local primary schools being able to take the plunge into the 25 m pool.

Netball was well represented with Chair of Plymouth Netball, Sharron Robbie and Netball South West Chair Karen Jones attending the event. Team Bath Coach Denise Ellis was also in attendance with England Netball players, Mia Ritchie, Kadeen Corbin and Yasmin Parsons.  To see more images from the day please visit our event gallery.

England Netball have made a significant investment into the project, committing a quarter of its facilties budget to the Life Centre, enabling netball to be a real part of the Life Centre. With three indoor courts and raised spectator seating it is hoped that netball will now have the first class facilities it deserves in order to support its vision to grow, sustain and excel.

For the budding/future  netball players among you there are a number of netball focused sessions taking place over the weekend.   All ages and abilities welcome, why not come along and see whether you are an “attacker” or “defender”.  

Why not come along and try the Back to Netball taster sessions – great for those who have not played netball since school, never played or perhaps have had a break and want to return to playing.       There are sessions being run on Saturday 24 between 12 and 1.00 pm and on Sunday 25 from 3.30 – 4.30 pm.

Already playing? – why not come along to the coaching masterclass being run by one of the City’s top netball coaches, Sue Gullick.     This is being run on Saturday 24 between 1.00 and 3.00 pm.

For the younger player, there is an U11 taster session on Sunday 25 March from 1.30 – 2.30 which will be following by an 11-15 year age group taster session from 2.30 – 3.30, following by an U16s coaching session from 3.30 – 4.30.

Sunday will also see an exhibition netball match featuring some current league players as well as a few of the Everyone Active Plymouth Netball Committee!     This match will be played on Sunday 25 March from 12.00 – 1.00 pm.

Why not come along and see what netball in Plymouth has to offer you.  

We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible over the weekend.

The course will run on Monday 14th May 7pm-10pm & Wednesday 16th May 6pm-9pm.

For the registration form click on the following link http://www.pdnl.co.uk/cms/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/C_Umpire_Course_flyer_May_12.pdf

If you require any additional information please contact Karen Jones.

Puffins side Parkhurst Hill took on the youngsters from Plymstock Predators in this Division 2 clash.   The last time these teams met it was the Predators who ran out 31-14 winners.

Parkhurst started strongly and soon took a 7 goals to 3 led.      The two teams displayed their own individual styles of netball with Predators using a short deliberate passing style, while Parkhurst used the long direct style. 

The second and third quarters saw Predators came back at Parkhurst and almost take control of the game going 15-14 ahead.    It was all set up for an exciting final quarter which proved to be a fast and furious affair.   Parkhurst shooters Ella Fry-Taylor and Charlotte Burt, kept their cool and scored four quick goals with out response from Predators. 

The final five minutes saw a fast game in which the long ball game from Parkhurst proved to be decisive in a match where Parkhurst gained revenge for there earlier defeat with a 21-17 win.