Netball Stratford

From Hackney Wick Station: Turn right out of Hackney Wick Station onto Wallis Road. Follow Wallis Road round to the right and over the foot bridge, crossing the River Lee, onto the Olympic Park. Walk up Copper Street with the Copper Box Arena on your right. Turn left onto Waterden Road and then left onto East Bay Lane. The pitches are on the left just past Mossbourne Riverside Primary. You will need to enter via a gate at the far end.

From Stratford Station: Turn right out of the station onto Montfichet Road. Take the first right onto Westfield Avenue and follow this round, it becomes Waterden Road. Keep the Copper Box Arena on your left. Turn left onto East Bay Lane. The court is on the left just past Mossbourne Riverside Primary. You will need to enter via a gate at the far end.

*** If you are searching the post code (E15 2GW) please include East Bay Lane in the search***

Parking is limited to the Westfield Shopping Centre car park on the Olympic Park or street parking on the Hackney Wick side of the Park which is a short walk.

Levels of play

BEGINNER

Are you a netball newbie? Want to learn the basics rather than playing competitive matches?

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

RECREATIONAL

In our recreational league, you can expect casual fun matches with a low degree of competition.

The Recreational League is for you if:

You’re looking to have fun and get fit, but you won’t loose sleep if you lose the game!
You haven’t played Netball in a while
You want the emphasis to be on ‘fun’ rather than ‘mega-competitive’
You’re a group of friends/colleagues entering a netball team for the first time

What to expect each week:

You’ll take part in a 40 minute, casual, moderately competitive league match

INTERMEDIATE

The temperature in the Intermediate level heats up a bit more compared to the Recreational tier.

In our Intermediate leagues:

Participants have a solid grasp of the rules, and want to step things up a touch
Once you’ve played a few seasons at the Recreational level this is a natural step if you’re looking for that extra challenge
More experienced teams often can enter comfortably at this level
Depending how long since you played, if you played at 1st team at school or 1st-2nd at university you should be ready to dive straight into an int league.

What to expect each week: