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2018 Netball Superleague – What we know so far….

The first games will be played on February 10th 2018!

Fixtures include:

Team Northumbria v Team Bath

Loughborough Lightning v UWS Sirens

Severn Stars v Manchester Thunder

Wasps Netball v Surrey Storm

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Wasps Netball are the defending champions!

Wasps won the 2017 Superleague on their debut season beating Loughborough Lightning 55-51.

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England internationals Sasha & Kadeen will be back in action!

Sasha plays for Mavericks and Kadeen plays for bath!

The top team back where they belong #gomammoth #gomammothrecreationalmixednetballleaguebatterseaparkleaguechampions #thatsahashtag #ballin #gonetball #TTT #joyce

Games will be shown on Sky Sports starting with Wasps v Storm!

Due to last years popular demand, we can expect to see more netball on TV than ever!

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This years final will be played in London! Good luck to all the teams!

Be sure to get your tickets! Who will you be supporting?

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These 4 Netball Facts Will Inspire You To Play The Game!

Yep we know – it can be pretty intimidating joining a social sport, but these five facts about the sport will hopefully inspire you to make that additional few clicks and sign up to one of our social sports leagues:

1) 150,000 adults play social level netball in the UK

That’s pretty impressive right? Even Hillary is impressed. What also may surprise you is that many of our social netball members that join our leagues on their own and end up making friends for life.

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2) You’ll burn over 450 calories a game

Netball is a full-body workout but unlike the gym, playing social netball makes fitness FUN! You’ll sweat and have a great time doing so!

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3) Over 500 men play social netball in our leagues

Who said it is just a ladies game? The popularity of GO Mammoth mixed netball keeps on growing! Are you a guy and want to give it a go? You’ll be in good company.

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4) Over 500 players have rated GO Mammoth as Excellent on Trustpilot.

Want to play social netball but worried you’re not going to like it? Yeah we understand. A lot of our members felt like you when they joined.

So want to give social netball a go but want to know why you should play with GO Mammoth? Here are 10 reasons why you’ll love playing netball with us

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5 Reasons Why Playing Netball Will Improve Your Working Week

We asked our GO Mammoth netball team why playing netball improves their day to day life at work. So if you’re thinking about playing netball for the first time or getting back into it, take a little look at this:

1) Playing netball regularly will improve your concentration and focus in the office

“I hate the first couple of weeks back in the office after Christmas, as I struggle to keep focus on my day-to-day tasks; this is a big problem for my role as I have to book the umpires for all of our leagues. Getting back out on the netball court after Christmas not only gets my fitness levels back toward they want to be and undoubtedly improves my ability to concentrate on hitting my targets at work .” Bridget Dowling – Reps Manager

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2) Playing netball regularly will allow to catch more zzzzzzzzzzzz

“Struggle with sleeping? Play netball. It’s a game that tires your brain as well as your body. I play netball three times a week and as soon as my head hits my pillow, it’s always light out.” Josie Knight – Member Services Manager

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3) Playing netball regularly will lift your mood at work

“Let’s be honest for a moment. The workplace will always be a stressful environment. But I definitely feel that since playing netball once a week, I generally have a more positive outlook during my 9-5. When I play netball on a Wednesday night, Thursdays are always a good day for me.” Kitty Ayling – Operations Manager

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4) Playing netball with your colleagues will foster a better working relationship

“Our GO Mammoth team play netball every Wednesday night. Apart from being a lot of fun, it gives each of us the opportunity to socialise with colleagues that we don’t often work with closely on a daily basis. I definitely feel playing netball helps me work more effectively with my colleagues in the office. ”  Hannah Lambert – Operations

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5) Playing netball regularly will give you an excuse to get out of work on time!

“Okay okay so we work at GO Mammoth, so if we didn’t leave work to arrive for our netball games on time, it would look pretty bad on us! But I believe it’s important to maintain a good work/life balance – having a regular activity in your weekly schedule such as netball will help give you the impetus to get out of work on time.” Sam Stevenson – Member Services

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This netball player inspired us!

Every day at GO Mammoth, we speak to people who absolutely love netball, but haven’t played for ages. They’re worried about things like fitness, ability level and whether they’re too old to get back into it.

We had a conversation with one netball lover on our LiveChat tool, which goes to prove you should never let age stop you from having fun and getting back into the sport.

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Chatting with this lady reaffirmed our love for netball and just goes to show, you shouldn’t let anything stop you from giving something you like another go.

So did she this lady sign up to play? Well we’re still working away on trying to find a netball league that’s right for her. If you’re not playing netball but want to give the sport another go, we’d also love to help you find a league that’s right for you.

If you’re worried about your fitness or your ability level and want to play in a more casual environment, why not check out our new beginners leagues in London:


Our Beginner league will:

  • Introduce or re-introduce you to the rules of the game
  • Help you develop your netball skills
  • Improve your general fitness making you more match-ready 
  • Increase your tactical awareness
  • Develop awareness, positioning and co-operation within your team

What to expect each week:

  • You’ll spend 20 minutes learning various netball drills, improving your all-round ability in the sport
  • You’ll spend 20 minutes putting your newly learnt skills to the test in a casual, friendly match

Find a beginners league near you

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It definitely doesn’t feel as serious

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Forget the PE kit – you can wear jazzy leggings!

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Mixed netball at school wasn’t a thing – adult mixed netball is!

There isn’t a PE teacher to have a go at you if you make a mistake

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You don’t have to play games on the weekend meaning more time for this…

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We run indoor adult netball leagues so in winter you won’t feel like this…

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You can have a glass of wine with your team after a game…

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You don’t have to worry about being picked last as we put individual members in a team

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The 8 professional netball players you must follow on social media

Article by Netball Squad

Despite being the most popular female sport in the UK, netball doesn’t always get the TV coverage it deserves. Luckily you can get all your netball news and inspiration online via the social media accounts of the world’s best players. Here are 8 suggestions to get you started:

Tamsin Greenway

Tamsin Greenway is a recently retired England WA and Surrey Storm player/coach. She’s now become the director of new Superleague franchise Wasps, as well as being the go-to netball spokesperson for Sky Sports in the UK.

Follow her for: Weekly drills to try and news on this year’s Superleague.

#mondaychallenge time to get dizzy….????

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Sharni Layton

If Twitter is anything to go by, Sharni Layton is the Aussie netballer with the most fans in the UK – she’s known for her distinctive, passionate style of play. She and some other members of the Australian netball team have recently signed a deal with Samsung and are filming loads of genuinely inspirational videos.

Follow her for: Photoshoots with the Australian Diamonds and general ‘life of an international netball player’.

Repost @caitlinthwaites Pushing Thwaitey overboard!!! @aprilbrandley ? #Sunshine #LollyPops #DarlingHarbour

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Serena Guthrie

England netball star and ‘best WD in the world’, Serena Guthrie spent the last year playing for the Northern Mystics in Auckland. She has just signed for new Sydney franchise Giants along with England teammate Jo Harten.

Follow her for: Awesome diving photos and general holiday inspiration.

Maria Tutaia

New Zealand’s golden girl GA is sponsored by Adidas and has over 60k followers on Instagram. She’s a proper celeb in New Zealand and is blazing a trail for other netball players in terms of press coverage and sponsorship.

Follow her for: Power couple goals – Maria has just got engaged to Aussie rugby player fiancée Israel Folau.

My Fiancé ? AAARRRRRGGGHHH??

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Caitlin Bassett

Caitlin Bassett is an Aussie netball player and ‘best GS in the world’ (think Aiken would have something to say about that). She’s on the Samsung Role Models roster along with Sharni Layton – check out her vid here.

Follow her for: High quality photos from Samsung and pictures of her pets.

These girls/ladies/Diamonds… ? #Gear360 #lasttraining #sisters

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Romelda Aiken

Romelda Aiken is the star GS for Jamaica and Queensland Firebirds. She provides us with some of the best GIF content at Netball Squad because of her huge jumps and brilliant catches.

Follow her for: Instagram posts on ‘tall girl problems’ (Romelda stands at 1.96m).

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Helen Housby

Another of the England Netball team heading to Australia for the new season, Helen Housby is one of England’s rising stars. She’s signed to the New South Wales Swifts as part of the new-look Aussie netball league.

Follow her for: an insight into the life of a 21-year old heading down under for the first time.

The Colonel and his chickens ?? Epic weekend at @bournemouth7s with this lot??

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Kim Ravaillon

Move over Kayla Itsines, Aussie netball player Kim Ravaillon and teammate Gretel Tippett have their own fitness business. She’s also signed to Samsung’s Role Models initiative – watch her film here.

Follow her for: Netball fitness inspiration and wanderlust-inducing shots of the beach.

Pretending to laugh at her joke otherwise she hurts me ?@gtippett #beachdays #bestdays

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The 5 Most Complex Netball Rules Explained

Post by Netball Squad

When you first start playing netball the rules can seem really complicated. They’ll be second nature before long, but we’re giving you a head start by breaking down 5 of the most complicated netball rules to help you better understand and enjoy the sport.

Rule 1: Short pass

It’s always so frustrating to get called for a short pass. You basically have to have enough room to fit a defender between you and your teammate every time you pass the ball – I guess the logic is that otherwise you’d be able to just line up and hand the ball to each other down the court. Another thing to watch out for is catching the ball at the same time as one of your teammates – it can count as a pass.

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Look – two whole defenders can fit in the space between this pass!

How to avoid getting called: Make sure that you pass the ball with plenty of space between you and your teammate.

Rule 2: Delaying play

Ever wonder why everyone runs back to their centre pass positions after a goal has been scored? If you’re not back behind the line before the centre steps into the circle, you’re delaying play. The centre can’t wait for you either – if they don’t jog straight to the circle, they’ll get called for delaying play.

How to avoid getting called: Run straight back to your starting position as soon as a goal is scored.

Rule 3: Footwork

In school you learn that you can’t move with the ball, but that isn’t really the case. The rule actually is that you can’t put your landing foot back down. This means that you can do a kind of triple-jump move where you jump to catch the ball, then take two steps and pass on the run.

Check out this demo from England WD Serena Guthrie – totally within the rules:

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How to avoid getting called: Remember which one your landing foot is when you catch the ball (if you landed on both feet at the same time, you get to choose!).

Rule 4: Obstruction

There are lots of ways you can get called for obstruction, but the one that can be most confusing is the ‘natural body position’ rule. The aim is trying to stop you restricting someone else’s movement with your arms. In practice it means that when you’re marking close to your player your arms have to be close-ish to your sides.

How to avoid getting called: Focus on defending without lifting your arms up to the side.

Rule 5: Replayed ball

Everyone knows you can’t bounce the ball in netball like you do in basketball, but you might have seen people do something similar and wondered why the umpire didn’t pull them up. The general rule is that you can’t pick up the ball again after you’ve been in control of it – so if you tap it and then pick it back up that’s fine, but if you grab it with both hands, drop it and pick it back up then that’s replayed.

Thompson probably would have been allowed to pick this back up if she hadn’t gone offside.

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How to avoid getting called: If you drop the ball after properly catching it, leave it for a teammate to pick up.

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Training video: ultimate drill

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10 things everyone who played netball at school will relate to
The netball rules changed in September – check out the latest additions!
Check out the ultimate netball training drill

Training videos: Passing & catching drills

Passing & catching are two skills that every netball player should always practice and develop. Here are a series of netball passing and catching drills that will help develop your abilities in this area of the game.

Bounce Pass

Shoulder Pass

Chest Pass

Gentle Hands Passing

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